1st Edition
The Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics Elites and Shifting Relations
By Bayram Sinkaya
Copyright 2016
236 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
234 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
234 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has been dubbed the ‘kingmaker’ in recent studies of Iranian politics, precipitating heated debates surrounding the potential militarization of the Iranian regime and giving rise to paradoxical understandings of the IRGC; whether as a military institution entering politics, or a political institution with a military history.
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1. Introduction 2. Revolutionary Armies and Politics 3. Revolutionary Army of Iran: The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) 4. The IRGC and Politics during the Transitional Period (1979-1981) 5.The IRGC and Politics in Radical Iran (1981-1989) 6. The IRGC and Politics in Thermidorian Iran (1989-2005) 7. The IRGC and Politics in Neo-Radical Iran (2005-2013) 8. Conclusion
Biography
Bayram Sinkaya is Assistant Professor in the Department of International relations at Yildirim Beyazit University in Ankara.
