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Democracy in Iran

English · Hardback

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Informationen zum Autor Ramin Jahanbegloo is Associate Professor of Political Science and York-Noor Visiting Chair in Islamic Studies at York University, Canada as well as a Senior Fellow at the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies. He won the Peace Prize from the United Nations Association in Spain (2009) for his academic work promoting cross-cultural dialogue and his advocacy for non-violence as well as the Palau i Fabra International Prize for the Best Essay in 2011. His most recent publication was the Gandhian Moment which published in 2013. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction Part IL 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

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Acknowledgements Introduction Part IL 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

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