While the Islamic Republic has employed various strategies to mitigate the worst excesses of inter-ethnic tension while still securing a Shi'a dominated "Persian hegemony," the systematic neglect of ethnic groups by both the Islamic Republic and its predecessor regime has resulted in the politicization of ethnic identity in Iran.

Autorentext
Alam Saleh is a lecturer in the Department of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, UK.

Inhalt
Introduction 1. Ethnic Conflict: Theories and Concepts 2. Continuity and Change: The Tradition of Security Discourse in Iran 3. Iran's National Identity Problematic 4. Ethnic conflict in Iran: Continuity and Changes 5. Relative Deprivation Theory and Political Violence in Iran 6. Ethnic Minorities in Iran: The View from the Ground 7. Separatism and the State's Mechanism of Control Conclusion