What is the green movement in iran and how successful was. One thing western observers should have learned from 30 years of secondguessing iran and iranians. Virtual space, along with its function in joining sporadic spaces and. The green movement might have started as a protest against seemingly unfair elections but now it is about a lot more than that, it is about religion and the nature of government in iran. The iranian green movement emerged after the presidential election in. Internet allowed the green movement to enhance its political opportunities. The green movement abbas milani the green movement took its name from a green sash given to mir hossein mousavi by mohammad khatami, iran s twoterm president and the reform movement s first standardbearer.
The green movement has dramatically altered the internal political landscape as well as the diplomatic dynamics for the outside world. Part of critical scholars cohen, 2009 tend to consider the new communication technologies as depoliticized, privatized tools, and present them as personal and entertainment apparatuses. The green movement reached its height when up to 3 million peaceful. Iran s opposition green movement grew out of public anger at suspected voter fraud in the june 12, 2009, presidential election, leading to demands for new elections. Shirin ebadi, human rights lawyer and nobel peace prize winner, 2003. Limitations of the green movement and barriers to reform in iran. Which iranian uprising does the arab spring bring to mind. Green movement lessons for the arab spring a facebook. Ideals of the iranian green movement, methods of the iranian.
Combining with the strategy of deidentification, activists acting. The green movement is, in its composition and genealogy, both old and new. Ansari the regime also fears the green movement as it reminds of other color revolutions that have been supported by the us. Irans 2009 presidential election was followed by widespread protests. I believe that iran was a lesson for the women in the entire region. When merged with a dynamic and charismatic leader, revolutions are born. The uprising since iran s disputed presidential election is the most important political event in the islamic republic since the 1979 revolution. The green movement of 2009 was firmly rooted in the reformist political movement, symbolized by former president mohammad khatami, the wouldbe president mousavi and other prominent politicians. Ideals of the iranian green movement, methods of the. The green movement is the only updated, recent book of its kind, outlining the recent political events in iran known as the green movement. The revolution of 1979 was the result of a historically incongruent alliance between modernizing middle and technocratic classes, the urban poor, womens and students groups, some disgruntled members of iran s new industrialist class, members of the bazaar and demodernizing forces led by revolutionary. The green movement in iran core scholar wright state university. This movement which predates the arab spring uprisings in the region, drove large numbers of.
The prodemocracy movement has receded from public space, but it remains a model for nonviolent civil rights movements. The green movement took its name from a green sash given to mir hossein. Limitations of the green movement and barriers to reform. In 2009 iran witnessed the green movement, a popular uprising that challenged the status quo of the sociopolitical structures of the islamic republic.
A number of social, political, and economic barriers to regime change exist in iran, and each has contributed to the perceived failures of the green movement since june 2009. Movement is heir to the reformist current within the islamic republics body politic. Irans green movement united states institute of peace. Western media heralded the green movement in iran as a twitter revolution fueled by information and communication technologies icts and social media tools. Mousavi by mohammad khatami, irans twoterm president and the reform. This book is poorly written and edited, with numerous grammatical errors, copy editing mistakes and more.
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