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M A S S A C H U S E T T S I N S T I T U T E O F T E C H N O L O G Y M A S S A C H U S E T T S I N S T I T U T E O F T E C H N O L O G YJanuary 200606-01M I T C E N T E R F O R I N T E R N A T I O N A L S T U D I E Sof the Conventional WisdomThe Audit of Is Iran’s Reform Movement Dead?Conventional Fatemeh HaghighatjooWisdomMIT Center for International StudiesIn this series of essays, MIT’s Center for International Studies tours the horizon of conventional wisdoms that animate U.S. foreign policy, and put he surprise victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the Iranian them to the test of data and history. By subjecting particularly well-accepted TPresidential election last June brings up the question of whether ideas to close scrutiny, our aim is the reform movement is dead in Iran. Does Ahmadinejad’s success to re-engage policy and opinion leaders on topics that are too easily passing imply that Iranians have economic demands only? Who now are the such scrutiny. We hope that this will lead to further debate and inquiries, supporters of reform?with a result we can all agree on: better foreign policies that lead to a Political reform is defined as constitutionality; monitoring political authorities and more peaceful and prosperous world. making them responsive; strengthening the civil society and its institutions; increasing Authors in this series are available the socio-political participation of all citizens; fair distribution of wealth, power, and to the ...