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Iran: After the Election
The recent elections in Iran, and subsequent challenges to their legitimacy, have been a matter of enormous internal conflict in Iran, and of seemingly endless debate in the rest of the world. As protesters continue to take to the Iranian street to voice their opposition to the elections, fault-lines are emerging amongst the ruling elite. These momentous events constitute a significant challenge to the legitimacy of the Iranian regime and the future of the Islamic Republic. In a conference co-hosted by SIPA and the Middle East Institute in December 2009, leading Iranian scholars and analysts discuss the impact of the recent elections, Iran's relationship with the international community and the theocratic foundations of the Islamic Republic.
Watch the conference online:
“The Aftermath of the Election” 
| Q-and-A
Richard Bulliet, Columbia University
Hamid Dabashi, Columbia University
Asef Bayat,
Leiden University
Shahla Talebi, Arizona State University
Ervand Abrahamian, Baruch College
“International Challenges” | Q-and-A
Gary Sick, Columbia University
Farideh Farhi, University of Hawaii
Judith Yaphe, The National Defense University
“Appraising the Life of the Islamic Republic of Iran” | Q-and-A
Hossein Kamaly, Barnard College
Mansour Farhang, Bennington College
Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, University of Pennsylvania
Houchang Chehabi, Boston University
Richard Bulliet, Columbia University
Read an article from PBS's Frontline: “Since the June 2009 election, and subsequent protests, the mainstream media has asked, "Is this the beginning of another Iranian Revolution? Prominent Iranian academics … say, in essence, don't hold your breath. As Columbia Professor Hamid Dabashi has said on repeated occasions, "This is not another revolution, this is a civil rights movement.” More
Professor Gary Sick writes in Foreign Policy on “All the President’s Leaks” on Iran. "Backed into a corner by events on the ground in Iran and a hawkish Congress that wants to enact a foolish sanctions regime, Barack Obama's administration has played the press masterfully." More
Read more on Professor Sick's blog.
01/04/2010