A Study of the Components of Republicanism with Emphasis on Sahifeh-ye Imam Khomeini through Thematic Analytical Method

Democracy is a public demand in the new era and non-democratic systems are on the verge of collapse. The main difference between the two systems is the role of people in governance system. The main problem of this article is to study the status of Republicanism in the Islamic Republic system from the perspective of Imam Khomeini. This characteristic plays an important role in the stability or instability of the system. The necessary data has been collected through studying Sahifeh-ye Imam Khomeini until saturation and analyzed through thematic analytical method. The findings of the research, organized in the form of the tables of basic themes, organizer, comprehensive themes and network of themes demonstrate that: 1- The legitimacy of the political system has two aspects, the divine aspect and the popular aspect (republicanism) that have an organic relation and are not in opposition to each other. 2- People's will and demand play a key role in political system and its logic is different from that of the liberal and socialist systems. 3- The rule of law is its fundamental trait which guarantees people’s rights.4. People are not merely obliged to obey, but they have a fundamental right to create the political system and supervise the performance of its executives at all levels. 5- The executives are accountable for their performance. 6- The positions are temporary and the executives are directly and indirectly elected by the people. Explanation of these components can change the social and organizational approaches in the fields of decision-making and decision-making and can be a step towards ending the challenge of the relationship between republicanism and Islamism