مهدی اسدبک

Today, governments cannot be established without the enthusiastic presence of the people of a land. Therefore, without their participation and companionship, it will not continue much. Therefore, a democratic system is the only main basis for the real and main participation of citizens. On the other hand, good governance refers to the prevalence of government accountability, tra  arency in decision-making, implementation of rule of law and regulations, early response to citizens' demands, equality and inclusiveness among interested groups, effectiveness and efficiency in using resources in providing services. The good governance approach is actually a complex management method through which citizens and interest groups of the country express and apply their demands. Therefore, the main goal of this research is to investigate the effect of social participation of citizens on the realization of good governance. The statistical population of this research is all the students of Allameh Tabatabai University in the number of ۱۶۸۰۷ and the statistical sample size is ۳۷۶ people and random sampling method was used. In terms of the objective, this research is of the applied research type, and in terms of descriptive-survey data collection, it is cross-sectional. In order to analyze the data, the structural equation method of    and PLS software was used. The research results showed that the four legal, ethical, technical and cultural dimensions of participation have a positive and significant effect on good governance.