Is Iran Democratizing? A Comparativist’s Perspective

Issue Date October 2000
Volume 11
Issue 4
Page Numbers 129-134
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The uneasy accommodation of competing visions of authority that has characterized Iran’s political system since 1979 is a familiar phenomenon in the Middle East and elsewhere.

About the Author

Daniel Brumberg is associate professor of government and director of Democracy and Governance Studies at Georgetown University, and a senior nonresident fellow at the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED).

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Further Reading

Volume 14, Issue 1

The Deadlock in Iran: Constitutional Constraints

The vast obstacles to democratic reformism include basic provisions in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic itself.

Volume 11, Issue 4

Is Iran Democratizing? The Role of the Intellectuals

The “Fourth Generation” of Iranian intellectuals has a vital role to play in strengthening civil society and fostering democratization.

Volume 16, Issue 4

Iran’s Peculiar Election: The Conservative Wave Rolls On

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