Papers by Majid Khorshidi
Introduction The "conflict breeds conflict" (1981, p. 3) view is based on the notion th... more Introduction The "conflict breeds conflict" (1981, p. 3) view is based on the notion that sees democracies as being more peaceful than non-democratic countries. This idea is rooted in the democratic peace theory of Kant's Perpetual Peace (Caprioli & Boyer, 2001). He suggests democracies are more peaceful because the separation of power prepares them to face foreign threats in a proper way, tame the aggressive wishes of non-democratic governments and learn to respect for the rights of the citizen. The democratic norms have more chance of becoming dominant by interactions among states because more countries are going to accept democratic principles for governing their people. These norms were respected by states because of their promise for a more peaceful world based on democratic values. In other words, democratic peace theory suggests democracies do not easily begin war against each other (Chan, 1997). The opinions on the notion derived from a wide array of contempora...
Journal of Politics and Law, 2010
During recent one hundred years, all Iranian governments accused the ethnic groups on the secessi... more During recent one hundred years, all Iranian governments accused the ethnic groups on the secessionist aims, but the ethnic groups rejected these accusations. Simultaneous to the increase in the ethnic conflicts in the period of hard-liners in the past five years (mostly in non-violent form), accusations were strengthened. Through analysing the data collected by certain in-depth interviews with the Iranian ethnic groups' elites; this article tends to verify the existence of secessionist aspires in the ethnic groups while they pursue their right of self-determination. Collected data emphasize that the ethnic groups have not pursued secessionist aims, and they seek their right on self-determination in the context of Iran. According to the data, almost the entire ethnic movements even two autonomists republic which were established in 1945-1946 in Kurdistan and Azerbaijan had no secessionist aims.
Canadian Social Science, Mar 20, 2011
Much more complicated than the concept of democracy is that supposed to be, because in order to n... more Much more complicated than the concept of democracy is that supposed to be, because in order to narration and writers have been using it and are commensurate with the present needs and a circumstance of each era has been different. Also, democracy as a way of political office, which among other species is more appropriate, be assessed. Countries with a democratic structure in the world, sometimes a system of economic, social, political and cultural advanced and this often has added appeal of democracy in the world. However, the Middle East, as a very strategic area in the world, often non-democratic structure and are underdeveloped. So that, enter democracy in the long run path of progress and development will open on these countries. However, the structure of political, economic, social and cultural countries in the region so that such crises often toward establishing democracy in their communities face. Because of the importance of this subject, this paper believes that in different fields, political, economic, cultural and social way out of crisis work for democracy in the Middle East offers.
"Justice is the more essential values in Islamic thought. Based on these values, the spirit of th... more "Justice is the more essential values in Islamic thought. Based on these values, the spirit of the constitution of Islamic Republic of Iran is egalitarian. Many articles of the constitution emphasize on and guaranty the equality of all Iranian people. The ethnic groups’ linguistic and religious rights are bolded in the articles and there are great advantages for these groups comparing to the former constitution. Despite these guaranties, ethnic groups usually complain of the existence of discrimination imposed on them. This paper, firstly, will discuss the articles of the constitution focused on the equality of Iranian people. Through some semi- structured interviews, then it will
study the discrimination perceived by ethnic groups and examines whether the discriminations are legal or applied. Collected Data displays that the discrimination perceived by the ethnic groups are applied, but they are not backed by the constitution and laws."
Political participation is considered the most effective instrument for preserving citizens' free... more Political participation is considered the most effective instrument for preserving citizens' freedom and rights in modern governments. Moreover, Political participation, as one of the aspects of social participation plays undoubtedly a prominent role in decreasing discrimination against minorities in the contemporary democratic societies. The reformist administration which governed Iran for eight years (1997-2004) and was established on (ex) president Khatami’s ideas and was headed by him, managed some steps toward promoting democracy in Iran.
Beside its nation-wide efforts, the administration had its specific ethnic diversity management which encouraged the ethnic groups’ social as well as political participation. Through analysing the data collected by several in-depth interviews with the Iranian elites, this research minds to explore Khatami’s administration policies in the field of promoting ethnic groups participation. Collected data emphasizes on relative success of the administration achieving its aims.
Ethnic conflict is a worldwide issue that has challenged many countries since the second half of ... more Ethnic conflict is a worldwide issue that has challenged many countries since the second half of the twentieth century in particular. As multi-ethnic country Iran, which is positioned at
the center of an ethnic conflict area namely the Middle East, has experienced many ethnic conflicts since the formation of the modern nation state in 1906, and especially after Iran’s Islamic revolution in 1979. The main ethnic groups involved in these conflicts are Kurds,Turkmen, Arabs, Baluchs and Azeries. Since the Revolution, Iran had attempted to quarrel the ethnic conflict severely. When Khatami took power, however, he behaved peacefully towards minorities and ethnic tensions eased. Based on the theory that states duplicate their domestic patterns of behavior in their inter-state relations, the paper intends to examine this theory in the case of Iran during Khatami’s administration. The article concludes that when Khatami came to office, he attempted to deal with the ethnic groups on the basis of democratic values. He extended these values to Iran’s foreign policy arena which led to an improvement in relations between Iran and other countries. In other words, he could
replicate internal peaceful policy in Iran’s inter-state relations and he made a direct connection between these two spheres
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Papers by Majid Khorshidi
study the discrimination perceived by ethnic groups and examines whether the discriminations are legal or applied. Collected Data displays that the discrimination perceived by the ethnic groups are applied, but they are not backed by the constitution and laws."
Beside its nation-wide efforts, the administration had its specific ethnic diversity management which encouraged the ethnic groups’ social as well as political participation. Through analysing the data collected by several in-depth interviews with the Iranian elites, this research minds to explore Khatami’s administration policies in the field of promoting ethnic groups participation. Collected data emphasizes on relative success of the administration achieving its aims.
the center of an ethnic conflict area namely the Middle East, has experienced many ethnic conflicts since the formation of the modern nation state in 1906, and especially after Iran’s Islamic revolution in 1979. The main ethnic groups involved in these conflicts are Kurds,Turkmen, Arabs, Baluchs and Azeries. Since the Revolution, Iran had attempted to quarrel the ethnic conflict severely. When Khatami took power, however, he behaved peacefully towards minorities and ethnic tensions eased. Based on the theory that states duplicate their domestic patterns of behavior in their inter-state relations, the paper intends to examine this theory in the case of Iran during Khatami’s administration. The article concludes that when Khatami came to office, he attempted to deal with the ethnic groups on the basis of democratic values. He extended these values to Iran’s foreign policy arena which led to an improvement in relations between Iran and other countries. In other words, he could
replicate internal peaceful policy in Iran’s inter-state relations and he made a direct connection between these two spheres
study the discrimination perceived by ethnic groups and examines whether the discriminations are legal or applied. Collected Data displays that the discrimination perceived by the ethnic groups are applied, but they are not backed by the constitution and laws."
Beside its nation-wide efforts, the administration had its specific ethnic diversity management which encouraged the ethnic groups’ social as well as political participation. Through analysing the data collected by several in-depth interviews with the Iranian elites, this research minds to explore Khatami’s administration policies in the field of promoting ethnic groups participation. Collected data emphasizes on relative success of the administration achieving its aims.
the center of an ethnic conflict area namely the Middle East, has experienced many ethnic conflicts since the formation of the modern nation state in 1906, and especially after Iran’s Islamic revolution in 1979. The main ethnic groups involved in these conflicts are Kurds,Turkmen, Arabs, Baluchs and Azeries. Since the Revolution, Iran had attempted to quarrel the ethnic conflict severely. When Khatami took power, however, he behaved peacefully towards minorities and ethnic tensions eased. Based on the theory that states duplicate their domestic patterns of behavior in their inter-state relations, the paper intends to examine this theory in the case of Iran during Khatami’s administration. The article concludes that when Khatami came to office, he attempted to deal with the ethnic groups on the basis of democratic values. He extended these values to Iran’s foreign policy arena which led to an improvement in relations between Iran and other countries. In other words, he could
replicate internal peaceful policy in Iran’s inter-state relations and he made a direct connection between these two spheres