Democracy in Iran : why it failed and how it might succeed / Misagh Parsa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parsa, Misagh, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democratization--Iran.

Democratization.

Democratization--Developing countries.

Developing countries.

Islam and politics--Iran.

Islam and politics.

Iran.

Iran--Politics and government--1997-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

x, 406 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.

Summary:

Democracy in Iran examines democratization movements and processes in Iran over the last few decades, explains the causes of their failure, and suggests possible route to successful democratization. The book proposes a new framework for analyzing routes for democratization in the context of extremely authoritarian regimes in developing countries, specifically, the Islamic Republic of Iran. The new framework specifies the relevant variables in the economic, political, ideological, and social conditions of developing countries that determine alternative paths to democratization.-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I. Introduction and theory: Iran's dilemma

Alternative routes to democracy: synthesizing structures and processes

Part II. Revolution and the political economy of theocracy: Ideologies, revolution, and the formation of theocracy

Politicization of the economy and declining performance

Failure to reform and return to repression

Part III. Challenges against the Islamic regime: Students: vanguards of struggles for democracy

The rise and demise of the Green movement

Part IV. Irreconcilable conflicts

Why the movement failed

Irreconcilable conflicts and endless repression

The path forward.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674545045

0674545044

OCLC:

946907342