The divide between religion and government and the political instability of the constitutional era

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Lorestan University, Lorestan, Iran

2 allameh tabatabaie university

3 pn university

Abstract

The divide between religion and government and the political instability of the constitutional era
Political instability has been an enduring feature of Iranian political life in the contemporary era. One of the unstable periods in Iranian political history is the constitutional period. The constitutional revolution succeeded with the support of many people, but the events showed that not only security and law were not consolidated, but also a long period of chaos and political instability. Experts have cited various social divisions, such as the divide of religion and the state, generational divisions and ethnic divisions as important causes of instability during this period. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of religion and state in the political instability of the constitutional period. Does the question arise as to how the divide between religion and government has affected the political instability of the constitutional age? It is further hypothesized that the divide between religion and the state, reinforcing each other through generational divisions and ethnic divisions, will create political instability at this time. The paper intends to study the role of this gap in the constitutional period instability by using explanatory-analytical method and using historical data while referring to generational and ethnic divisions.

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