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Informationen zum Autor Ghoncheh Tazmini is an Iranian-born independent political analyst who has worked with a number of economic and social research institutes. She holds a doctorate in International Relations from the University of Kent at Canterbury. Klappentext To understand contemporary Iran's politics! it is essential first to grasp the monumental changes initiated by Mohammad Khatami. This book offers a systematic analysis of Khatami the man and the reform movement that supported him. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the subtleties of contemporary Iran's political culture. Zusammenfassung To understand contemporary Iran's politics, it is essential first to grasp the monumental changes initiated by Mohammad Khatami. This book offers a systematic analysis of Khatami the man and the reform movement that supported him. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the subtleties of contemporary Iran's political culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents1 Modernity, Modernisation and ReformWestern narratives of modernityIran’s intellectual encounter with modernityIntellectual roots of Khatami’s reform movement2 The Man Behind the MovementThe making of a leaderChildhood, education, careerNot an Iranian Gorbachev3 The Ideas Behind ReformHistorical antecedentsTowards an Iranian ‘Third Way’Khatami’s political philosophy4 The Khatami WayThe move behind the movementThe ‘moment’: 23 May 19975 From Slogan to PracticeInstitutionalising change The dynamics of social change6 Unveiling Iran’s Iron CurtainDialogue among civilisationsNew political thinking7 Reform meets reactionPower struggleKhatami: reformist or conformist?8 Khatami’s Revolution and BeyondKhatami’s conceptual revolutionSignificance of the reform movement: the Man and the MovementUnfinished RevolutionThe Future of the Reform Movement in IranConclusion
