Vom Pfauenthron zum Gottesstaat

This publication examines, on the one hand, Shiite conceptions of the state and, on the other hand, various groups of actors that had an impact on political and socio-economic developments at the time of the Islamic Revolution. The study is based on social psychological theories. It shows how enemies and narratives arose in the course of conflict between various groups and continue to affect the power struggles in Iran today. This is evident, among other things, from the Iranian political discourse on the revolution, which is still referred to as ‘unfinished’, as well as from the lines of conflict that have existed since then and continue to affect the domestic and foreign policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran.