Book contents
- How Islam Rules in Iran
- How Islam Rules in Iran
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Setting
- 3 A Question of Jurisprudence
- 4 Social Protection and Guidance
- 5 Rethinking the Islamic Republic
- 6 Theorizing Islamic Democracy
- 7 Legitimate Authority
- 8 Khameneism and the Absolute Velayat-e Faqih
- 9 Whither the Islamic Republic?
- Appendix Brief Biography of Some of the Figures Discussed
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
9 - Whither the Islamic Republic?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 May 2024
- How Islam Rules in Iran
- How Islam Rules in Iran
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Setting
- 3 A Question of Jurisprudence
- 4 Social Protection and Guidance
- 5 Rethinking the Islamic Republic
- 6 Theorizing Islamic Democracy
- 7 Legitimate Authority
- 8 Khameneism and the Absolute Velayat-e Faqih
- 9 Whither the Islamic Republic?
- Appendix Brief Biography of Some of the Figures Discussed
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In recent years, we have witnessed increases in the frequency and intensity of spontaneous protests by Iranians from all walks of life. For the status quo to continue, therefore, the state will need to rely on ever greater coercive means to ensure the compliance of the different social actors, or, at the very least, their ambivalence. With Khamenei’s advanced age, and the rising cost of keeping the status quo going, both politically and in human life, a continuation of Khameneism as it has taken shape over the past decade or so, especially beyond Khamenei, seems highly unlikely in the long run. Even if the Revolutionary Guards become politically more powerful, which in the immediate aftermath of Khamenei’s death seems highly likely, the possibility of a stale, archaic state ruling over a dynamic society appears untenable in the long run. The state will have no alternative but to modify some of its austere approach toward society if it is to survive.
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- How Islam Rules in IranTheology and Theocracy in the Islamic Republic, pp. 297 - 304Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024