Semantic Study of the Policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Field of Cultural Economy: A Contextual Analysis



The influence of the Iranian political system encompasses all aspects of culture, including the economy of culture. The purpose of this study was to examine the semantics of Islamic Republic of Iran’s policy in the field of culture economy through a contextual analysis. This study is qualitative in nature and semi-structured interviews and the systematic approach of Strauss and Corbin were used to collect and analyze data respectively. The findings indicated the negative role of causal, contextual, and interventionist factors in weakening the economy of culture in Iran, which includes consequences such as weakening domestic production, increasing frustration among producers for investment, weakening presence of Iranian culture on the international stage, withdrawal of the workforce from cultural products sector, and destruction of the generational process of transferring cultural knowledge. According to the findings and in order to improve and promote the economy of culture, reforming the country's macro-cultural policies, increasing the financial and supervisory support role of the government while reducing its interventionist and entrepreneurial role, and increasing the role of the private sector is recommended.

Keywords: Cultural policy, cultural economy, Islamic Republic, government