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Revolutionary Guards and Politics Under Rouhani

Revolutionary Guards and Politics Under Rouhani 2016-08-15 Since its foundation in 1979,The Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (Revolutionary Guards, IRGC) has been regarded as one of the “fundamental” pillars of Iranian politics. Revolutionary Guards, who are constitutionally charged with “safeguarding the revolution and its achievements”, have always involved in politics. IRGC, like other security institutions in Iran, is directly subordinated to Supreme Leader of the Revolution Ayatollah Hamanei and its relations with Iranian governments have been practiced in different forms.IRGC’s political clout gradually increased under the presidency of Mahmud Ahmedinecad that generated a debate on “militarization” of the Iranian regime. Likewise, in the meantime, influence of IRGCalso increased in economy due to the effects of sanctions imposed on Iran for thenuclear issue. IRGC’s role in Iranian politics and economy has been regarded as one of the biggest challenges for Has...

Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics, book by Bayram Sinkaya

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Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has been dubbed the ‘kingmaker’ in recent studies of Iranian politics, precipitating heated debates surrounding the potential militarization of the Iranian regime and giving rise to paradoxical understandings of the IRGC; whether as a military institution entering politics, or a political institution with a military history.  Revolutionary Guards in Iranian Politics  offers a way out of this paradox by showing that the IRGC is not a recently politicized institution, but has instead been highly politicized since its inception. It identifies the ways in which the IRGC relates to national political dynamics, examines the factors contributing to this relationship, and its implications on Iranian politics from the revolution up to the present day. The book examines the three decades following the revolution, uncovering the reasons behind the rise of the Revolutionary Guards and t...

Iran’da Asker–Siyaset İlişkileri ve Devrim Muhafızları’nın Yükselişi

ORSAM :: Dış Politika Analizleri : Iran’da Asker–Siyaset İlişkileri ve Devrim Muhafızları’nın Yükselişi Bayram SİNKAYA, ORSAM Danışmanı, ODTÜ/Atatürk Üniversitesi Araştırma Görevlisi. Devrim Muhafızları’nın İran siyaseti üzerindeki etkisi 1990’ların ortalarından beri belirgin bir şekilde artmıştır. Devrim Muhafızları Hatemi’nin liderliğindeki reformcu hükümet ile çatışma içerisinde iken onun yerini alan Ahmedinecad liderliğindeki radikal hükümetle işbirliği içerisinde olmuştur. Bu makale, Devrim Muhafızları’nın siyasi yükselişinde etkili olan faktörleri ve Devrim Muhafızları-siyaset ilişkilerinin nasıl şekillendiğini incelemektedir. Makalede Muhafızların İran siyasetindeki yükselişi Devrim Muhafızları Ordusu ekseninde ve devrim sonrası ortaya çıkan dinamikler çerçevesinde tartışılmaktadır. 1990’lı yıllarda kurumsallaşmasını tamamlayan ideolojik düzeyi yüksek devrimci ordunun, siyasi elitler arasındaki bölünme ve şiddetli rekabet ortamında öneminin arttığı görülmektedir. Böyle bir ortam...