Evaluating the power theories with an emphasis on political elites of power

The concept of power is from the fundamental issues in political science and political thought. Political thinkers have always concentrated on power from Plato onwards. Especially, it has become one of the major concepts in the present era with a central role. The power has been seen from different perspectives in general or in particular so that no issue has been seriously considered like this concept so far. The power is basically a controversial concept and can be viewed in all political issues because it has a permanent presence since the beginning of history. In other words, the power is the most tangible objective and subjective matter which cannot be separated from the history. The aim of this paper is to study the theoretical concepts related to power. In this study, we discuss the theories of prominent theorists about the power and its aspects and concepts according to elite status on issues related to political power in the findings section. Then we study the issue of power and the political elites in Iran. The results show that political elites in authoritarian and semi-authoritarian countries can play a central role in political development / non development of these countries. These countries often have full and continuous exercise of power tools at their disposal. Iran has been partially successful in the making of foreign policy.