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DTSTAMP:20141210T100227Z
DTSTART:20141211T173000Z
DTEND:20141211T190000Z
SUMMARY:An assembly of Old Men and New Men: the Senate in late Pahlavi Ir
 an
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DESCRIPTION:Considering the Iranian revolution in 1979 a pivotal and unan
 ticipated event\, Western research often engaged in an almost teleologic
 al historiography of the second Pahlavi period as directly leading up in
 to the revolution. The question of how the Pahlavi monarchy was capable 
 of successfully maintaining its rule for more than five decades (1925-19
 79)\, however\, remains largely unanswered. Addressing this issue\, this
  talk offers a closer look at “state- supporting” elements\, i.e. indivi
 duals who were able to make use of Iran’s highly personalized power stru
 cture in order to realize their own interests and to promote economic\, 
 political\, and social progress. Eminent among them are those senior fig
 ures whose loyalty to the Shah was rewarded with a prestigious post in t
 he Senate (1948-1979).\nSince the Senate had little institutional influe
 nce\, membership in it conferred no political power\; nevertheless\, it 
 provided or enhanced status and can\, therefore\, serve as a criterion f
 or a person’s elitist position. The talk will examine the history of thi
 s institution and present the biographies of selected senators\, among t
 hem some prominent examples of Pahlavi Iran’s self-made New Men\, whose 
 personal ties within the country’s political and economic networks can g
 ive an insight into loyalty and leadership during Mohammad Reza Shah’s r
 eign.
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:6.207\, University Place\, Manchester
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