Immigration and Revolution in Iran: Asylum politics and State Consolidation
Asylum politics and State Consolidation
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-85852503880006303Parole chiave:
Iran, Afghan, State Building, Immigration and Asylum Politics, RevolutionAbstract
In May 2019, remarks by the Deputy Foreign Minister implying Iran might ask Afghans to leave the country as U.S. sanctions tightened sparked widespread criticism from various segments of Iranian society. Critics from civil society and political factions accused Araghchi of using Afghans as leverage to extract concessions from Europe, and ignoring revolutionary ideals. Drawing on literature emphasising the role of mobilities in shaping the state, we posit that migration politics and related social dynamics are an integral element in state formation in post-revolutionary Iran, offering insights into the nature of Iran’s political system. We argue that the Islamic Republic’s immigration and asylum politics reflect both the revolutionary legacy and a political system striving for normalization, looking at how Iran’s migration regime was formed, encompassing the institutionalization of migration governance, ad hoc policies, migration diplomacy, conflicting political factions, and bottom-up social pressures.
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