The most important components and indicators of Iranian political culture in the age of social networks from the perspective of academic elites

Political culture as a part of public culture that considers the relationship between society and power has a great impact on the political development of countries. This concept has been considered by Iranian and non-Iranian thinkers and researchers in various researches and its components and indicators have been enumerated.But the emergence of social networks that have influenced social interactions as a building block of culture cannot be considered ineffective in political culture; Assuming this, the present study in response to the question that the formation of social networks with interactive, participatory and public capacities has caused the emergence or prominence of what components and indicators in the Iranian political culture? Delphi method has used the opinions of academic elites. Findings show that although some historical components of Iranian political culture such as intellectual absolutism, distrust, xenophobia, extrajudicial behavior, self-control, extremism and the predominance of religious values with other literature in Iranian political culture have existed in the past, but the critical component of the political system with characteristics such as criticism. Among the leading political figures in power, the publication of clips of anti-government political activists and the critique of government policies due to the emergence of virtual social networks in the Iranian political culture has emerged.