Social Research articles from June 2000

Social Research archives from June 2000

Editor's Introduction(*).
June 22, 2000... The decision to organize this issue on Iran was made a little more than one year ago, during the first term of Khatami's presidency. This was a time of genuine optimism in Iran, when the possibilities for liberalization appeared to be within...

Protest Against Civil Rights Violations in Iran.
June 22, 2000... Another grave violation of civil rights and due process of law has occurred in Iran. Seven well-known and outspoken supporters of the Iranian president, Mohammad Khatami, attended a Berlin conference on "Iran After the Elections" and were...

Civil Society and the Rule of Law in the Constitutional Politics of Iran Under Khatami.(Iranian president Mohammad Khatami)
June 22, 2000... THE promotion of civil society and the rule of law are the key elements in Khatami's reform program. I will examine these goals of the reform movement in the context of Iran's constitutional politics. Let me first define my terms. If routine...

Illusion and Reality of Civil Society in Iran: An Ideological Debate.
June 22, 2000... FOR almost two decades, the world saw Iran as a country of believers in a state of mystical unity with a political and spiritual supreme leader. For many, this image, together with terrorism and violence, symbolized the Islamic Republic of...

The Idea of Civil Liberties and the Problem of Institutional Government in Iran.
June 22, 2000... Here, then, is a sufficient inducement to maintain, with the utmost zeal, in every free state, those forms and institutions by which liberty is secured, the public good consulted, and the avarice or ambition of particular men restrained and...

Political Decentralization and the Creation of Local Government in Iran: Consolidation or Transformation of the Theocratic State?
June 22, 2000... Introduction IN February 1999, Iranians went to polls for the first time in their history in competitive elections for over 200,000 local government posts. Notwithstanding fears that the elections would be delayed or even canceled by those...

Women in Iran Since 1979.
June 22, 2000... ALTHOUGH all countries are unique, Iran may have claim to more surprising political changes in the past century than any other country existing continuously during that period. Among these changes have been notable alterations in women's roles...

Appendix: Chronology of Events Regarding Women in Iran since the Revolution of 1979.
June 22, 2000... February Ayatollah Khomeini and his followers take power 11, 1979 after a revolution. February Khomeini announces that the Family Protection 26, 1979 Law (1967) is abrogated.(1) March 3, Khomeini...

Gender, Islam, and Politics.(Iran)
June 22, 2000... ISLAM and gender is a controversial problem for scholars and analysts of the Middle East. Unfortunately, the debate on this issue has at times become highly acrimonious and not always placed in its proper historical or sociological contexts...

The End of Islamic Ideology.(Iran)
June 22, 2000... AT the writing of this essay, Iranians were poised to cast their fateful vote in the sixth round of parliamentary elections after the success of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The election of the Sixth Majles was a momentous occasion for a...

The Universality of Human Rights: Lessons from the Islamic Republic.(Iran)
June 22, 2000... THE experience of Iran over the last two decades offers historic lessons about the universality of human rights. Perhaps the most vital lessons are about the consequences of attempting a so-called cultural revolution to purge a nation of alien...

The Baha'is in Iran: Twenty Years of Repression.(non-Muslim religious minority)
June 22, 2000... THE Islamic Republic of Iran proclaims Shi'i Islam as its state religion, and recognizes only Judaism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism as other true religions. The three minority faiths are legitimized by the Constitution and accorded certain...

Veiled Voice and Vision in Iranian Cinema: The Evolution of Rakhshan Banietemad's Films.
June 22, 2000... Introduction IN the early 1990s, a journalist in Paris asked renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami to evaluate the status of the current Iranian cinema. With a mixture of pride and sly satisfaction, he answered: "I think of it as one...

Domestic Political Reforms and Private Sector Activity in Iran.
June 22, 2000... Introduction MARCH 20, 2000 marked the beginning of the current Iranian year (1379). It was also the starting point for the so-called Third Five-Year Development Plan which sets the framework for Iranian development policies until March...

Demographic Factors in Iran's Economic Development.(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2000... CHANGES in size and distribution of population have exerted a profound influence on Iran's recent economic and social development and will be even more influential in the coming decades. The vast movement of the rural youth to urban areas...

Islamic Revolution and the Management of the Iranian Economy.
June 22, 2000... Introduction THE Islamic revolution of February 1979 turned the Iranian economy upside down. It took wealth from the private sector and transferred it to the clerically-dominated Islamic state. Nationalization and confiscation of property...