The theory of relative deprivation to assess the potential for political violence in Iran

This study indicates the potential for political violence as an important component of the threat to national security, using the theory of relative deprivation. The study also examines the intensity and scope of the economic components of relative deprivation and its developments during the years 1368-1398. I will also explain the violence of November 2017 (Aban 1398) based on the pattern of declining relative deprivation and its status during the years leading up to November 2017. The results show that over the past three decades, on the one hand, value expectations have increased and on the other hand, value capabilities have decreased. The consequences of such a situation will be an inevitable increase in frustration, dissatisfaction and the potential for violence and as a result a threat to national security, which has emerged in the November 2017 violence.