An Introduction to Historical Sociology of Reforms: Argument against the Nasseri's Reform (1859-1862) based on Rational Choice Approach

The following article aims to study one of the reformative periods (1859-1862) in Nasseri's Era which is mostly neglected. Applying Rational Choice Theory I appealed to a narrative analysis of the arguments of cons by dividing the internal oppositions to three groups: clergymen, courtiers, and government officials. After analyzing the arguments of these three groups (based on John Stuart Mill's comparative method) there were common arguments among those groups who had discussed on: "endangerment of the kingdom of Nasser al-Din Shah" and "neglecting the traditions". "Incompatible of reformist performances with Islam", "a not religious reformist", "endangerment of the Imperial dynasty", "homeland security disturbance", "neglecting the opposition's position", "the concern of cultural mixing" and "The personal manner of the reformist himself" are the arguments which two groups are mentioned them. Also one of these groups refered to the arguments like "the economic performance of the reformist", "the loss of territorial integrity", "colonization of Iran", "the reformist's political dependency on Russia", and "neglecting the citizen's rights".