Arak citizens' and The Constitutional Accountability in Public Administration

The constitutional accountability in public administration is very important. And, it is one of the constant concerns of citizens and their elected representatives. However, little research has been done in this field, especially in Iran. This research investigated the feelings of Araki citizens about the constitutional accountability in public administration by using the qualitative content analysis method. The findings showed that the feeling of Arak citizens' regarding the constitutional accountability is weak for at least two reasons. First, many citizens do not believe in red light theories. Second, ordinary citizens do not have the ability to gather evidence and documents. Hiring a lawyer and holding him accountable also requires knowledge and financial resources that ordinary people lack. Therefore, many ordinary people cannot complain about public administration. Also, Araki elite citizens feel that the Administrative Court of Justice believes in the red light theory and handles complaints based on it. However, the mechanisms of this court are weak and cannot hold the country's administrative system accountable.