Is Reformism Dead in Iran?: The Ever-growing Political Unrest in Iran and the Grim Outlook for Reforms

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Brief Overview

By looking at the critical junctures of 2009 and the post-2017 protests in Iran, I hope to show that without reform, the regime relies solely on repression and citizens have lost hope for reform.

Author

• Faeze Alibeiki, The University of Alabama