Righteous Politics - Power and Resilience in Iran

Informationen zum Autor Mehran Kamrava is Professor of Government at Georgetown University Qatar. He also directs the Iranian Studies Unit at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. He is a prolific author, and among his numerous journal articles and books are A Concise History of Revolution (2020) and A Dynastic History of Iran (2022). Klappentext "Drawing on extensive fieldwork and rare primary sources, Mehran Kamrava provides a comprehensive, accessible analysis of the formal and informal institutions through which the Iranian state exercises power. Highlighting the nuances of Iranian politics, Kamrava shows how factional politics and rentierism serve to enhance state resilience"-- Vorwort Offers a comprehensive and accessible analysis of the formal and informal institutions through which the Iranian state operates. Zusammenfassung Drawing on extensive fieldwork and rare primary sources, Mehran Kamrava provides a comprehensive, accessible analysis of the formal and informal institutions through which the Iranian state exercises power. Highlighting the nuances of Iranian politics, Kamrava shows how factional politics and rentierism serve to enhance state resilience. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Authoritarian perseverance; 3. Ruling under stress; 4. The constitution, elections, & legitimacy; 5. Elected representatives; 6. The unelected leadership; 7. The praetorians; 8. Maintaining the system; 9. The deep state; 10. Intra-Elite dynamics; 11. The state and its riches; 12. Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Mehran Kamrava, Mehran (Georgetown University Kamrava
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2023
• EAN: 9781009362054
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0936205-4
• No. of pages: 290
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Iran, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Political activism, Middle Eastern history, Constitution: government & the state, Central / national / federal government, Central government, Constitution: government and the state, Political activism / Political engagement, Academic style, Academism, Academicism