Policy formulation of cultural diplomacy participation in Islamic Republic of Iran based on empirical Research of selected Iranian NGOs

Considering the statements of Imam Khomeini and the Supreme Leader of I.R.Iran, as well as the upper documents of the Islamic system, it can be concluded that as the Iranian people played a pivotal role in various areas of this revolution, they should play a key role in the international fields to fulfill the "Cultural Diplomacy Participation" according to this research. However, this issue has not been realized given the current situation. This research by the observation method, the semi-structured interview and documentation, seeks to formulate a policy model of popular cultural diplomacy. and the Thematic Analysis method was used to analyze the collected data. The results showed that the participation of cultural diplomacy in Iran has not been achieved. Also, in response to the main question of the research, a special policy formulation for participating cultural diplomacy in Iran was obtained, which includes six dimensions: Popular actors, advantages, environmental areas, dimensions, executive structure and policy structure.