January 3, 2008

Ramin Jahanbegloo's articles for NED's Journal of Democracy

Ramin Jahanbegloo is one of the best known Iranian comprador intellectuals who, predictably, was a fellow at The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) in 2001-2002. He was arrested last year by the Iranian intelligence ministry and freed on bail a few months later.

Now he is apparently off to Toronto as the Dean's Distinguished Visitor in Human Rights at the University of Toronto. Again quit predictably. (I'll soon write about the recent of pres articles being published about him.)

If you are interested in his and other Iranians contribution to NED's Journal of Democracy, here is a list I've produced:

  • Jahanbegloo, Ramin. "PRESSURES FROM BELOW." Journal of Democracy 14, no. 1 (January 2003): 126.
  • Jahanbegloo, Ramin. "THE ROLE OF THE INTELLECTUALS." Journal of Democracy 11, no. 4 (October 2000): 135.
  • Afshari, Ali, and H. Graham Underwood. "THE STUDENT MOVEMENT'S STRUGGLE." Journal of Democracy 18, no. 4 (October 2007): 80-94.
  • Kar, Mehrangiz. "CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS." Journal of Democracy 14, no. 1 (January 2003): 132.
  • Esfandiari, Haleh. "OBSERVATIONS ON ELECTION DAY." Journal of Democracy 11, no. 4 (October 2000): 108.
Posted by hoder at January 3, 2008 2:26 AM| TrackBack

Comments
Why do you portray the NED as some sort of conspiratorial cabal? It's a government-funded endowment for the promotion of democratic ideals. Aside from that: think about it--the IRI has dozens of similarly-structured endowments and charities operating worldwide, although their think tanks work to promote anti-semetism and radical fundamentalism. So why is it such a crime for the US government to promote ideals which it feels are not only beneficial to US interest but can help communities around the world move forward?
- By: Rostam on January 6, 2008
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