Comparison of Competition Patterns and Political Participation in the Islamic Republic of Iran and Discourse Analysis of Political Participation from 1376 to 1396

Document Type : Science - Research

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1 PhD student in Political Science, Department of Law, Theology and Political Science, Science and Research Branch Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRAN.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, IRAN.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Law, Theology and Political Science, Science and Research Branch Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRAN.

Abstract

This article is an effort based on critical discourse analysis and is carried out by the descriptive-analytical method. The results show that The Reformists and Principlist do not have the same attitude to the political participation. Based on the Guardianship of the Islam Jurist in the field of political principles, the Principlist believe in appointment and consider the legitimacy from top to bottom. They consider the voting of people is a confirmation to them. They also believe that approbatory supervision is necessary and try to develop Islamism rather than republic. On the other hand, the Reformist consider the political participation form bottom to top and they believe that it results in political development. They believe that the government should be formed based on people’s opinion and compared to Principlist, they believe less to approbatory supervision. They emphasize on the importance of republic. In order to determine their own destiny, they try to take the advantage of political participations including voting in elections, establishing societies and organizations, media activities, guild activities, etc. Anyway, the researches show that different patterns can be considered in the field of competition and political participation in Iran.in iran in iran in iran in iran in iran

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Contemporary Researches on Islamic Revolution
Volume 4, Issue 14
December 2022
Pages 63-84

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