Presidential Elections in Iran - Islamic Idealism since the Revolution (Paperback)

The dominant narrative of Iranian society and politics heralds the reformist movement as the epitome of Iran's transition to secularity, while conservative political forces are positioned as advocates of Islamization and a bulwark against secularization. Examining all the presidential elections since the revolution, Mahmoud Pargoo and Shahram Akbarzadeh argue that in contrast, political and cultural imagination and expectations in Iran have actually secularized regardless of the reformist/conservative divide. Exploring the evolution of campaign discourses from the 1980s elections which brought Abolhassan Banisadr, Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Ali Khamenei to power, to the more recent campaigns of Mohamad Khatami, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hassan Rouhani, this book suggests that current debates in Iranian domestic politics are not between secularists and their opponents, but rather, between different kinds of secular forces.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2021
Authors:	Mahmoud Pargoo • Shahram Akbarzadeh
Dimensions:	150 x 230 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-99513-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General
LSN:	1-108-99513-6
Barcode:	9781108995139

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