Alexander Nachman
Biographic Data
| ID | 4163480 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexander Nachman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexander |
| FAMILY NAME | Nachman |
| SIGNATURE | NACHMAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3168-042X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Cambridge “Gang” Meets Iranian Intellectual History: Reimagining Conservatism In Context
The Iranian humanities publication Farhang Emrooz (Today's Culture) published a series of articles on the Cambridge school of intellectual history in May 2016. The journal's colloquium, while hardly the only intervention on the Cambridge school by Iranian scholars, constitutes perhaps the most sophisticated exploration to date of the relationship between the school and Iranian intellectual history. It also excavates what Professor Ḥātam Qāderī de…
Outside of the Law: Khomeini’s Legacy of Commanding Right and Forbidding Wrong in the Islamic Republic
This article explores the legacy of Khomeini’s declarations on amr bi ma‘rūf va nahī az munkar (commanding right and forbidding wrong). Focusing particularly on Khomeini’s Taḥrīr al-wasīla, in which his most detailed exploration of the duty to command and forbid is found, I argue that a number of the Islamic Republic’s institutions and political factions have been unable to legislate on this duty because its most effective role is in the social s…
To loosen and bind: Khomeini, Rafsanjani, and supplementary governance in the Islamic Republic
Despite attention to Khomeini’s Guardianship of the Jurist (1970) and to Sunni iterations of maṣlaḥa, there is a dearth of Western scholarship on what Iranian scholars and journalists recognize as indispensable to governance in the Islamic Republic. With a comparative approach to modern perceptions of maṣlaḥa from inside and outside Iran, this article reveals a new perspective on how the outcome of debates in the earliest years of the Islamic Rep…
Maṣlaḥa as Sovereignty: Fadlallah and Khomeini Compared
This article examines how Fadlallah and Khomeini’s respective quests for sovereignty are reflected in their political thought, particularly vis-a-vis their notions of maṣlaḥa, which I define as the “common good.” I argue that if, to an extent, Islamic political thought seeks to maximise maṣlaḥa , then this can also constitute a claim to sovereignty, the definition of which remains multidimensional and contentious. By closely examining Fadlallah a…
Outside of the Law: Khomeini’s Legacy of Commanding Right and Forbidding Wrong in the Islamic Republic
This article explores the legacy of Khomeini’s declarations on amr bi ma‘rūf va nahī az munkar (commanding right and forbidding wrong). Focusing particularly on Khomeini’s Taḥrīr al-wasīla, in which his most detailed exploration of the duty to command and forbid is found, I argue that a number of the Islamic Republic’s institutions and political factions have been unable to legislate on this duty because its most effective role is in the social s…
Maṣlaḥa as Sovereignty: Fadlallah and Khomeini Compared
This article examines how Fadlallah and Khomeini’s respective quests for sovereignty are reflected in their political thought, particularly vis-a-vis their notions of maṣlaḥa, which I define as the “common good.” I argue that if, to an extent, Islamic political thought seeks to maximise maṣlaḥa , then this can also constitute a claim to sovereignty, the definition of which remains multidimensional and contentious. By closely examining Fadlallah a…
Maṣlaḥa as Sovereignty: Fadlallah and Khomeini Compared
This article examines how Fadlallah and Khomeini’s respective quests for sovereignty are reflected in their political thought, particularly vis-a-vis their notions of maṣlaḥa, which I define as the “common good.” I argue that if, to an extent, Islamic political thought seeks to maximise maṣlaḥa , then this can also constitute a claim to sovereignty, the definition of which remains multidimensional and contentious. By closely examining Fadlallah a…
To loosen and bind: Khomeini, Rafsanjani, and supplementary governance in the Islamic Republic
Despite attention to Khomeini’s Guardianship of the Jurist (1970) and to Sunni iterations of maṣlaḥa, there is a dearth of Western scholarship on what Iranian scholars and journalists recognize as indispensable to governance in the Islamic Republic. With a comparative approach to modern perceptions of maṣlaḥa from inside and outside Iran, this article reveals a new perspective on how the outcome of debates in the earliest years of the Islamic Rep…
Outside of the Law: Khomeini’s Legacy of Commanding Right and Forbidding Wrong in the Islamic Republic
This article explores the legacy of Khomeini’s declarations on amr bi ma‘rūf va nahī az munkar (commanding right and forbidding wrong). Focusing particularly on Khomeini’s Taḥrīr al-wasīla, in which his most detailed exploration of the duty to command and forbid is found, I argue that a number of the Islamic Republic’s institutions and political factions have been unable to legislate on this duty because its most effective role is in the social s…
The Cambridge “Gang” Meets Iranian Intellectual History: Reimagining Conservatism In Context
The Iranian humanities publication Farhang Emrooz (Today's Culture) published a series of articles on the Cambridge school of intellectual history in May 2016. The journal's colloquium, while hardly the only intervention on the Cambridge school by Iranian scholars, constitutes perhaps the most sophisticated exploration to date of the relationship between the school and Iranian intellectual history. It also excavates what Professor Ḥātam Qāderī de…
Islamic Studies and History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Corporate governance (3 works) · Education and Islamic Studies (3 works) · Islam (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works)