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Cultural revolution in Iran, with close regard to the universit / Razavi, Reza

Razavi, Reza	Journal Article
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2009.

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The cultural revolution (1980-83), has been regarded by the elite in Iran as one major step towards the establishment of Islamic values in the universities. Twenty-eight years after those events, the elite in Iran are still struggling to implement their policies effectively in universities. The sudden rise in the political activities of the student movement during Mohammad Khatami's presidency (1997-2005) was in many ways a disappointing development for those who had initiated the cultural revolution. There was a general feeling that under the new president, Mahmoud Ahmadinezhad (2005-present), the student movement activities would decline. However, this has not been the case. The new upsurge in the activities of the student movement in Iran has raised a significant question: why has there been a revival in these activities under a more conservative social and political order? This article attempts to examine this central issue by re-examining the events that contributed to the rise and resistance to the cultural revolution. This article will also discuss contemporary materials and will highlight a number of different issues which will shed new light on the understanding of this topical subject.

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Environment ; Iran ; Cultural Revolution ; Political Order ; Student Movement ; Mahmoud Ahmadinezhad ;
Religious Studies

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Road to party politics in Iran (1979-2009) / Razavi, Reza

Razavi, Reza	Journal Article
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2010.

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The primary aim of this article is to examine the policies of the elite in Iran in relation to political parties and organizations that have emerged between 1979 and 2009. It also attempts to argue that the politics of factionalism has proven to be incapable of creating a viable political system. On the other hand, it has been difficult to anticipate the emergence of a system based on party politics in Iran more than three decades after the revolution. The findings of this article demonstrate how determined the elite were in shaping politics in Iran, and will also show that the move away from factionalism to a system based on party politics between 1997 and 2009 faced stiff opposition from the conservative elite. The situation polarized politics in Iran and further increased intra-elite factionalism. This article relies mostly on Iranian primary sources, accessing opinions that have not yet been published or discussed. The focus is on examining the relationship between high-ranking members of the elite and organizations representing different interests within the system that came to existence either before or immediately after the revolution in 1979.

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Iran ; Party Politics ; 1979-2009

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