University of Tehran Iranian Journal of Public Policy 2538-5577 7 3 2021 11 22 Policy Conflict Management in the Health System Policy-making Process Elements, Effects and Solutions Policy Conflict Management in the Health System Policy-making Process Elements, Effects and Solutions 77 98 83369 10.22059/jppolicy.2021.83369 FA Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Baki Hashemi PhD Candidate, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Economics, Management and Administrative Sciences, Semnan University Seyed Abbas Ebrahimi Assistant Prof, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Economics, Management and Administrative Sciences, Semnan University 0000-0002-6289-6426 Mohsen Farhadinejad Assistant Prof, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Economics, Management and Administrative Sciences, Semnan University Bahareh Yazdizadeh Associate Prof, Health Productivity Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Journal Article 2021 09 14 The purpose of this study is to present the elements affecting the formation, potential effects and strategies of policy conflict management. To answer the main research question, which is the elements affecting the management of policy conflict in the policy-making process of the Iranian health system? A qualitative approach and Delphi methods and content analysis were used. To implement the Delphi method, the opinions of 13 experts were received in the form of three rounds of questionnaires. The network of general policy conflict management themes was identified with 111 basic themes, 14 organizing themes and 3 comprehensive themes. The research findings were extracted from the Elements of conflict formation including the type of actors, ideological characteristics of the role-makers, performance contexts, environmental characteristics and design of internal elements of the policy. Findings from the effects of conflict including social, process, governance and reflection effects were also identified. Evidence-based decision making, participatory development, deepening transparency, legal regulation and conflict of interest management were also identified as policy conflict management solutions. The purpose of this study is to present the elements affecting the formation, potential effects and strategies of policy conflict management. To answer the main research question, which is the elements affecting the management of policy conflict in the policy-making process of the Iranian health system? A qualitative approach and Delphi methods and content analysis were used. To implement the Delphi method, the opinions of 13 experts were received in the form of three rounds of questionnaires. The network of general policy conflict management themes was identified with 111 basic themes, 14 organizing themes and 3 comprehensive themes. The research findings were extracted from the Elements of conflict formation including the type of actors, ideological characteristics of the role-makers, performance contexts, environmental characteristics and design of internal elements of the policy. Findings from the effects of conflict including social, process, governance and reflection effects were also identified. Evidence-based decision making, participatory development, deepening transparency, legal regulation and conflict of interest management were also identified as policy conflict management solutions. https://jppolicy.ut.ac.ir/article_83369_7e9e321875dfb2e05350e2e29a7cf3ec.pdf