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- Puts forward the notion of a ‘reformist subject’ to highlight the complexity of elite-non-elite relations in the context of political change and aspirations for political change
- Covers the emergence of reformism and a front of reformists (eslahtalaban) committed to democratizing how power is exercised in Iran
- Offers an innovative perspective on Iranian reformism by engaging in a Foucauldian analysis of the reformist project of transforming the society and the state
Part of the book series: Middle East Today (MIET)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Reviews
“This is a groundbreaking book on the complex internal dynamics of Iranian politics that led to the emergence of a reformist movement and the election of Khatami as president. Although reformist politics in Iran has proven its resilience during the Green Movement protests and subsequent elections, there are clear rifts among the grassroots whose agendas are diverging from the established formal leaders. Rather than focusing exclusively on formal institutions and ruling political elites, as most academic writings on Iran tend to do, this book questions how and why grassroots organizers and activists have managed to create and maintain autonomous political spaces of participation despite relentless state repression and attempts by reformist elites to co-opt and control their momentum. This is a major contribution to understanding how social movements create spaces of autonomy and popular counterpower from below.” (Kaveh Ehsani, DePaul University)
“In this remarkable book, Paola Rivetti sheds a light on how authoritarian reforms have produced anindependent activist milieu in Iran. During years of immersion in the field, she has acquired an intimate knowledge of the activists’ life stories, their fears and hopes. Through grounded analysis and patient observation, this book transforms our understanding of the interaction between institutional politics and political contestation in authoritarian contexts.” (Frédéric Vairel, University of Ottawa)
Authors and Affiliations
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School of Law and Government, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
Paola Rivetti
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Political Participation in Iran from Khatami to the Green Movement
Authors: Paola Rivetti
Series Title: Middle East Today
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32201-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-32200-7Published: 27 December 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-32203-8Published: 27 December 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-32201-4Published: 26 December 2019
Series ISSN: 2945-7017
Series E-ISSN: 2945-7025
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 202
Topics: Middle Eastern Politics, Politics and Religion, Governance and Government, Electoral Politics, Political History