Democracy in Iran [electronic resource] /
Jahanbegloo, R.author.
Democratic government is something that has eluded Iran despite a series of non-violent revolutions aimed at establishing a system of governance that would promote both public freedom and political accountability. This explores the obstacles to the growth of democracy in Iran and posits a plan for non-violent action to help Iranians achieve it.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Iran: The Anguished Odyssey of Democracy; 1 Iran: A Century of Undemocratic Violence; 2 Iranian Encounters with Democracy; 3 Democracy and Lawfulness in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution; 4 The Road to Authoritarian Violence: From the Coup of 1953 to the Revolution of 1979; 5 The Two Sovereignties and Islamist Violence in Iran; Part II Democratic Nonviolence: The New Imperative; 6 Struggle for Democracy in Iran; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index
Democratic government is something that has eluded Iran despite a series of non-violent revolutions aimed at establishing a system of governance that would promote both public freedom and political accountability. This explores the obstacles to the growth of democracy in Iran and posits a plan for non-violent action to help Iranians achieve it.
Social justice.
Criminology.
Asia-Politics and government.
Middle East-Politics and governm.
Political sociology.
Political science.
Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Asian Politics.
Middle Eastern Politics.
Political Sociology.
Political Science.