Opportunities and Threats of Globalization on Political Developments in Iran

Subject Areas : Journal of Law and Politics

احمد Sai ¹ , مهدی Safarpoor ² , محمد Bavbar ³

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Received: 2015-04-20 Accepted : 2015-04-20 Published : 2009-06-22

Keywords: Globalization, Liberal democracy, Political Islam, discourse analysis, Political development,

Abstract :

Entering to the new world has put new challenges and opportunities for human’s life. Globalization as an economic, political and cultural phenomenon is a multifaceted process and entails consequences which includ the political consequences. The present paper has focused primarily on one of these outcomes; it means that it has concentrated on the effects of globalization on political developments in the forming opportunities and threats. The present paper benefits from discourse analysis framework in order to evaluate the effectiveness and study this effectiveness on the process of political development in Iran. In this review, globalization as structural dialogue consists of liberal democracy teaching of Western and political Islam in Iran as dialogue involving two aspects of reformists and conservative matters. Thus, this paper has attempted to explore opportunities and threats to globalization on political developments in Iran after the Islamic revolution in terms of its phenomenon’s effect on dual aspects of political Islam.