The manipulation of symbols in the political opportunity of parliamentary elections The analysis of ethnic groups of Urmia and Tabriz representatives in the tenth parliamentary term

Abstract

Elections, both for the presidency and the parliament, have played an important role in shaping political discourses and shaping citizenship demands. The purpose of this study is to explain the plan of ethnic demands by members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly in the two cities of Urmia and Tabriz in the tenth term. The data required for this study were collected through images, slogans, lectures and interviews. The data collected in this study were analyzed by process tracking method. Findings show that in a political opportunity such as elections, ethnic elites pursue the goal of maintaining their privileged position and mobilizing resources to win elections by resorting to two measures of manipulating symbols and strengthening the feeling of relative deprivation.

Keywords

• structure of political opportunity
• manipulation of symbols
• electoral competition
• mobilization of resources
• azerbaijan