Manifestations of Populism in Contemporary Iran (Investing the performance of the Tudeh Party and Mossadegh's Political Method in the 50s)

Since the power of the people became relevant in the field of politics, the use and exploitation of such power has attracted the attention of politicians and political actors, and in accordance with such a development, thinkers in the field of politics have thought of various mechanisms to appeal to the power of the people, one of the most acceptable of which is the representation system. .On the other hand, one of the most important threats and challenges that the political system based on representation has been dealing with so far is populism. Populism, in the sense of direct and unregulated appeal to people's power, is a complication for all political systems based on representation, which can be seen in a strong or weak form. In this article, the performance of the Tudeh party and the political method of Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh in the 50s have been investigated through a qualitative method and by using Jan Werner Muller's theories about populism. The obtained results indicate that a set of populist characteristics such as massism, alienation and generalist ideas on the performance of the Tudeh Party, as well as things such as unconventional and pro-Tudeh political behaviors, are not Political menstruation and street politics have influenced Mossadegh's political method.