Politics of ethnic participation during Khatami’s presidency in Iran (1997-2004)
Political participation is considered the most effective instrument for preserving citizens' freedom and rights in modern governments. Moreover, Political participation, as one of the aspects of social participation plays undoubtedly a prominent role in decreasing discrimination against mi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture
2011
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118840/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118840/1/118840.pdf |
| Summary: | Political participation is considered the most effective
instrument for preserving citizens' freedom and rights in
modern governments. Moreover, Political participation,
as one of the aspects of social participation plays
undoubtedly a prominent role in decreasing discrimination
against minorities in the contemporary democratic
societies. The reformist administration which governed
Iran for eight years (1997-2004) and was established on
(ex) president Khatami’s ideas and was headed by him,
managed some steps toward promoting democracy in Iran.
Beside its nation-wide efforts, the administration had its
specific ethnic diversity management which encouraged
the ethnic groups’ social as well as political participation.
Through analysing the data collected by several in-depth
interviews with the Iranian elites, this research minds to
explore Khatami’s administration policies in the field of
promoting ethnic groups participation. Collected data
emphasizes on relative success of the administration
achieving its aims |
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