Elite indicators of the political culture of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the middle dimension

Different approaches have been presented about Iranian political culture. Iranian elites' perceptions of the characteristics of Iranian political culture are linked to environmental and normative realities. Indicators of political culture are considered as the requirements of policy-making and strategic planning in the cultural policies of countries, so counting and explaining the indicators of cultural and political indicators in the Islamic Republic of Iran can provide the need for macro and micro policies in the country. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to identify and enumerate the characteristics of Iranian political culture in the middle dimension and in the system of the Islamic Republic of Iran.Methodology in this research is the combination of (quantitative - qualitative). The population consisted of54 professors and political pundits of Political science departments of public and Azad universities in Tehran and Alborz. In this research, sampling method was done purposefully and quite improbable. The data collection instruments have been formed of researcher made questionnaire with propositions derived from a literature review and Delphi interviews of experts. Questionnaire validity is confirmed as face and content, and its reliability was emphasized by experts through Cronbach's alpha. Data analysis was conducted through descriptive and inferential statistics and Q factor analysis.The results showed that with the votes of the majority of experts, the role of government intervention and ownership can be considered as one of the priorities of the political culture of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the middle dimensionThis research has played the best small step in explaining the pattern of political culture in Iran.