| ID | 134822 |
| Title Proper | From Etelaati to Eslahtalabi |
| Other Title Information | Saʿid Hajjarian, political theology and the politics of reform in post-revolutionary Iran |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, Eskandar |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) |
This article examines the importance of the political thought and praxis of politico, ‘reformist’ strategist and intellectual, Saʿid Hajjarian, and his rethinking of the post-revolutionary Iranian state’s sources and bases of legitimacy in the 1990s and 2000s. It also provides an exposition and assessment of a number of his recommendations for the realisation of ‘political development’ (towseʿeh-ye siyāsi) in the post-revolutionary order and their contribution to the discourse of eslāhāt during the presidency of Hojjat al-Islam Mohammad Khatami (1997–2005). Moreover, it attempts to situate Hajjarian within a broader spectrum of reformist political opinion and its proponents within the Islamic Republic of Iran’s political class. |
| `In' analytical Note | Iranian Studies Vol.47, No.6; Nov.2014: p.987-1009 |
| Journal Source | Iranian Studies 2014-12 47, 6 |
| Key Words | Iran ; Political Reform ; Reform ; Political Theology ; Post-Revolutionary Iran ; Political Development ; Political Thought ; Mohammad Khatami Administration ; 1997-2005 |