Document Type : Research

Authors

• Abrahim Salehabadi ¹
• Javad Aliabadi ²

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

² Instructor of the law department, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Saei claims in his book that empirical evidence indicates the concentration of power sources in Iran; therefore, he tries to explain the distribution of power concentration in post-revolution governments. He claims that the concentration of power as a disability is the combination of the social class conditions of the political elites and the experience of powerful positions in the government bureaucracy by consciously refraining from research records and using the combinational approach of variable-oriented and case-oriented analysis. He conducts his research in a comparative manner and observes the relationship of a set. There are many mistakes in the theoretical and methodological parts of the book. The most important drawbacks of the book is the lack of attention to the unique history and trends of Iran. He does not pay attention to the fact that the circulation of elites is applicable in political systems that have not undergone radical, revolutionary, and war-imposed turmoil and transformation, and it is not appropriate in the case of Iran. Saei believes that the clerical stratum has a lot of power in the government. Contrary to his opinion, the fact is that clerics have a small presence in government cabinets. The thesis format of the book, spelling (typography), composition, writing, appearance and shape problems, and inappropriate name of the book are some of the book's disadvantages.

Keywords

• Power
• Elites
• Classes
• Cabinet (government)
• Iran

Main Subjects

• Sociology