Journal Articles
Ahmadi, M., Asgari, N., & Soufiabadi, M. (2024). Identifying barriers to evidence-based policymaking: Guidelines for macro-level system policies. Quarterly Journal of Strategic and Macro Policies, 12(48). (In Persian)
Ahmadi Shapourabadi, M. A., & Motaghi, S. L. (2022). Policy research interaction: The missing link in Iran’s development planning process. Quarterly Journal of Development Strategy, (70). (In Persian)
Ashtarian, K. (2001). Political competitions and challenges in contemporary Iran (Collection of published articles). Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance; Printing and Publishing Organization. (In Persian)
Javadi, M., et al. (2023). Understanding the duality of freedom or accountability in research governance. Journal of Science and Technology Policy, 16(57), 71–86. (In Persian)
Attar, S., & Khajeh Naeini, A. (2015). Examining and analyzing the factors contributing to the inefficiency of Iran’s policymaking system. Quarterly Journal of Public Policy, 1(1). (In Persian)
Ghanbari, A., et al. (2024). Beyond evidence: A sociological reflection on the relationship between knowledge and policy. Quarterly Journal of Public Policy, 10(2), 26–42. (In Persian)
Farasatkhah, M. (2024). Analyzing the relationship between researchers’ competencies and research effectiveness: A case study of faculty members at mission-oriented higher education institutions. Quarterly Journal of Knowledge-Based Development Economics, (3), 1–33. (In Persian)
Farasatkhah, M. (2022). The scope and diversity of innovations in the research strategies of researchers at policy research institutes in Iran. Journal of Science and Technology Policy, 15(4). (In Persian)
Malek Mohammadi, H., & Kamali, Y. (2013). Analyzing the institutionalization of sustainable development policymaking in Iran: Examining the barriers and proposing a model. Process of Management and Development, 26(2), 161–186. (In Persian)
Qorayshi Khorasgani, et al. (2021). Explaining the phenomenon of scientific formalism in Iran’s university system: Factors and solutions. Journal of Science and Technology, (14). (In Persian)
Karamkhani, et al. (2018). Investigating barriers to the professional consulting approach in Iranian universities, with an emphasis on educational planning. Biannual Journal of Educational Planning Studies, (14). (In Persian)
Ameri Golestan, M., Abdollahinasab, A., Shojaei, S. M. H., & Narimani, M. (2024). Enhancing the capacity of consultative policymaking institutions to benefit from policy advisory organizations: A case study of the Iranian Cabinet Office. Quarterly Journal of Strategic Studies in Public Policy, 14(53), 82–109. (In Persian)
Azimi Arani, H. (2005). Challenges in using experts, researchers, and theorists in the process of formulating and implementing development plans. In Proceedings of the conference on challenges and prospects of Iran’s development (Vol. 1). Institute for Management and Planning Studies. (In Persian)
Najafi Rostaq, H. (2024). Analyzing the policy advisory ecosystem in Iran from the perspective of institutional typology and effectiveness functions toward collaborative governance. Quarterly Journal of Strategic Studies in Public Policy, 14(53), 183–202. (In Persian)
Secondary Interviews Included in Research Projects
Center for Empowering Governance and Society, Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR). (2021). Governance system issues from the perspective of think tanks: Insights from seven experts and specialists [Research project report]. (In Persian)
Institute for Science and Technology Studies of Iran. (2020). Developing policy solutions for the internationalization of research institutes in Iran [Research project report]. (In Persian)
Interviews and Expert Meetings Published Online
Sharif Governance Think Tank. (n.d.). Iran’s policy advisory ecosystem: Paths taken and paths not taken [Interview with Seyed Mohammad Sadegh Emamian]. (In Persian)
International Event on the Policy Advisory Ecosystem and the Governance Challenge. (2022). The policy advisory ecosystem and the governance challenge: Global challenges and national opportunities [Four domestic expert sessions]. (In Persian)
Mehr News Agency. (2024). Meeting of the Parliament Research Center with FARAJA commanders. (In Persian)
Islamic Parliament Research Center. (2024). The policy advisory system in Iran: Issues and capacities [Expert meeting]. (In Persian)
Sharif Governance Think Tank. (2025). A chess game without an advisor: Why are domestic think tanks in the shadows? [Press conference with Majid Afshani]. (In Persian)
Expert Meetings Held at Policy Research and Study Institutions
Center for Development and Foresight Research. (2024, December). Planning the country’s future and the need to achieve it [Fourth session in the series “Prospects for Iran’s Future”]. (Speaker: Maqsoud Farasatkhah). (In Persian)
Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies. (2021). Barriers to the development of management consulting in Iran [Expert meeting]. (Speakers: Nader Seyed Kalai and Saeed Reza Momeni). (In Persian)
Institute for Science and Technology Studies of Iran. (2023, December). The need to establish a scientific authority think tank and its functions [Expert consultation involving 18 researchers and specialists from government research institutions and think tanks]. (In Persian)
Institute for Management and Planning Studies. (2024). The desirable model of science governance in Iran [Expert meeting]. (Speaker: Mehdi Rahimi). (In Persian)
Institute for Management and Planning Studies. (2024). Research governance: Governing the ungovernable [Expert meeting]. (Speaker: Mohsen Javadi). (In Persian)
Shahid Beheshti School of Governance. (2024). Governing the future of Iran [Expert meeting]. (Speaker: Mostafa Zamanian). (In Persian)
Allameh Tabataba’i University. (2025, April). The state in Iran: Weak centrality and governance lock-in [Expert meeting]. (Speaker: Mohammad Sadegh Emamian). (In Persian)
Policy Reports and Policy Briefs
Sharif Governance Think Tank. (2023). The policy advisory system. (In Persian)
Saad, A. (2022). Outlining the requirements for the policy effectiveness of think tanks [Policy brief]. Khaneh-ye Andishvarzan website. (In Persian)
Bagheripour, A. (2023).
On the absence of an advisor identity in the country’s policymaking ecosystem [Policy brief]. Khaneh-ye Andishvarzan.
https://khanahouse.ir (In Persian)
Ghani, P. (2022). Funding think tanks: What should a successful funding model look like? [Translated policy brief]. (In Persian)
Emamian, M. S. (2023). From political control to revolutionary transformation: The need for institutional reform in the governance structures of the Islamic Republic of Iran [Policy brief]. Khaneh-ye Andishvarzan. (In Persian)
Emamian, M. S. (2021). The challenge of lock-in and policy paralysis in Iran. Farhikhtegan Newspaper. (In Persian)
Emamian, M. S. (2023). The state and the tradition of accumulated procrastination. Farhikhtegan Newspaper. (In Persian)
Books
Ashtarian, K. (2012). An introduction to cultural policymaking methods. Jame’e Shenāsān Publishing. (In Persian)
Bashiriyeh, H. (2001). Obstacles to political development in Iran. Gam-e No Publishing. (In Persian)
Sariolghalam, M. (2007). Iran’s political culture. Institute for Social and Cultural Studies. (In Persian)
Sheikhzadeh, H. (2005). Elites and Iran’s development. Center for the Recognition of Islam and Iran (BAZ). (In Persian)
Strategic Report
Islamic Parliament Research Center. (2024). An introduction to the foundations, approaches, and models of the policy system (R. Bagheripour, Compiler; Governance Studies Office, Serial Report No. 20271). (In Persian)
International Event
International Event on the Policy Advisory Ecosystem and the Governance Challenge. (2022). The policy advisory ecosystem and the governance challenge: Global challenges and national opportunities. (In Persian)
Other Sources
Sharif Governance Think Tank. (n.d.). Iran’s policy advisory ecosystem: Paths taken and paths not taken. (In Persian)
Khoshgouyanfard, A. (2007). Q methodology. Research Center of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. (In Persian)
Islamic Parliament Research Center. (2025). The policy advisory system in local and regional contexts: Proposals for provincial governance think tanks (Governance Studies Office, Serial Report No. 20812). (In Persian)
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