The Guardian Council and the Transformation of Competitive Authoritarianism in Iran/ Ali Asghar Ramazanpour

The translation is: “The image” Ali Asghar Ramazanpour Since Samuel Huntington introduced the theory of the third wave of democracy in 1991, the issue of Iran and its exemplification in the wave of democratization and backsliding has been a complex one. The third wave theory was based on the emergence of 30 new democracies between […]...

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The Continuation of Political Corruption Structures in Iran / Ali Asghar Ramazanpour

“منظور از عشق یعنی دوست داشتن و احترام گذاشتن برای همیشه” “The meaning of love is to love and respect forever.” Ali Asghar Ramazanpour What is referred to as administrative corruption in Iran is actually political corruption; however, due to censorship, the term political corruption is avoided. In the global definition, any use of power […]...

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