| ID | 062319 |
| Title Proper | Conservative consolidation in Iran |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gheissari, Ali ; Nasr, Vali |
| Publication | 2005. |
| Description | p175-190 |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Over the past eight years Iran’s conservative leadership has effectively tightened its hold on power, thwarting attempts at political reform. It has centralised decision-making, strengthened the Revolutionary Guard, invested in new strategic weapons, built ties of patronage and effectively used economic levers to assert control. The conservatives’ consolidation of power now constitutes the framework of Iran’s power politics, which will in turn determine the nature and scope of internal political developments after the 2005 presidential elections, the country’s response to outside pressures regarding the nuclear issue, and the kind of government towards which the Islamic Republic is likely to evolve. |
| `In' analytical Note | Survival Vol. 47, No.2; Summer 2005: p175-190 |
| Journal Source | Survival Vol: 47 No 2 |
| Key Words | Iran ; Iran-Internal Politics ; Democracy-Iran ; International Relations-Iran |