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The objective of this thesis is to investigate and understand why and how consent is manipulated in societies where severe coercion seems to be effective in securing power. This text therefore analyses the role and nature of coercion and consent – of armed conflict and news prod…

Why has the United States failed to seize apparent opportunities for rapprochement with the Islamic Republic of Iran? The two countries have been estranged since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the subsequent seizure of American hostages. Variation in Iranian behavior and system…