Iranian Association of Cultural Studies & Communication Cultural Studies & Communication 2008-5575 21 81 2025 12 22 Iranian bloggers' narratives of representing citizenship power on Instagram (a qualitative study) Iranian bloggers' narratives of representing citizenship power on Instagram (a qualitative study) 347 379 735047 10.22034/jcsc.2026.2086735.2921 FA Elmira Sharifimoghadam Department of Social Communication Sciences, NT.C., Islamic Azad,, University Tehran, Iran SeyedAli Rahmanzadeh Department of Social Communication Sciences, NT.C., Islamic Azad,, University Tehran, Iran Leyla Nirumand Department of Social Communication Sciences, NT.C., Islamic Azad,, University Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2026 02 26 The present study seeks to conduct a qualitative study of the representation of citizen power on Instagram based on the narratives of Iranian bloggers. The research method was virtual ethnography and in-depth interviews were conducted with 20 bloggers using a judgmental sampling method. The results of the present study showed that citizen power on Instagram, based on the narratives of Iranian bloggers, is manifested in the form of 6 main themes as follows: 1. Victim citizen; The victim citizen's experience includes a sense of humiliation, a sense of rejection, and a sense of inferiority. 2. Demanding citizen; which is expressed in the form of three themes of the right to speak, meaning freedom of expression, the right to demand, and the right to be seen. 3. Observing citizen; is based on three themes of social responsibility, the formation of civil society, and the existence of campaigns. 4. Critical citizen; The main components of the critical citizen are: criticism of existing policies in the country, criticism of various programs, and criticism of the methods of implementing policies and programs. 5. Resistant citizen (symbolic resistance); The basic themes that constitute the resistant citizen are: ignoring official policies, confronting the existing official order, and replacing them. 6. Network citizen; which is defined in the form of three themes: online storytelling, sharing ideas, and commenting. In general, the power of citizenship based on the narratives of Iranian bloggers is most evident on Instagram, and citizens have found the opportunity and position to represent power in this virtual space. The present study seeks to conduct a qualitative study of the representation of citizen power on Instagram based on the narratives of Iranian bloggers. The research method was virtual ethnography and in-depth interviews were conducted with 20 bloggers using a judgmental sampling method. The results of the present study showed that citizen power on Instagram, based on the narratives of Iranian bloggers, is manifested in the form of 6 main themes as follows: 1. Victim citizen; The victim citizen's experience includes a sense of humiliation, a sense of rejection, and a sense of inferiority. 2. Demanding citizen; which is expressed in the form of three themes of the right to speak, meaning freedom of expression, the right to demand, and the right to be seen. 3. Observing citizen; is based on three themes of social responsibility, the formation of civil society, and the existence of campaigns. 4. Critical citizen; The main components of the critical citizen are: criticism of existing policies in the country, criticism of various programs, and criticism of the methods of implementing policies and programs. 5. Resistant citizen (symbolic resistance); The basic themes that constitute the resistant citizen are: ignoring official policies, confronting the existing official order, and replacing them. 6. Network citizen; which is defined in the form of three themes: online storytelling, sharing ideas, and commenting. In general, the power of citizenship based on the narratives of Iranian bloggers is most evident on Instagram, and citizens have found the opportunity and position to represent power in this virtual space. https://www.jcsc.ir/article_735047_14e59baf8baf084723c5469ce48b2d45.pdf