Electoral Activism in Iran: A Mechanism for Political Change

被引:10
作者
Kadivar, Mohammad Ali [1 ]
Abedini, Vahid [1 ]
机构
[1] Florida Int Univ, Concentrat Int Relat & Comparat Polit, Miami, FL 33199 USA
关键词
COLLECTIVE ACTION; AUTHORITARIAN; MOBILIZATION; ELECTIONS; MOVEMENT;
D O I
10.5129/001041520X15718496292328
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
Scholars of electoral authoritarianism contend that elections make autocratic regimes more durable, while scholarship on democratization states that authoritarian elections can lead to electoral revolutions and regime change. In this article, we argue that these two lenses occlude smaller instances of activism during election periods and the influence that this activism has on bringing about gradual political change. To build our argument, we draw on two presidential elections held in Iran in 2009 and 2013. We show how grassroots activists use elections to abort gains made by hardliners, push centrist and moderate candidates toward more reformist and democratic stances, promote issues that would otherwise be considered beyond the pale of formal regime politics, and encourage solidarity and opposition coalition building.
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页码:493 / +
页数:23
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