An analysis of the Influence of local/tribal Tendencies on the Elections of the Islamic Parliament (Case Study: 10th Election Cycle in Mamsani Constituency)

پژوهش ‎های جغرافیای سیاسی

Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 26, July 2022, Pages 99-120   

Document Type: مقالات علمی -پژوهشی

DOI: 10.22067/pg.2022.27155.0

Authors

m h¹; Hadi Azami^{* 2}; Vahid Sadeghi³; Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Hosseini⁴

¹Professor of Political Geography, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

²Associate Professor of Political Geography, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

³PhD student of Political Geography, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

⁴PhD student of International Relations, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

A major part of human behavior is subject to their perception of their environment. Sharing the group's interests gives meaning to their social and political behavior. In the meantime, the tribe as a biological/cultural unit in which the interests of the group are expressed in a form that leads to tribal action and the members behave on the values related to the perception of the place. In the geography of elections, the tribalism observes the effect of locational elements on the preferences affecting the behavior of voters living in certain areas as a voting base. The current research is an applied one in nature. It is based on the assumption that in the tenth period of the Islamic Parliament elections, local/tribal tendencies were the most effective factor in creating the voting base of the candidates of Mamsani constituency. Voting base of candidates in this area was more than a function of democracy macro process; it has been reflected in the theme of kinship and in the form of reproduction of traditional tribal alliances. The data and findings required for the current research were collected by documentary method (books, publications and internet) and fieldwork (observation and interview). Data were analyzed by descriptive-analytical research method and using GIS and Excel software. The study has been done using the data taken from the statistics of the 10th period of the Islamic Council elections. The result of the research showed that the origin of hometown and tribal votes played an effective role in the electoral candidates of the 10th election cycle of Mamsani.

Keywords

Election Geography; Identity of Place; Tribalism; Mamsani Constituency

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