The rotation of political elites in Iran after the Islamic Revolution

Elite is a central concept in sociology and political science, and despite various conceptualizations, it has been widely criticized. Elites, especially political elites, have long played an important role in the evolution of societies in various dimensions. The Islamic Revolution of Iran has been a turning point in the history of socio-political developments in the contemporary world, which has brought about many changes. The victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1957 was a symbol of the victory of a government based on values ​​and beliefs that opened a new chapter in popular movements and promoted the status of ideological beliefs. In this system, political elites have a prominent position and play an important and significant role in fundamental decisions in various dimensions. The study of the behavior of political elites in Iran after the Islamic Revolution, especially in the last two decades, indicates the continuation of the behavioral and cultural characteristics of political elites in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Raising and selecting political elites in Iran after the revolution does not have a well-organized and pre-designed model. In addition to the persistence of these characteristics in the elite, other factors such as the inefficiency of political institutions that are rooted in the behavior of the elite have led to many developments in the political and social arena of the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially in recent decades. In this article, we emphasize the rotation of political elites in Iran after the Islamic Revolution. The present study is of qualitative type and data collection has been done through books and articles.