Applying the broken window theory to the political relations governing the representatives of the Islamic Council Qualitative content analysis of Supreme Leader's statements

Nazari, Mina; Akhavan Kazemi, Masoud

Applying the broken window theory to the political relations governing the representatives of the Islamic Council Qualitative content analysis of Supreme Leader's statements

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

mina nazari ¹

masoud akhavan kazemi ²

¹ Doctoral student of Political Sociology, Razi University. Kermanshah Iran

² Professor of Political Science and International Relations Department of Razi University. Kermanshah Iran

Abstract

The following article is based on the application of the broken window theory to the political relations governing the members of the Islamic Council, therefore, in the first part, the description and detail of the broken window theory is discussed, and in the second step, the qualitative content analysis of the statements of the Supreme Leader of Broken Windows It introduces and identifies the members of the Islamic Council in the stages of selection and employment. The results of the present research showed that, equal to the analysis of the qualitative content of the Supreme Leader's statements, the presentation of unrealistic promises, dependence on the conventions of power and wealth, spills and dirty electoral money in the field of election of representatives and the effectiveness of the atmosphere, polarization, preemption Plans on bills, competition with other powers are among the most important broken windows governing the political relations of the MPs, which can lead to a crisis in the political system.
Combining the approach of realism along with idealism, doing what is good and forbidding what is bad at the level of agents, along with using official control mechanisms such as amending electoral laws, can be effective in reducing broken windows and the stability of the political system of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Keywords

broken window

political disorder

Islamic Council

official controls

unofficial control

Subjects

Political Thoughts of the Supreme Leader

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