The Political Role of Informal Actors in Iran (Bazar and Bonyad Case Study)

Abstract

In general, this research attempts to address an important and fundamental part of the political system and the political process, it is the informal aspect - or the informal actors - which has become the subject of research by political scientists since the end of the World War II because it plays an effective role in understanding the functioning of different political systems.

In particular, the study focuses on a part of the political informal that is very active in politics and in the Iranian political system, namely the bazaar and the bonyad. By exploring their political role, as well as their status and influence in the structure of the political system.