Who rules Iran? The June 2009 election and political turmoil

Bibliographic Data

ID3833484
AuthorsFarhang Morady (University of Westminster, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume35
Issue1
Pages39-61
Publication date2011-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCapital & Class (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0309-8168 • E-ISSN: 2041-0980
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0309816810393940
OpenAlexW2120242386
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited40

The tumultuous 2009 election in Iran demonstrated that Islam is not a homogenous religion, but rather it presents itself in different ways and is rooted within social classes. Indeed, the rupture within the ruling establishment between the populists and reformists shows that the Islamic Republic does not represent a 7th-century medieval ideology nor a radical regime with widespread support. How well the Islamic Republic will come out of this unscathed remains to be seen as the US-led sanctions increase economic and political pressure upon both the current ruling elites and the opposition

Democracy · Economic history · Economics · General election · Ideology · Islam · Islamic republic · Opposition (politics) · Political economy · Political Islam · Political science · Politics · Sanctions · Sociology · Theology · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Philosophy · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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