Captive Society: The Basij Militia and Social Control in Iran is a book written by Saeid Golkar and published by Woodrow Wilson Center Press and Columbia University Press in June 2015. The book presents the first concentrated, in-depth analysis of the Basij, Iran's prominent paramilitary organization that suppresses dissidents, votes as a bloc, and indoctrinates Iranian citizens. Book Reviews The Book was selected as one of the best human rights books of 2015. Foreign Affairs journal also called the book, a "skillful rendering" .