اثر انقلاب اسلامي ايران در نظريه هاي فرايند جنبش انقلابي

The Impact of the Islamic Revolution on the Theories of Revolutioary Process

The aim of this article was to investigate the question that: "Has the occurrence and related studies of the Islamic Revolution of Iran affected developments in the theories of revolutionary process?" To answer this question, the autor has utilized Thomas Kuhn and Robert Mertonʹs theories about scientific change and development, and has hypothesized that "the studies of the Islamic Revolution have revealed anomalies in the existing theories explaining revolutinary process, causing significant developments such theories". The probe this hypothesis, revolutionary process was analyzed into five aspects of: conditions leading to revolutionary movement, the role of ideology and culture in the process, mobilization and mass participation, the role of organization and leadership, and the role of violence in the movement. Content analysis of 57 articles published in scientific journals found in JSTOR from 1980 to 2004, confirmed all five sub-hypotheses ending in the conclusion that the occurrence and studies of the Islamic Revolution of Iran has contributed to significant new developments in the theories of revolutionary process.