Rentierism and Political Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Subject Areas : ‌Family

Said Baghkhani ¹ , Majid kaffashi ² , soroush Fathi ³

1 - Ph.D. Student of Political Sociology, Science & Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Roodehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Social Science, West Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University , Tehran, Iran

Received: 2019-02-04 Accepted : 2020-02-08 Published : 2020-11-21

Keywords: Islamic Republic of Iran, political development, Rentier Government, Rentierism,

Abstract :

Nowadays, the importance of oil is no secret to anyone, and the consequences of its income are influential in the different areas of the social life of the exporting countries; therefore, it is futile to investigate these consequences regardless of the social and political conditions associated with the governments of the above-mentioned countries. Thus, this study has attempted to study rentierism and the political development of the Islamic Republic of Iran in order to identify threats, opportunities, weaknesses and strengths using a Delphi method. the Delphi method was used in the field of research and using the open-ended questionnaire, the experts in political sociology, economics and politics were asked questions in six stages of Delphi. In this regard, The most important opportunities: strengthing military power, providing ways to be independent politically and economically, appropriate international relations through income derived from natural resources; Threats: widespread intervention of foreign countries, reduction of national security, and lack of interaction with global economy; Strengths: formation of the middle class, social institutionalization, order and modern state; Weaknesses: lack of seriousness in receiving tax, concentration of resources in the hands of the government, and non-formation of indepdent social groups can be mentioned.