The Reasons for the Transformation of the Statesmen of the Islamic Republic of Iran (1979-2021)

This research, with a new look at the phenomenonof transformation and its search in statesmen, seeks toinvestigate the transformation of the vision and behavior of theofficials of the Islamic Republic of Iran before and aftercoming to power, and also in comparison with the firstgeneration of officials of the Islamic Revolution.

Some researches related to thesubject in the field of the conditions of agents and therequirements of employing statesmen in the religious systemhave been studied before, and some of them have a degree ofcontent affinity with the title of this research. But so far, thestatesmen in the Islamic Republic have not been addressedfrom this angle. Due to the lack of resources and informationand the need to create a theory during the research process, thequalitative research method and foundation data were used,which was operationalized according to Strauss and Corbin'sthree levels of open, central and selective coding. The tool ofdata collection was interviews with knowledgeable persons atthe level of some officials and a group of persons familiar withthe subject. The conceptual framework of the research isdeveloped by borrowing from the theory of neuroticism andthe concept of transformation.

The analysis of the findings indicates that theoccurrence of contextual and insightful developments hastransformed some officials of the Islamic Republic and theiradherence and loyalty to the values of the 1957 revolution hasbeen replaced over time with the pursuit of individual, groupand family interests.

The nervousness at the beginning of therevolution, which was derived from religion and wealth, hasgradually turned into compassion and in the following decadesinto solidarity, duty, and finally, overtaking