Pathology of the policymaking process of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Cyberspace in historical transition

Subject Areas : Journal of History (Tarikh)

Ahad  hozorgiglo ¹ (PhD student in political science (public policy), Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran)
Hassan  Eyvazzadeh ² (professor Assitant ,political science Department ,Zanjan Branch,Islamic azad uiniversity, Zanjan,Iran)
Malek  zolghadr ³ (Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran)
seyed farshid  jafar paybandi ⁴ (Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran)

Received: 2023-01-02 Accepted : 2023-01-07 Published : 2024-06-06

Keywords: Virtual network, politics, damages of virtual network,

Abstract :

In this research, an attempt has been made to first systematically review previous studies in the field of cyber space policy (studies published from 2010 to 2019). Studies related to the topic of cyber space policy in Persian language were searched in reliable databases in Persian language and after review and writing, they were categorized according to the topic. In the second stage, it was implemented using a qualitative approach and its data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 14 experts in the field of cyber space laws and regulations who had at least five years of experience in this field. Research findings It has been shown that by using the method of analyzing the content of the interviews, the harms of the policy making process in cyberspace were identified and placed in five general categories. The findings showed that the identified harms, which were categorized into five categories, are: causal conditions (spirituality of virtual space, network society and self-motivated collective communication of the development of virtual social networks), background factors (lack of trust, technical aspect and lack of rationality, hindrance to civilization), intervening conditions (easy access of people to communication tools, weak supervision, lack of necessary platforms), strategies (creating a national information network, specifying policy requirements and requirements, promoting policy knowledge, coordination and cooperation devices and the use of experts) and consequences (ability to move, specialization, competition with other social media, native-based services) were discussed.