Captive society the Basij Militia and social control in Iran
Iran's Organization for the Mobilization of the Oppressed (Sazeman-e Basij-e Mostazafan), commonly known as the Basij, is a paramilitary organization used by the regime to suppress dissidents, vote as a bloc, and indoctrinate Iranian citizens. Captive Society surveys the Basij's history, s...
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Washington, D.C. New York
Woodrow Wilson Center Press Columbia University Press
[2015]
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The Basij: Nongovernmental Organization, Administered Mass Organization, or Militia?
- 2. The History and Transformation of the Basij, 1980-2013
- 3. Penetration into Society: The Organizational Structure of the Basij
- 4. Mass Membership and Recruitment Training
- 5. The Mass Indoctrination of Basij Members
- 6. The Basij and Propaganda
- 7. The Basij and Moral Control
- 8. The Basij and Surveillance
- 9. The Basij and Political Repression
- 10. The Basij and the Controlling of Families
- 11. The Basij and the Controlling of Schools
- 12. The Basij and the Controlling of Universities
- 13. The Basij and the Controlling of the Economy
- 14. Basij Members--Islamic Warriors or Religious Thugs?