The status of civil society and non-governmental actors in public policy in Iran (985-2007)

The active participation of people in the decision-making process and their oversight of government actions through civil society organizations is indicative of the pursuit of public policy and the close relationship between political development and policy making. In this regard, politics is viewed in a dynamic way, as civil society and NGOs and organizations are involved in its evolution, and they can refine their process and functions. The purpose of this research is to explain the position of civil society and non-governmental actors in public policy during the Khatami era. The main argument of the article is that during the Khatami era, due to the intellectual foundations and the prosperity of civil society discourse, the importance of the status of civil society and nongovernmental actors in public policy was added. In this research, it has been tried to analyze the position of the mentioned institutions in general policy during Khatami's period in the framework of the model of gradual changes in the two areas of domestic politics and foreign policy.