The student movement in Iran is one of the contemporary movements that is recognized as an avant-garde. The student movement is one of the advocates of democracy and one of the influential movements on various discourses, including democracy, in contemporary Iran. It presents the demands of the people for achieving and deepening representative democracy based on a postmodern paradigm of social views and approaches. The main goal of the research is to address the influential factors in the process of transition and deepening of democracy in Iran. To influence the process of democratization, it is necessary to examine not only the general and global characteristics but also the specific characteristics of the studied society. This paper has analyzed the characteristics of contemporary movements based on the theory of Alain Touraine and Alberto Melucci within a combined theoretical framework and has addressed the influential factors in the process of democratization for the method of spreading and deepening democracy. While examining the characteristics of contemporary movements, general principles of democracy and democratic systems, both general and specific principles (positive factors) in influencing the process of democratization, and the general and specific obstacles in the failure of democracy in democratic interactions have been taken into account. This research has posed the question: How has the student movement affected the discourse of democracy in the Islamic Republic of Iran? This research, in terms of its fundamental goal and its historical-analytical method, has examined the information and concluded that the student movement, over the years, has benefited from all experiences to achieve its goals and create a democratic government ,It has produced a discourse by creating national consensus, bringing democracy closer to the people's right to choose, and with the creation of national consensus, civil participation, transparency, and accountability, has had an impact on the peaceful and cost-effective transition to democracy and the deepening of the discourse of democratic demand.

Authors:
Malektaj Khosravi, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Yahya Seifi, Islamic Azad University, Iran

About the Presenter(s)
Dr Malektaj Khosravi is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Islamic Azad University - Tehran Central Branch in Iran

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