Political reconciliation and development in Iran; Investigation of some theoretical and practical propositions

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Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Islamic Azad University. Central Tehran Branch

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Political reconciliation and development in Iran;
Investigation of some theoretical and practical propositions

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The present study seeks to examine the relationship between "reconciliation and political reconciliation" and " development and national development" in Iran.
In this article, he first deals with development as a national and all-encompassing ideal in the world. It then goes on to outline theories and views that claim that development will be achieved in a context of peace and a world free of violence and war.
In the framework of theoretical and approach considerations of this work; Communities, including society, social forces, elites and the political system in Iran, in order to achieve development, have to reduce the amount of internal and external conflicts and conflicts and their efforts in a conciliatory and peaceful context to achieve development. And aggregate progress. Based on this model and in the form of a qualitative method and documentary-library data collection; The article outlines 5 key propositions that address the concrete and strategic requirements for achieving political reconciliation and development.
In positive and negative aspects; Elimination of misunderstandings and misunderstandings regarding the issue of reconciliation, transforming negative discourses into positive discourses and role models, Maximum identification of actors, capacity building for the development of civic institutions and citizenship education and discourse about peace are 5 propositions that the author carefully considers in this article.

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