New York Copyright q 2016 Vahid Nick Pay The right of Vahid Nick Pay to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by the author in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.This book is a timely and well-grounded study in comparative political theory that develops a viable alternative to the “multiple modernities” approach in examining Islamic political argument.’ Maria Dimova-Cookson, Director of the Centre for the History of Political Thought and Lecturer in Politics, Durham University REPUBLICAN ISLAM Power and Authority in Iran VAHID NICK PAY Published in 2016 by I.B.Tauris & Co. Vahid Nick Pay successfully challenges the assumption that political power can be legitimised entirely through its own cultural and historical context. It will also appeal to anyone interested in a detailed academic institutional and constitutional analysis of this important modern-day political system, as well as many other scholars of comparable regional and international contexts.’ Afshin Shahi, Director of the Centre for the Study of Political Islam and Lecturer in International Relations and Middle East Politics, University of Bradford ‘A rigorous debunking of Iran’s claim to be a modern republic, using civic republican political theory as a yardstick. It will be of interest both to students of political theory and those in Middle Eastern and Islamic studies. It skilfully brings together two important aspects of a prominent political system of the modern era that claims to be rooted in both republican and Islamic credentials. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and Human Values, Princeton University ‘This book is very interesting and well-written. Well-informed in the long tradition of republican government, the book sets out a neo-republican theory with admirable clarity and then uses it to powerful, critical effect in an audit of the structure and performance of Iranian institutions.’ Philip Pettit, L.S. ‘This is a painstaking interrogation of the claims of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the status of a republic proper. He has written for Open Democracy, Le Monde and Le Nouvel Observateur, and is political editor of the Respublica political forum. He previously studied at Birkbeck, University of London and at Islamic Azad University, Iran. Vahid Nick Pay is a political analyst and consultant who holds a PhD from the University of Durham. Republican Citizenry Epilogue Appendix I Transliteration Table Appendix II Interview with Banisadr Appendix III Institutional Power in the Islamic Republic Appendix IV Internet Control Structure Notes Bibliography Index Citation preview Republican Sovereignty Part III Structure of Power 5. Political Theology Part II Sources of Legitimacy 3. Table of contents : Cover Author bio Endorsement Title Copyright Dedication Contents List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction Part I Theoretical Framework 1.
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