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IFPS/CPWAS Occasional Papers

A Split in the Middle: The Making of the Political Centre in Iran 1987-2004

By Kingshuk Chatterjee

A study of centrist political ideology in post-Iraq-War Iran and the reformist middle ground in Iranian politics.

Series
IFPS/CPWAS Occasional Papers
Year
2012
Pages
56 + iv PP
ISBN
9789381904114

About the Paper

This paper examines domestic politics in the Islamic Republic of Iran and argues that a centrist political ideology emerged in the post-Iraq-War period. It frames the Iranian political centre against factionalism, polarised ideological positions, social conservatives, free-market groups, hard-line populists, and a de-radicalised left.

About the Author

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Kingshuk Chatterjee

Kingshuk Chatterjee is an Assistant Professor at the Department of History, Calcutta University and is the Deputy Director, Pakistan and West Asia Studies of the Department.

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