Creating Local Democracy in Iran: State Building and the Politics of Decentralization - Couverture rigide

Tajbakhsh, Kian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1009160915 ISBN 13 : 9781009160919

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2022

Synopsis

Empirically rich and theoretically informed, this book is an innovative analysis of political decentralization under the Islamic Republic of Iran. Drawing upon Kian Tajbakhsh's twenty years of experience working with and researching local government in Iran, it uses original data and insights to explain how local government operates in towns and cities as a form of electoral authoritarianism. With a combination of historical, political, and financial field research, it explores the multifaceted dimensions of local power and how various ideologically opposed actors shaped local government as an integral component of authoritarian state building. Ultimately, this book demonstrates how local government serves to undermine democratization and consolidate the Islamist regime. As Iran's cities and towns grow and develop, their significance will only increase, and this study is vital to understanding their politics, administration and influence.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Kian Tajbakhsh is Fellow in the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, where he was Professor of Urban Planning and Urban Studies. He previously directed civil society strengthening initiatives for the Soros Foundation in Iran, where he was a political prisoner from 2009-2016. He has previously published The Promise of the City (2001) and Social Capital: Trust, Democracy and Development (2005).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2022
• ISBN 10: 1009160915
• ISBN 13: 9781009160919
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 313
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible