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“Discourse and Power in Iran’s Political Development; A Critical Reading of Two Iranian-Islamic and Modern Narratives”
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Masomeh Mohammadi   , Mojtaba Maghsodi , Mohammad Tohidfam , Mohammad Taheri |
| Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch , mailto:Mojtaba.Maghsoudi@iau.ac.ir |
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With the aim of exploring the role of discourse and power in the process of Iran’s political development, this research critically analyzes two dominant narratives, namely the Iranian-Islamic discourse and the modern discourse. The main question of the research is: How have the two Iranian-Islamic and modern discourses influenced the process of political development in Iran from the perspective of the concepts of power, legitimacy, and political order? Accordingly, the research hypothesis is based on the fact that the Iranian-Islamic discourse, emphasizing spiritual authority, collective identity, and cultural resistance, and the modern discourse, focusing on instrumental rationality, separation of powers, and individual rights, have each created possibilities and limitations for political development in Iran in a specific way. The research method used in this study is critical discourse analysis with the approach of Norman Fairclough, in which the link between linguistic structures, power, and ideology is analyzed. The research information and data were collected through the analysis of political texts, official documents, speeches, and theoretical texts related to both discourses. The research findings show that the Iranian-Islamic discourse seeks to institutionalize a specific model of political development based on indigenous and religious values that is in conflict or interaction with the components of modern discourse. At the same time, neither of these two discourses alone has been able to provide the grounds for sustainable and comprehensive political development. As a result, a critical and flexible integration of these two narratives, along with a rethinking of their epistemological foundations, can open new horizons for political development in Iran.
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| Keywords: Discourse, Power, Political Development, Iranian-Islamic Discourse, Modern Discourse |
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Received: 2025/08/20 | Published: 2025/03/10
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