Pedro Luis Rubio Terés - The iranian elites as perceived from their society and the main geopolitical actors

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247 JOURNAL OF THE SPANISH INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES Pedro Luis Rubio Terés Researcher at the Department of Political Science, Higher School of Economics, Moscow. E-mail: pedrorubioteres@gmail.com THE IRANIAN ELITES AS PERCEIVED FROM THEIR SOCIETY AND THE MAIN GEOPOLITICAL ACTORS Abstract This article proposes a non-conventional approach to the issue of political elites and the internal structures of power in Iran. Based on some influential authors from critical theory, the text explains the ideas behind the Islamic Revolution, the nature of the state and the rationale nurturing the ruling class. After a brief inquire into the current economic context of this oil-rich republic, we will sketch the main features of this Persian-Azeri society which struggles between political agency and an acute alienation from the religious authorities. Finally, we will attempt a «who’s who?» In the geopolitical relations of the IRI with a special focus on how the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East are shaping the elites and perhaps even shifting the global centers of power. Keywords Critical theory, Iranian society, Islamic Revolution, political elites, reformist faction, Shiite authorities. To quote this article: RUBIO TERÉS, Pedro. «The Iranian elites as perceived from their society and the main geopolitical actors». Journal of the Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies. 2018, n.º 11, pp. http://revista.ieee.es

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