Ethnic Identity and the State in Iran [electronic resource] /
Saleh, A.author.
While the Islamic Republic has employed various strategies to mitigate the worst excesses of inter-ethnic tension while still securing a Shi'a dominated "Persian hegemony," the systematic neglect of ethnic groups by both the Islamic Republic and its predecessor regime has resulted in the politicization of ethnic identity in Iran.
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""Ethnic Identity and the State in Iran""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Methodology""; ""Outline of the Chapters""; ""Chapter 1: Ethnic Conflict: Theories and Concepts""; ""Societal Security""; ""Relative Deprivation Theory""; ""Terms and Concepts""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 2: Continuity and Change: The tradition of Security Discourse in Iran""; ""Introduction""; ""Expansionism and the Concept of Umma""; ""The Iran-Iraq War: Islamism or Nationalism?""; ""Rafsanjani, Reconstructionism, and Pragmatism""; ""Khatami, Reforms, Failure, and Success""
""Iran in the Aftermath of the Reformists""""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 3: Iranâ€?s National Identity problem""; ""Introduction""; ""Reconstruction of Iranâ€?s National Identity""; ""The Dichotomy of Iranianness and Islamicness""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 4: Ethnic Conflict in Iran: Continuity and Change""; ""Introduction""; ""Ethnic Conflicts in Iran""; ""Ethnic Groups""; ""External Factors, Ethnicity, and Foreign Policy""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 5: Relative Deprivation Theory and Political Violence in Iran""; ""Introduction""; ""The Islamic Republic: The Struggle for Legitimacy and Power""
""Discontent among Ethnic Minorities""""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 6: Ethnic Minorities in Iran: The View from the Ground""; ""Introduction""; ""Relative Deprivation and Societal Insecurity""; ""Discriminative State Policies""; ""Education, Modernization, and Ethnic Identity""; ""Ethnosectarian Minorities""; ""National Identity Crisis""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 7: Separatism and the Stateâ€?s Mechanism of Control""; ""Introduction""; ""Iranian Security State""; ""Ethnic Separatism""; ""Foreign Actors and Ethnic Groups ""; ""Regional and Historical Impacts on Iranâ€?s Security Question""
""Conclusion""""Conclusion: Themes and Implications""; ""Bibliography""; ""Primary Sources""; ""Secondary Sources""; ""Notes""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
While the Islamic Republic has employed various strategies to mitigate the worst excesses of inter-ethnic tension while still securing a Shi'a dominated "Persian hegemony," the systematic neglect of ethnic groups by both the Islamic Republic and its predecessor regime has resulted in the politicization of ethnic identity in Iran.
Political sociology.
Middle East-Politics and government.
Social policy.
Ethnicity.
Ethnology-Middle East .
Political science.
Political Sociology.
Middle Eastern Politics.
Social Policy.
Ethnicity Studies.
Middle Eastern Culture.
Political Science.