Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Department of History, Shebastar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabastar, Iran
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Department of History, Shabester Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabester, Iran (corresponding author)
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Islamic Studies and Economics, Imam Sadiq University
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Associate Professor, Research Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The application of the rebel state theory on the relations between the Pahlavi government and the Baha'i sect Abstract Different and contradictory judgments have been raised about the Pahlavi government's approach in the field of development. Some consider Pahlavi's performance in this field to be successful and others to be unsuccessful. In this regard, this article will analyze the Pahlavi government's performance in this regard based on the conceptual model of Evans's three states (developmental state, rebel state, and intermediate state). In this framework, the question that this research will seek to answer is as follows: How can the performance of the second Pahlavi government be explained as one of the three types of government considered by Evans? The hypothesis that we will discuss in response to this question emphasizes the relationship between the government and society in Iran during this era. In other words, the Pahlavi government's selective behavior with social groups clearly expresses the anti-developmental nature of this government. In fact, this research believes that the Pahlavi government, by emphasizing one sect (Baha'i), distanced itself from communication with the whole Iranian society. Based on this, the conceptual framework on which the current research is based is the concept of a rebel state. In the framework of this concept, and emphasizing the relationship between the Pahlavi government and the Baha'i sect, the findings of this research emphasize four components: the Pahlavi government as an intimidating and lacking services, de-participation and disorganization of civil society, control of the government apparatus by a small group with Personal ties and oppression and dependence on foreign allies, tries to explain the hypothesis of the research. The research method in this article is descriptive-analytical and the method of data collection is library.
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