Mohammad Javad Khobpour; Mohammad Baqer Makramipour
Volume 2, Issue 2 , September 2021, , Pages 29-50
Abstract
In the present study, we seek to answer the question that what role did the components of religious democracy in the Islamic Revolution of Iran play in increasing political participation ...
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In the present study, we seek to answer the question that what role did the components of religious democracy in the Islamic Revolution of Iran play in increasing political participation by emphasizing the two components of people's rights and the rule of law? In response to this question, the hypothesis that the components of religious democracy of the Islamic Revolution such as the recognition of people's rights and the rule of law have increased political participation, but there is a difference between these components in increasing political participation, is examined. The theoretical framework of this research is based on a combination of Western and Islamic theories about the role of components in increasing political participation. In line with this framework, information and data are collected qualitatively using library and documentary sources and descriptively. Analytically, reviewed and analyzed. The results showed that each of the components of the religious democracy of the Islamic Revolution has somehow increased political participation in the Islamic Republic, but between these components there has been intensity and weakness in increasing political participation in different periods. It should also be noted that the component of people's rights has been more effective in increasing political participation than the component of the rule of law. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that more measures should be taken to improve the status of these components regarding the text of the laws, because these components can provide grounds that increase or decrease the political participation of the people.
