Pahlavi-ism: Obscenity, Coercion, and the Virile Display of Rule

Kamal Soleimani Published online by TISHK Center for Kurdistan Studies: Bonn, Germany: 17 February 2026 Abstract Neo-Pahlavism has re-emerged not as a coherent doctrine but as a contemporary regime of domination organized through spectacle, intimidation, and masculinist sovereign performance. This paper argues that pro-Pahlavi monarchism does not seek legitimacy through [...]

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