%0 Journal Article %T The Evaluating of Democracy based on the two Patterns of Theorism and Pragmatism in Iran %J POLITICAL QUARTERLY %I %Z 1735-9678 %A Ali Hoseini, Ali %A Marandi, Zohre %D 2019 %\ 03/21/2019 %V 49 %N 1 %P 167-186 %! The Evaluating of Democracy based on the two Patterns of Theorism and Pragmatism in Iran %K Democracy in Iran %K Theorism %K Pragmatism %K Constitutional %K Islamic Revolution %R 10.22059/jpq.2018.220670.1006955 %X The present study intends to Evaluating of democracy in Iran on the basis of two patterns of theorism and pragmatism. Scholars believe that there are two ways to pursuit democracy. On the one hand, some scholars put a high priority on democratic practices and establishing democratic institutions over democratic culture and thoughts. On the other hands, some place a higher priority on democratic culture, thought, philosophical basics and theories in the society. Therefore, democracy can be alleged differently from various perspectives. According to diverse points of views, philosophy and democracy have been prioritized differently. Having assessed the chronology of democratic events in Iran, the current study aims to investigate two aforementioned views among Iranian democrats and demonstrate which one is pursued. Methodologically speaking, this study has considered the contrast between ‘object and subject’, and ‘theorism and pragmatism’. As a matter of fact, each democratic model is on the basis of either ‘objective and subjective originality’ or ‘theorism and pragmatism’ in order to vote in favour of philosophy or democracy prioritization %U https://jpq.ut.ac.ir/article_70952_250087779b7a46493fd2cf0969eaf38a.pdf