Essays about: "iran revolution"

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  1. 1. IS THE SEED OF REVOLUTION REPRESSION? A quantitative study of the relationship between government repression and anti-government mass mobilization

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emma Albertsson; [2024-03-25]
    Keywords : Government repression; Anti-government mass mobilization; Authoritarian regimes; Protests;

    Abstract : Throughout history, authoritarian regimes have used repression to avoid the opposition to flourish and to retain power. However, in the case of the protests for Mahsa Amini against the regime in Iran, it has been demonstrated that government repression instead, can be positively associated with anti-government mass mobilization. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Propaganda of Iran and its Proxies : A study on the cross-group cohesion of Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Gustav Christensson; [2024]
    Keywords : Iran; Hezbollah; Hamas; Axis of Resistance; social identity theory; Islamist propaganda; content analysis;

    Abstract : Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 Iran has employed a deliberate and successful strategy centered around the use and support of various proxies, notably Hezbollah and Hamas who are part of the Iranian led Axis of Resistance. There is a vast literature that has studied different aspects of this Iranian proxy dimension, but relatively little research has been conducted on propaganda as a unifying mechanism. READ MORE

  4. 3. Movement or revolution? : A case study of demonstrations in Iran 2017 and 2022

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

    Author : Kristina Florén; [2023]
    Keywords : Mahsa Amini; Rentier State Theory; Dey protests; Girls of Revolution Street; Demonstrations;

    Abstract : The following paper analyses the similarities and differences as well as the motives and strategies of the demonstrations in Iran which occurred in 2017/2018 and since September of 2022. The findings are discussed using the Rentier State Theory. A pure comparative analysis is not made, rather a case study with the demonstrations as two components. READ MORE

  5. 4. Holy Politics : Understanding how religion is instrumentalized in the proxy conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hassan Jaber; [2023]
    Keywords : Religion; Instrumentalism; International conflicts; Iran; Saudi Arabia; Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist; Wahhabism;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to contribute to the existing gap in the research of religion in international relations by applying the theory of elite instrumentalism to the proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The analysis was able to demonstrate that the elites of both states have instrumentalized religion by utilizing concepts of Islamic rulership to legitimize their rule and justify their political actions. READ MORE

  6. 5. Hurtful Augenblick: Affect’s Doing in a Series of Instagram Stories of Resistance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Samaneh Mohseni Hosseinabadi; [2022]
    Keywords : affect theories; photographic image; embodied simulation; Iran; social media; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the affective qualities in a set of Instagram stories juxtaposing photos of the pre- and after 1979 Iranian revolution protests. It poses the central question: ‘How can the power of photographic images in an era of social media be elucidated based on theories of affect?’ By asking this, another subsequent question arises: ‘How is an affective reading of a type of material of mixed and complex nature formulated?’ These two questions shape the structure of this thesis. READ MORE