Political Radicalism in Iran and Ahmadinejad’s Presidencies

Dr Perletta’s book is a welcome and incisive reframing of the political dynamics and spectrum in Iran. By critically re-examining ostensibly given categories such as reform and radicalism she invites the reader to analyse and understand the development of politics in the Islamic republic from new pe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Perletta, Giorgia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:Studies in Iranian Politics
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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”: the rise of the hardliners and the revival of radicalism (2003-2005)
  • Chapter 4: Radicalizing Iranian conservatism: Ahmadinejad’s domestic and foreign policies (2005-2011)
  • Chapter 5: Decline of Ahmadinejad’s circle and its new quest for legitimacy (2011 to present)
  • Conclusion