An Evaluation of the Factors Shaping and Expanding the Post-Election Crisis in Babolsar, Feridonkenar in 2003 and the Measures Taken by the Crisis Management System to Control it

The main purpose of this research work is to examine the factors shaping and expanding the post-parliamentaryelection crisis in Babolsar, Feridonkenar in 2003, so that these factors and the control measures taken by the crisis management system can be understood. The research method is a combination of the qualitative and quantitative methods. The findings were attained through the qualitative method and an in-depth interview. The validity of the interview was confirmed through a researcher-made questionnaire and its reliability was established through the Cronbach's alpha coefficient. In this study, an attempt has been made to review the relevant literature, introduce the features of the postelections unrests in Feridonkenar in 2003 and evaluate the factors shaping and expanding the crisis and the control measures taken by the crisis management system. Finally, thefindings derived from the description and analysis of the data were integrated into a questionnaire which was answered by a group of local experts and elites and the collected responses were analyzed by the SPSS software. The results indicate that all the factors shaping and expanding the post-election events in Babolsar are confirmed.