Political radicalism in Iran and Ahmadinejad's presidencies / Giorgia Perletta.
2022
DS318.9
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Title
Political radicalism in Iran and Ahmadinejad's presidencies / Giorgia Perletta.
Author
Perletta, Giorgia, author.
ISBN
9783030873301 (electronic bk.)
3030873307 (electronic bk.)
9783030873295
3030873293
9783030873318
3030873315
9783030873325
3030873323
3030873307 (electronic bk.)
9783030873295
3030873293
9783030873318
3030873315
9783030873325
3030873323
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xix, 282 pages)
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10.1007/978-3-030-87330-1 doi
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DS318.9
Dewey Decimal Classification
955.061
Summary
This book offers a critical deconstruction of radicalism as a political category and through this analytical approach seeks to interpret and assess the presidencies of the former Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad. It contextualizes radicalism within a broader framework of Western-derived political categories, which are too frequently used to simplify the complexities of Iran's domestic political landscape, generally reducing any comprehensive and objective understanding of Iranian politics. Since the term radicalism is often misrepresented and misused in readings of contemporary Iran, this study examines several analogous Persian and English labels, exploring their different meanings, significances, and varied applications, in order to challenge any fixed and universal interpretations of radicalism as a concept. The political experience of Mahmud Ahmadinejad, who has been widely perceived as a radical politician, provides an ideal case study in this regard, offering valuable insight into how best to frame and interpret radicalism in post-revolutionary Iran. This book will be of particular interest to both scholars and students of Iranian Studies, but also to more general readers who are broadly interested in Middle Eastern studies, political science, and comparative politics. Giorgia Perletta is Adjunct Lecturer of Iranian History and Politics at the Graduate School of Economics and International Relations (ASERI) in Milan, Italy, and Visiting Lecturer at the Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republic.
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Studies in Iranian politics.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Concepts and terms of political radicalism in 20th century Iran
Chapter 1: Beyond dichotomic labels: political competition and distribution of power inside the Islamic Republic
Chapter 2: Reforms without changes: what went wrong of the reformist experience
Chapter 3: "Back to the revolution" : Bthe rise of the hardliners and the revival of radicalism (2003-2005)
Chapter 4: Radicalizing Iranian conservatism: Ahmadinejads domestic and foreign policies (2005-2011)
Chapter 5: Decline of Ahmadinejads circle and its new quest for legitimacy (2011 to present)
Conclusion.
Chapter 1: Beyond dichotomic labels: political competition and distribution of power inside the Islamic Republic
Chapter 2: Reforms without changes: what went wrong of the reformist experience
Chapter 3: "Back to the revolution" : Bthe rise of the hardliners and the revival of radicalism (2003-2005)
Chapter 4: Radicalizing Iranian conservatism: Ahmadinejads domestic and foreign policies (2005-2011)
Chapter 5: Decline of Ahmadinejads circle and its new quest for legitimacy (2011 to present)
Conclusion.