Iranian Journal of Public Policy

Iranian Journal of Public Policy

Examining Cultural Policies of the Islamic Republic in the Field of Fiction by Revolutionary Writers

Document Type : Research Article

Authors
Elham masominezhad 1
Mohammad Tohidfam 2
Maryam Esmaeili Fard 3
Ali Ashraf Nazari 4
1 PhD Student of Public Policy, Department of Political Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 Professor of Political Science Department, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 Assistant Professor of Political Science Department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 Associate Professor of Political Science, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
10.22059/jppolicy.2025.102507
Abstract
The article examines the cultural policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the field of fiction by revolutionary writers after the Islamic Revolution. And, using the institutionalist method, an attempt has been made to outline the cultural policy-making environment of the Islamic Republic. Documents and development programs have been examined. The main question is what approach have the post-Islamic Revolution governments had towards the fiction of revolutionary writers and whether the policies adopted have been of a supportive nature? The hypothesis is that the cultural policies of the Islamic Republic have not reflected the support for the fiction of revolutionary writers directly and transparently in the laws. The findings show that cultural policy-making in the field of fiction in each of the governments is affected by the cultural discourse prevailing in that government. And despite numerous weaknesses, efforts have been made to support artists, but the laws have not explicitly addressed revolutionary writers as an independent movement.
Keywords
Fiction
Islamic Revolution
Cultural Policy
Institutionalism
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Iranian Journal of Public Policy
Volume 11, Issue 2
Spring 2025
Pages 67-80