scientific journal Political Sociology of the Islamic Revolution

Abstract The current article discusses the relationship between energy consumption patterns and social capital in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The present article is descriptive and analytical, and the library method is used. This increasing and uncontrolled energy consumption trend in our country have shown the unfruitfulness of policies to optimize the consumption pattern. The trend of energy consumption in the country has a social and cultural nature. This article, regarding the social capital concept, examines the cultural and social changes in energy consumption and its optimization strategies for use in future energy policy processes in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Based on the published official statistics, social capital in the Islamic Republic of Iran is high in the form of horizontal trust. Consequently, by manifesting the crisis in this field and aligning it with natural disasters, one can create extensive propaganda through non-governmental organizations and make people aware of its consequences at the national level. As so, it can be projected that people will be aware of the reduction of energy and fossil fuel consumption at this stage. In this way, the consumption of the people of Iran will approach the level of countries with advanced economies. In this way, in the form of the concept of social capital, three solutions were suggested to apply this concept as much as possible in energy consumption reduction policies, which include training and extending the optimal model of fuel and energy / The involvement of non-governmental and religious institutions.

Abstract One of the major objectives of the Islamic Revolution is to establish social justice, which can be inferred from the words of Imam Khomeini, constitutional principles and provisions of the upstream documents. In this connection, various bodies have been founded for materializing it. Thus, the main research question is: How is the Islamic Republic of Iran’s approach formed towards social justice? The methodology of the research is descriptive-analytical that falls under qualitative researches, as data are gathered through library sources. The article hypothesizes that the subject of social justice in the Islamic Republic’s policies, especially in its institutional aspects, is founded on the distributive justice through the Relief Foundation. Research results reveal that policies adopted by post-revolution administrations, as well as the upstream documents have selectively been based on various social justice indicators, which focused on economic protection and support for the vulnerable groups. However, the Relief Foundation’s approach to establishing social justice through such plans as employment and fighting poverty, consistent with the views of Imam Khomeini on distributive justice, was based on competence, collaboration in social plans, and serving the society.