The Quest for Authority in Iran: A History of the Presidency from Revolution to Rouhani

ISBN-13: 9781780765266 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 368 str.

Siavush Randjbar-Daemi

Opis

Iran's presidents have defined the Islamic Republic's attitudes toward the rest of the world. Never has this been more true than now.

In The Quest for Authority in Iran, Siavush Randjbar-Daemi presents an in-depth analysis of the evolution of the Iranian presidency from its inception in the aftermath of the Islamic Revolution to the present day. He offers detailed narratives of each the presidents' ascent to the post and their struggles to acquire authority and maintain relevance within the political process.

The figures under consideration include the widely-admired Mohamad Khatami, the internationally-criticized Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the incumbent president Hassan Rouhani, who steered the decade-long nuclear confrontation between Iran and the West towards a diplomatic conclusion.

This book sheds light on the extraordinarily complex workings of the Iranian state, taking into account both the opportunities and challenges that each president has faced whilst in power.

Essential reading for scholars of Iranian history, political science, and international diplomacy.

Spis treści

IntroductionThe Genesis of the Islamic Republic's Executive Branch15 Months of Crisis: The Presidency of Abolhassan Bani-SadrConsolidation and Confrontation: The Khamenei Presidency (1981-1988)From Imam to rahbar: The Inception of the Post-Khomeini StateThe First Tenure of Hashemi Rafsanjani: The Quest for SazandegiA Sour Success: Rafsanjani's Re-Election and his Turbulent Second TermThe Presidency of Mohammad Khatami and the Crucible of eslahA Long Twilight: Khatami's Second Term (2001-2005)Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Struggle for Presidential Authority (2005-2009)2009: The Struggle for the Islamic RepublicAn Agile Lame Duck: The Second Mandate of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, 2009-2012From Fiery Talabeh to Diplomatic Sheikh: The Rise to the presidency of Hassan RouhaniConclusion - An Ongoing Quest for Authority and State-Building

O autorze

Siavush Randjbar-Daemi is Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He was previously Lecturer in Iranian History at the University of Manchester. He specialises in the political history of Iran since 1941, with a current emphasis on the Left and periods of political diversity, particularly 1941-1953 and 1977-1981. He is the author of the The Quest for Authority in Iran: A History of the Presidency from Revolution to Rouhani (I.B. Tauris, 2018).