The study of the free market reading of democracy; A case study of BBC Persian in 2017-2018

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Document Type : علمی وپزوهشی

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1 Social Science Faculty of Tehran University

2 Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran

10.22059/jsr.2026.398458.2056

Abstract

A brief review of some reflections on democracy and an explanation of its challenges, considering the theories of free market thinkers such as von Hayek and Milton Friedman, and examining what is displayed in the media content, is the goal pursued in this research in order to understand what reading of democracy is promoted and advertised today. According to the findings of the research, citing the theories of Hayek and Friedman, it will be shown that the establishment of democracy considered by these thinkers introduces what type of democracy that will be achieved along with economic liberalization and the implementation of neoliberal policies. Also, in the meantime, the media justify and stabilize late capitalist relations and play a role in creating a neoliberal order. Therefore, the media today play an effective role in advertising and promoting free market democracy, and in the meantime, they use human rights activists and political analysts as their actors. This article attempts to show how human rights activists, through Persian-language media abroad, are trying to implement neoliberal policies in the country by promoting pro-democracy discourse.

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Sociological Review

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Available Online from 04 May 2026

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