Authoritarian Response to the Pandemic - Iran
Résumé
Crisis management has always been a central tool
in the survival strategy of Iranian political elites since their
rise to power after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. From
the First Gulf War (1980–1988) to structural hostility with
Washington and Tel Aviv through the recurrent repression
of social movements such as the student revolt of 1999 or
the Green Movement of 2009, the authoritarian regime
of the Islamic Republic seems to be fueled by crises. The
management of crisis is designed to justify the restriction
of the scope of civil rights of Iranian citizens in the name
of Khomeinist ideals. Can the COVID-19 crisis lead to
the strengthening of the institutions of the Islamic Republic
or, on the contrary, after a short-term anti-protest effect
linked to the fear of the spread of the virus within the Iranian population, can we expect a weakening of the regime of the Islamic Republic on the internal and regional
fronts? In addition, one should wonder about a possible
specificity of the political response of the authoritarian
states towards COVID-19 starting from the Iranian example. In other words, are there any ideological convergences between Iran, Russia, and China and to what
extent does the health challenge reveal similar questions
between authoritarian states and democratic societies?
Domaines
Science politique
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