Finding Key Elements of Designing a Campaign Finance Regulation System

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.

2 MA in Science and Technology Policy, sharif university, Tehran, Iran

3 PhD, Public Adminstration, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Today political finance regulation has become a key element of political systems. As a result of growing role of money in elections, states began to impose laws and regulations which are today known as political finance regulations, or campaign finance regulations. Reviewing the existing research and policy literature and using thematic analysis, we have tried to introduce a Comprehensive framework of key elements constituting a campaign finance regulation system that can be used domestically in Iran. In order to verify our results and ensure their reliability and validity, we use methods such as focus groups, reviewing during coding and referential material adequacy. findings of our research shows that to design a campaign finance regulation system, four global themes and organizing and basic themes categorized under them must be considered: Goals of campaign finance regulation, tools of campaign finance regulation, considerations of employing tools of campaign finance regulation and important contextual factors related to campaign finance regulation.

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Iranian Journal of Public Policy
Volume 9, Issue 4
2023
Pages 131-147

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