The precondition for entering into alliances with other social groups is a certain degree of discipline and organization. Do you think the student movement has such a discipline and organization?
A. It is true that the institutions of civil society in the Islamic Republic are dysfunctional. The press, political parties, trade unions — no autonomous organization has been spared the pressure and restraints of the regime. The OCU is no exception. The result has been a serious organizational and institutional vacuum. We are weak in terms of theory, and of political and organizational experience. But I am hopeful that through the political experiences the students have been gaining in recent years, and especially over the past few months, a consolidation of opinions and a willingness to collaborate together has been emerging. What the student movement has come to realize in recent years is that it is incapable of changing the situation by itself. The student movement needs to collaborate and align itself with other social actors, and even with the urban environment surrounding the universities.
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