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ID150960
Title ProperMilitary and the state in Iran
Other Title Information the economic rise of the revolutionary guards
LanguageENG
AuthorForozan, Hesam; Shahi, Afshin ;  Forozan, Hesam ;  Shahi, Afshin
Summary / Abstract (Note)The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is a multilayered political, ideological, and security institution that has steadily acquired an increasing role in Iran's economy in recent years. This article analyzes the growing economic and business involvement of the IRGC in the broader context of Iranian statesociety relations in general, and its civil-military dynamics in particular. More specifically, we look at the political and socioeconomic processes within which the IRGC operates at the interrelated levels of the state and society. This analysis sets out the framework based on which we examine the IRGC's increasing power in the course of its engagements and various conflicts in both political and societal arenas, in particular its economic expansion under Mahmud Ahmadinejad's presidency. This article concludes by discussing the implications of the IRGC's rise on the economic policy of the government under President Hassan Rouhani.
`In' analytical NoteMiddle East Journal Vol. 71, No.1; Winter 2017: p.67-86
Journal SourceMiddle East Journal 2017-03 71, 1
Key WordsState ;  Military ;  Iran ;  Revolutionary Guards ;  Economic Rise