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Iran and shia transnational religious actors. Limits of political influence

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dc.creator Haynes, Jeffrey
dc.date 2014
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-28T19:09:17Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-28T19:09:17Z
dc.identifier 1519-6089
dc.identifier https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=74232097006
dc.identifier.uri https://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/242253
dc.description "This paper has several objectives. First, it briefly examines the nature and characteristics of contemporary transnational religious actors and, second, identifies the concept of ‘transnational religious soft power’, which, I argue, such actors must have in order to achieve their objectives. Third, I focus on transnational Shia networks in the context of Iran’s current attempt to acquire increased foreign policy influence in Iraq. The paper argues that transnational Shia networks in Iran and Iraq have relatively limited capacity to forge and pursue religious collective goals, as they are significantly undermined by nationalist and statist concerns. This is not to allege that nationalism and statism necessarily trump transnational religious goals – although in our case study this is indeed the case."
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language en
dc.publisher Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
dc.relation http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=742
dc.rights Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais
dc.source Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Brasil) Num.3 Vol.14
dc.subject Sociología
dc.subject Iran
dc.subject Iraq
dc.subject Shia Islam
dc.subject Nationalism
dc.subject Transnational religious actors
dc.title Iran and shia transnational religious actors. Limits of political influence
dc.type artículo científico


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