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Informationen zum Autor Reza Banakar is Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at the Department for Advanced Legal Studies, School of Law, University of Westminster and the Director of Research at the Centre for Legal Sociology at Lund University. Klappentext Iran has one of the highest rates of road traffic accidents worldwide and according to a recent UNICEF report, the current rate of road accidents in Iran is 20 times more than the world average. Using extensive interviews with a variety of Iranians from a range of backgrounds, this book explores their dangerous driving habits and the explanations for their disregard for traffic laws. It argues that Iranians' driving behaviour is an indicator of how they have historically related to each other and to their society at large, and how they have maintained a form of social order through law, culture and religion. By considering how ordinary Iranians experience the traffic problem in their cities and how they describe traffic rules, laws, authorities and the rights of other citizens, Driving Culture in Iran provides an original and valuable insight into Iranian legal, social and political culture. Vorwort An empirical study of Iranian culture through Iranians’ (bad) driving habits. Zusammenfassung Iran has one of the highest rates of road traffic accidents worldwide and according to a recent UNICEF report, the current rate of road accidents in Iran is 20 times more than the world average. Using extensive interviews with a variety of Iranians from a range of backgrounds, this book explores their dangerous driving habits and the explanations for their disregard for traffic laws. It argues that Iranians' driving behaviour is an indicator of how they have historically related to each other and to their society at large, and how they have maintained a form of social order through law, culture and religion. By considering how ordinary Iranians experience the traffic problem in their cities and how they describe traffic rules, laws, authorities and the rights of other citizens, Driving Culture in Iran provides an original and valuable insight into Iranian legal, social and political culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction: Doing Social Research in Iran. Reza BanakarChapter 2: Estebd?d: Pilot Study in Shiraz and Tehran. Reza Banakar and Shahrad Narrulahi FardChapter 3: The Power of Education: Interviews with Male Taxi Drivers. Reza Banakar and Shahrad Narrulahi FardChapter 4: The Role of Trust: Interviews with Lawyers. Reza BanakarChapter 5: A Class Ridden Society: Interviews with Other Professionals. Reza BanakarChapter 6: Gender, Sexuality and Dominance: Interviews with Female Taxi Drivers. Reza Banakar and Behnoosh PayvarChapter 7: Iranian Culture: Reflections on Individualism and Community. Reza Banakar and Zara SaeidzadehChapter 8: Iranian Legal Culture: Law, Gender and Class Divisions. Reza BanakarChapter 9: Reproduction of Meaning and Women’s Autonomy. Behnoosh PayvarChapter 10: The Iranian Legal System. Shahrad Narrulahi Fard...
