Documentary Analysis of the Reaction to Land Reform Policies in the 21st National Assembly

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Associate Professor, Department of History, Research Institute of Imam Khomeini and Islamic Revolution, Tehran, I. R. Iran

2 PhD Student, Department of History, Research Institute of Imam Khomeini and Islamic Revolution

10.30484/ganj.2024.3175

Abstract

Purpose: To understand the status of demands of Landless and non-landless farmers subject to land distribution, as well as small landowners, and their concerns and reactions to the implementation of land reforms by analyzing the content of their petitions submitted to the 21st National Assembly.
Method and Research Design: This descriptive-analytical study aims to analyze the content of petitions submitted by land-receiving and non-land-receiving farmers and small landowners during the 21st National Assembly period. The research also utilizes library resources. Based on the petitions of the 21st National Assembly, the study seeks to answer the question: Did farmers and small landowners, in addition to economic, ownership, and personal rights concerns, also have political concerns?
Findings and Conclusions: Analyzing the petitions reveals that land-receiving farmers were primarily focused on resolving land disputes with large local landowners and the misconduct of government agents. Farmers without “root rights” (ḥaqq-e rīša, ḥaqq-e nasaq) demanded equal rights with other land-receiving farmers. Small landowners, in their petitions, also pursued resolution of land disputes with large local landowners and government agents’ mismanagement. Due to the small size of their lands, small landowners sought to prevent their land from being redistributed. If their lands were to be redistributed, they requested similar privileges that had been given to large landowners in the first phase of land reforms. Both land-receiving and non-land-receiving farmers, as well as small landowners, were concerned about the livelihood of their families. Politically, they were not opposed to the government, and the tone of their petitions was in line with the Shah’s directives.

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Volume 34, Issue 3 - Serial Number 135
September 2024
Pages 112-143

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  • Receive Date: 17 February 2024
  • Revise Date: 24 February 2024
  • Accept Date: 29 April 2024

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