Overview
- Extends debates on the interaction between universal human rights and the political experiences of Iranians
- Assesses practical processes by which individuals, organizations and movements can reform or impact the structural, theological, and political challenges in Iran
- Builds on work by Gready and Vanderhole on drivers of change and their key entry points
Part of the book series: Studies in Iranian Politics (STIRPO)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Introduction
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Top-Down: The State and the Law as Entry Points for Change
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Bottom-Up: The Grassroots as an Entry Point for Change
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Conclusion
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Keywords
- Human rights and drivers of change in Iran
- Iran’s legal framework
- Inside track approach to change in Iran
- Iran’s people’s tribunal
- Grassroots justice in Iran
- Modernisation from below in Iran
- Liberal multiculturalism in Iran
- Women’s campaigns in post-reform Iran
- Iranian Student Movement under Rouhani government
- Environmental activism in Iran
- Human rights practice in Iran
About this book
Contributors to this volume investigate how structures, institutions, and agents in Iran maneuver for influence and power at the state level, through the law, in international corridors, at the grassroots, and by implementing multiple and complex methods. The chapters provide distinct but interrelated analysis of key drivers of change in Iran. A number of those operate primarily through top-down approaches, such as the political reform movement, lawyers pursuing legislative change, and international human rights monitoring bodies. Others take a bottom-up approach, including local movements and campaigns such as the women’s movement, the labor movement, the student movement, and ethnic minority groups.
By prompting drivers of change to think about causation, influence, sequencing, prioritization, roles and relationships, a theory of change ultimately makes the work more effective. Through rigorous analysis of these issues for drivers of change in the Islamic State, this volume is an important contribution to human rights in Iran. In an era of escalating tensions in the Middle East, it amplifies voices of reform and freedom, filling a crucial gap in our understanding of this region.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Shahram Akbarzadeh is Research Professor of Middle East & Central Asian Politics at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Australia. He has an active research interest in the politics of Central Asia, Islam, Muslims in Australia and the Middle East. Shahram is author of Uzbekistan and the United States (2005), US Foreign Policy in the Middle East (2008 with Kylie Baxter) and Muslim Active Citizenship in the West (2014 with Mario Peucker). He is the founding Editor of the Islamic Studies Series, published by Melbourne University Press, and a regular public commentator. Shahram is a member of the Editorial Board of three leading refereed journals: Global Change, Peace & Security, the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, the Journal of Asian Security & International Affairs.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Human Rights and Agents of Change in Iran
Book Subtitle: Towards a Theory of Change
Editors: Rebecca Barlow, Shahram Akbarzadeh
Series Title: Studies in Iranian Politics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8824-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-8823-0Published: 30 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4250-9Published: 16 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-8824-7Published: 13 July 2018
Series ISSN: 2524-4132
Series E-ISSN: 2524-4140
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 232
Topics: Middle Eastern Politics, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, Human Rights