Abstract
The modern relics of Reza Shah created new organizations, including the National Art Association, Museum of Ancient Iran, Ancient Persia Center, Organization of the development of thoughts, Academy of the national language of Iranians, and National radio based on the discourse of authoritarian nationalism influenced by the German dialectic of Nazism, under the influence of the thinkers of this age. These institutions, in their turn, tried to act in line with the internalization of the discourse of the official nationalism of the modern authoritarian state and the Iranian national identity defined by that discourse focusing on antiquity, authoritarianism, love for Shah, modernization and emphasis on national language. The current paper tries to address the actions of these institutions in constructing the Iranian national identity based on the discourse of authoritarian romantic nationalism.
Highlights
Iranians, as one of the few trans-ethnic pre-modern humanist societies (Hegel, 1994, pp. 173-174), became acquainted with the notion of modern nationalism as they became acquainted with the political thought of the West in contemporary centuries
One of the most important tools in the provision of grounds was the creation of a modern authoritarian state that could strengthen the integrity of education and national identity in Iranian society through the exercise of bureaucracy and military authority
National Art Association, Museum of Ancient Iran, Ancient Persia Center, Organization of the development of thoughts, Academy of the national language of Iranians, and National radio were among the institutions that were active in this regard
Summary
As one of the few trans-ethnic pre-modern humanist societies (Hegel, 1994, pp. 173-174), became acquainted with the notion of modern nationalism as they became acquainted with the political thought of the West in contemporary centuries. 173-174), became acquainted with the notion of modern nationalism as they became acquainted with the political thought of the West in contemporary centuries This first recognition was based on the democratic discourse proposed in the French revolution by democrats and thinkers like Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Rousseau, 1979). According to this discourse, Reza Shah's administration, as a modern authoritarian state, has sought to establish certain institutions and organizations as an executive arm, and by doing so, execute the process of internalizing Iran's national identity based on its official discourse among the Iranian people. The current paper is an attempt to answer the question "What was the impact of the activities of some First Pahlavi administrative institutions and organizations on the strengthening of the official national discourse"?
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