Structural-Interpretive Modeling of Political Development Based on Islamic Teachings for the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Abstract

The aim of this research is to structural-interpretive modeling of political development based on Islamic teachings for the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This research is developmental-applied in terms of its purpose. The data collection tools were referring to documents, interviews with experts, and a questionnaire. The statistical population of this research includes 15 university professors in the fields of development management and political science who are familiar with Islamic topics, as well as seminary professors and clerics who are familiar with public administration and political science topics, all of whom were surveyed. In this research, the structural-interpretive modeling (ISM) approach was used to analyze the data. The results of the research showed that among the dimensions of political development based on Islamic teachings for the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the original political-Islamic worldview, the coherence of organizational political culture, and effective political participation are in the area of influential factors, the dimensions of rationality and rationality, justice-centeredness, reliance on spirituality, and the rule of law are in the area of linked factors, and the dimensions of religious democracy and responsibility and accountability are in the area of dependent factors.