Sociological Cultural Studies

Sociological Cultural Studies

The Ineffectiveness of Social Policy in the Governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Presentation of Solutions

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Authors
Abdolrahman Hassanifar 1
Majid Abbaszadeh Marzbali 2
1 Associate Perofessor of Political History of Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
2 Ph.d of Political Science of Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
10.30465/scs.2025.51481.2994
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to investigate and analyze the function of social policy in the governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Therefore, the question of the article is, what was the functional status of social policy in the governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and what strategies need to be adopted in this area? The hypothesis of the article is that the social policy in the governments of the Islamic Republic was disorganized and inefficient, which factors such as: the rentier nature of the state, the domination of the political over the social, the idealism of the policy system, etc, have played an effective role in creating this situation. In general, the failure of this policy in establishing social justice in the country has had a negative impact on the confidence of a significant part of the Iranian people towards the political system and caused the emergence of political and social crises in this period. However, with all this, the Islamic Republic system can improve the efficiency of social policy and strengthen people's trust in the state by removing and correcting these factors and adopting rational and efficient strategies.
Keywords
Social Policy
Governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Inefficiency
Relationship Between State and People
Social Justice