The Dawn of Iran’s New Republic: Forging a Non-Dominant Social Contract
contract, which forms the basis of the relationship between our people and our government. In this sensitive period of history, we as the people of Iran need a new definition of this contract that has implications such as freedom, justice, legitimacy.National reconciliation and lasting peace. The social contract, which is an agreement between residents of a particular geographic area, delegates the responsibility for protecting the rights of the people of that region to the government and specifies laws, restrictions and responsibilities of the state. Such a government has legitimacy as long as it fulfills its assigned duties and loses its legitimacy in the event of a violation of its assigned duties. It also sets out how to replace a government that has fallen out of legitimacy. This approach emphasizes the importance of the rule of rights and the observance of laws based on the rights and interests of citizens, and provides a platform for a responsive and responsible government to the people, based on republican principles, freedom in the sense of non-domination, civil partnership, and the public interest.
In this way, we must seek to establish a democratic system that prevents a return to tyranny. This movement does not just want to solve the current problems, but also to herald a bright, free and democratic future. In Iran’s modern history, although the demand for freedom has always been at the heart of people’s demands, there has been no comprehensive and detailed discussion of the role of the state in ensuring freedom. Today, we need a new understanding of the concept of republic and freedom to redefine the relationship between the state and the people. This new understanding can provide a promising vision for a better future. This article presents in two parts trying to define the principles of which a modern Iranian social contract is discussed and then proposes a framework for Iran’s future democratic system.