Divergence Analysis of Political Currents in Iran after the Islamic Revolution through Causal-Layers Analysis and Leading Scenario (in 2023-2035 Horizon)

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD in Political Science, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Khatam –Al Anbia Air Defense Academy, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Khatam Al - Anbia Defense Academy, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Purpose: The flourishing of political parties and currents is one of the signs of the degree of development in societies. In contemporary Iran and since the formation of the constitutional movement, political currents have gone through many ups and downs and it can be said that political currents in Iran after the Islamic Revolution have not yet reached the stage of institutionalization and stability. A characteristic feature of political currents in Iran is the divergence and division among political currents in recent decades, and this can be one of the reasons for the instability and cross-sectional and seasonal activity of political parties in Iran. Therefore, the necessity of leading research seeks to answer the question of how factors and divergence among political currents in Iran after the victory of the Islamic Revolution can be analyzed? And what are the scenarios for the advancement of political currents in Iran?
Method: To answer this question, the method of causal-layer analysis, which is one of the qualitative methods in futures research, has been used.
Findings: The research findings indicate that this divergence is due to a wide range of reasons from the level of causal systems (from the institutionalization of power to the formation of parties as elitist initiatives), worldview and discourse (from charismatic political authority to culture). Subsidiary-follower politics to myth-metaphor (Iranian individualism to belief in a strong state-weak society) can be analyzed.
Conclusions: Three scenarios for the future of Iranian political currents can be considered: integration of currents as the security valve of the political system, the collapse of political currents in the traditional form, integration and consolidation in new social movements (virtualized parties).

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