Policymaking Islamic Republic of Iran

Objective: The present study aims to analyze the conditions that led to the lack of political development in the Islamic Republic of Iran by utilizing the tenets of Incrementalism theory and its related perspective (path dependency).Research Method: Historical institutionalism and a descriptive-analytical approach.Findings: The strategy of incrementalism is considered a tool in the policymaking arena of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which leads to policy accumulation and creates an impasse in the country's political development. This is deeply conservative and serves anti-political development forces.Conclusion: The research results show that incrementalism is considered an obstacle in the Islamic Republic of Iran, which, as much as any conceptual framework related to the policymaking process, has created challenges in the field of political development in the Islamic Republic of Iran