Civil Society and Democracy in Iran 9780739172230, 9780739165447

In this timely, informative edited volume, major Iranian scholars and civic actors address some of the most pressing que

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Civil Society and Democracy in Iran
9780739172230, 9780739165447

In the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution, the government of the Islamic Republic initiated a stringent anti-drug campa

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In the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution, the government of the Islamic Republic initiated a stringent anti-drug campa

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The authors analyze the impact, limits, and evolution of various forms of clientelism and patronage throughout contempor

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Civil society is often expected to rise above historical and contemporary socio-economic forces such as the neoliberal e

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This book offers a timely analysis of the tripartite links between the middle class, civil society and democratic experi

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Since the emergence of the dissident “parallel polis” in Eastern Europe, civil society has become a “new superpower,” in

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Explores the nature of state–society relations in two countries that are experiencing popular demands for political plur

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Since the late 1980s the changing dynamic of global development has driven the tide of democratic expansion in the devel

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This book focuses on Andrew Arato 's democratic theory and its relevance to contemporary issues such as processes o

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This book investigates participatory budgeting—a mainstay now of World Bank, UNDP, and USAID development programs—to ask

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