The Islamic Republic of Iran

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The Islamic Republic of Iran
  1. Sovereignty,Authority, Power
    1. (1) Persians generally united sovereignly under different regimes
      1. (2) Iran legitimancy comes from the Islamic Revolution and Constitution produced by it.
      2. (3) Country United by revolution leader Ayatollah Khomeini
        1. (4) Post Khomeini = Iran's political procceses turning more institutionalized - theocratic institutions of leadership above elected republican institutions
          1. Components of Political Culture
            1. AUTHORITARIAN NOT TOTALITARIAN (remember uprising under shah actions)
              1. SHARI'AH LAW (Legal system based on Islamic principles emphasis on Quran- governs politics,economics, society- since revolution has functioned as the supreme law of Iran)
                1. WEST VS EAST(positioned as a middle eastern power resistant to western influence throughout history
                  1. UNION OF POLITICAL/RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP (Islam replaced zoroastrianism in persia and since then tied to the country's history/ is a bond of unifiing society)
                  2. Geographic Influences on Political Culture
                    1. Located on massive plateau- higher than its neighbors
                      1. Little arable land (explains conquering in Persian history
                        1. Sovereignty was never under European Colonialism
                      2. Political/Economic Change
                          1. Safavid Empire(1501-1736)
                            1. Shi'i tes who took over Persia, converted all people to Shi'ism , enforcing Twelver Shi'ism(12th descendant of the prophet will come back and destroy evil.) Safavid ruler was the shah but there were checks and balances to prevent power abuse
                            2. Qajar Dynasty(1749-1925)
                              1. Turkish descended family who competed for power after Safavids.Dominated by foreign powers and became dependent on them.Persians believed gov't would pay the Europeans and ignore their interests = Constitutional Revolution 1905-09. Business leaders/ merchants were heavily influenced by the British and demanded a constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament. A new consitution was created + elected representative assembly (Majlis) and a Guardian Council (Shia clerics that review/veto laws passed by Majlis- failed to gain independence from foreign powers
                              2. Pahlavi Dyasty (1925-1979)
                                1. • Colonel Reza Khan initiated a coup against the Qajar dynasty and became an absolute monarch, reducing the power of the Majlis until there were no checks.
                                  1. • Replaced by his son Muhammad Reza Shah due to his relationship with Germany (unhappy UK/Russia)
                                    1. • Muhammad Reza Shah focused on being democratic.  Strongest opponents = Tudeh Party (Communist)/ National Front (led by Mohammad Mossadeq) – both opponents wanted to nationalize resources (oil, domestic investment) to create a welfare state.  Mossadeq was PM of the Majlis and nationalized a British oil company = Operation Ajax
                                      1. • Operation Ajax (motivated by US/UK communism fear) : discredited Mossadeq and Tudeh Party as “anti-Islamic” ( Mossadeq was imprisoned for treason = life sentence)  Shah returned to governing autocratically – seen by the people as the Pawn of the West.
                                        1. • Rentier State : revenue relied on foreign companies rather than taxation  Lack of taxes did have bad effects on democratization and civil society formations.  The state cared more for foreign companies to gain power. If the people didn’t like it, they could be repressed because of the large amount of money that can be used by the state.
                                          1. • White Revolution (1963): Shah attempt to reduce leftist forces in Iran  Forced the sale of unused land and giving them to peasants = new landlord class created.  Expanded education programs  Gave women the right to vote and work out of home  Banned Polygamy  Created a judicial system modeled on the West.
                                            1. • Islamic clerics saw the white revolution as an abandonment to Shia teaching traditions
                                              1. • The Shah kept centralizing power and moved away from the Iranian citizens  1975- Abandoned competing parties in the Majlis and created a one- party state (Resurgence Party) that required membership and dues (taxes) from all Iranian citizens.  Iran was becoming increasingly totalitarian than authoritarian.
                                  1. Citizens/Society/State
                                    1. Political Institutions
                                      1. Public Policy
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