Abstract: Great social revolutions, though rare in history, leave important marks on social and political structures as well as people's mindsets. The Islamic revolution in Iran is one of those cases in which a clear transformation took place in most aspects of life and its structural impacts cannot be overlooked. The collapse of the shah's regime in 1979 and the establishment of the Islamic Republic in Iran set a revolutionary cycle in motion. Protest movements normally have life cycles of their own, and different cycles tend to exhibit both continuity and change.lContinuity arises from underlying ideals and revolutionary activism, which is reflected in committed cadres and supporters of the movement; change takes place because of new members or supporters who embark on redefining original goals and who come up with new objectives for the movement. The Iranian revolution is still in the process of unfolding, which makes it quite difficult to study. Despite the remarkable resiliency of the revolution to stand against all odds, external and internal, with little evident change in course and nature, I argue that one can actually detect a considerable degree of innovation in adjusting to new circumstances or cycles.KeywordsCivil SocietySocial MovementCollective IdentityUnemployed YouthYouth PopulationThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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