The Islamic Revolution Approach

The Islamic Revolution Approach

The role of elites in the governments of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in political development and its functional and structural obstacles

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Document Type : Original Article

Authors
seyed hadi hosseini 1
Alireza Biabannavard Sarvestani 2
Keramatolah Rasekh 3
1 1. PhD Student, Department of Political Science – Political Sociology, Fars Science and Research Campus, Islamic Azad University, Fars, Iran 2. PhD Student, Department of Political Science – Political Sociology, Shiraz Branch,
2 3. Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
3 4. Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract
The aim of this article is to examine the performance and role of the political elites of the Hashemi Rafsanjani and Ahmadinejad governments in the process of political development and its agency-structural obstacles. The research method was descriptive-analytical and made use of library resources. In response to the question of what was the performance and role of the political elites in the process of political development of the Hashemi Rafsanjani and Ahmadinejad governments? The results showed that in analyzing the agency-structural approach to economic policies, it can be stated that the Hashemi Rafsanjani government considered adjustment policies in the structural area of ​​the economy. After that, the Ahmadinejad government came to power from the same context that the previous governments had created and, in order to establish justice in society, implemented plans that were more in favor of the lower strata of society, which included the development of populist aspects of the government, the dominance of militarism in the government, and the disintegration of the government. The disagreement of elites over the principles and generalities of political development and their different definitions of some principles and foundations, such as national interests, are considered democracy.
Keywords
political elites
political development
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Mahmoud Ahmadnejad
Iran
The Islamic Revolution Approach

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Available Online from 26 October 2025