Pathology of the policymaking process of the Islamic Republic of Iran in cyberspace

Subject Areas : Political and International Researches Quarterly

Ahad Hozour giglo ¹ , Hassan Eyvazzadeh ² , Malek Zolghadr ³ , Seyyedfarshid Jafari ⁴

1 - PhD student in political science/public policy, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran

Received: 2022-09-07 Accepted : 2023-01-11 Published : 2024-02-06

Keywords: Pathology, politics, virtual space, social,

Abstract :

The purpose of the current research is to identify and examine the damage of the policy making process of the Islamic Republic in the virtual space of Iran. This research was conducted using a qualitative approach and its data was collected through semi-structured interviews. Also, the sampling method was snowball. The findings of the research have shown by using the method of analyzing the content of the text of the interviews, the harms of the policy making process in the virtual space were identified and divided into five general categories, which are: causal conditions (spirituality of the virtual space) and background factors (lack of trust, technical aspect and lack of rationality, hindrance to civilization), intervening conditions (easy access of people to communication tools, weak monitoring), strategies (creating a national information network, specifying needs and policy requirements) consequences (ability to relocate , specialization, competition with other social media) were brought up.