Iranian Journal of Sociology

Abstract This article  aims to explain the evolution of the discourse of Majma Rohaniyoon Mobarez (MRM) of Iran, as one of the influential political view-points on the Islamic Republic of Iran. The article, firstly and  briefly discusses the evolution of MRM’s discourse through the two decades of 1989-2010, under the four governments of Warera, i.e. the advocators of  Reconstruction, Reformation and Fundamentalism. Then, the paper focuses on the effects of structural factors of  their siscourse  evolution.   For the analysis of the discourse, the conceptual framework of Laclau & Mouffe and the critical discourse analysis of Norman Fairclough are used. The findings reveal that the nodal points of MRM’s discourse has evolved from Islam (ideological-revolutionary interpretation of Islam) to people (people orientation and democratic interpretation of Islam), from ideological and revolutionary values to realistic, pragmatic ones, from justice to liberty and from state-run economy to market economy. The findings of the research indicate that the formation of MRM’s discourse is affected by the post- revolutionary processes: disintegration of the unity of the revolutionary forces, and transformation of the ideological sphere. For the explanation of the evolution of the discourse, two types of structural factors have been considered: The first type includes factors such as population growth, urbanization and economic changes. The second type includes factors such as increase in literacy, changes in the political, intellectual, and media fields, and the domination of democratic wave in the world.