Iranian Association of Cultural Studies & Communication Society Culture Media 2322-3855 11 45 2023 02 20 A look at political communication researches in Iran: meta-analysis of political communication scientific articles A look at political communication researches in Iran: meta-analysis of political communication scientific articles 71 95 168574 FA داریوش Dariush AllamehTabatabai University of Tehran Journal Article 2022 09 01 The role and impact of communication on politics has led to the formation of studies and researches under the title of political communication. In the present study, in order to investigate the researches related to political communication in Iran, scientific research and promotional scientific articles published in the last decade (between 2010 and 2019) in eight specialized communications and media publications were analyzed using meta-analysis method. The research findings show that Iranian researchers have not paid much attention and interest in research in this interdisciplinary field. Media diplomacy, discussion of political participation and development, elections and voter behavior, developments in Arab countries/Islamic awakening, and the three concepts of framing, conceptualization, and stereotyping are some of the topics that the reviewed articles have dealt with more. The most used research methods are documentary and library research, survey and critical discourse analysis. The researchers of the main trends of communication sciences, political sciences and sociology of three Islamic Azad Universities, Tehran and Allameh Tabatabai have contributed the most in writing the reviewed articles. The role and impact of communication on politics has led to the formation of studies and researches under the title of political communication. In the present study, in order to investigate the researches related to political communication in Iran, scientific research and promotional scientific articles published in the last decade (between 2010 and 2019) in eight specialized communications and media publications were analyzed using meta-analysis method. The research findings show that Iranian researchers have not paid much attention and interest in research in this interdisciplinary field. Media diplomacy, discussion of political participation and development, elections and voter behavior, developments in Arab countries/Islamic awakening, and the three concepts of framing, conceptualization, and stereotyping are some of the topics that the reviewed articles have dealt with more. The most used research methods are documentary and library research, survey and critical discourse analysis. The researchers of the main trends of communication sciences, political sciences and sociology of three Islamic Azad Universities, Tehran and Allameh Tabatabai have contributed the most in writing the reviewed articles. https://www.jscm.ir/article_168574_284d58867dc27d5fcd2b844594d5d41e.pdf