1st Edition

After Khomeini The Iranian Second Republic

By Anoushiravan Ehteshami Copyright 1995
264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

For Iran the years since Ayatollah Khomeini's death have been dominated by the need for political consolidation and economic reconstruction. The book assesses the critical dilemmas of the regime both previous to and since the demise of its first spiritual leader. The vital issues of political succession and constitutional reform are addressed, contributing to an analysis of the structures and... Read more
Introduction 1 Political succession in republican Iran 2 The emergence of the Second Republic 3 The politics of power in post-Khomeini Iran 4 The revolutionary state in search of an economic system: the Moussavi years 5 State and economy under Rafsanjani 6 Iran’s post-revolution regional policy 7 The foreign policy of the Second Republic 8 Security and defence strategy of the Second Republic 9 The Islamic Republic of Iran: a revolutionary alternative for the Third World?

Biography

Anoushiravan Ehteshami is Senior Lecturer in Middle East Politics and Director of Postgraduate Studies at CMEIS, the University of Durham.