susan veisi
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This article focuses on the issue of authority and its relation to the modern free subject in Iran today. The hypothesis of the paper is that the political organization of the Iranian society from the time of the arrival of modern times, with the exception of a model, is not possible with a model of ...
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This article focuses on the issue of authority and its relation to the modern free subject in Iran today. The hypothesis of the paper is that the political organization of the Iranian society from the time of the arrival of modern times, with the exception of a model, is not possible with a model of the relation between the authority and the subject of the modern society. The failure of this model has been an explanatory factor of political legitimacy in modern Iran. Of course, various attempts have been made to construct this duality in such a way that it can be argued that only ideas in the political arena of Iran have played a role in establishing a relationship between the modern Iranian subject and a model of political authority. In this article, the author tries to demonstrate that the intellectual heritage deriving from Dr. Ali Shariati's thoughts, although he himself needs to be criticized, provides a preliminary plan for rethinking political authority and modern subjects in today's Iran. This article specifically explores the relation between subject and authority in Dr. Shariati's thoughts.
Amir Mohammad Haji-Yousefi; Maryam Joneidi
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This paper argues that there is a strong conceptual connection between the international crises such as what happened in September 11, 2001 in the United States and the process of identity construction not only in the Western countries` foreign policy in general and the U.S. foreign policy in particular ...
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This paper argues that there is a strong conceptual connection between the international crises such as what happened in September 11, 2001 in the United States and the process of identity construction not only in the Western countries` foreign policy in general and the U.S. foreign policy in particular but also in the emergence and expansion of the the terrorist groups such as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Ourmain question is how the anti-terorism discourse emerged after the 9/11 facilitated the emergence and expansion of ISIS? Our main hypotheis is that the anti-terorism discourse created an image of Muslims as terrorists which in turn led to the radicalization of Muslims and identification of themselves as anti-systemic forces. This new identity was created as a result of the overarching anti-terorist discourse after 2001. To answer our question, we survey the Foreign Policy Magazine from 2001 to 2004 and through content analysis of articles and interviews published in this period, try to demonstrate how the anti-terorism discourse led to Muslims identifying themselves as forces against the international system dominated by the Western countries.
Gholam Ali Chegani Zadeh; Mohammad Reza Sahraei
Volume 4, Issue 14 , December 2015, , Pages 71-101
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In 2001, after the international intervention in Afghanistan and theconclusion of Bon Agreement, international peacebuilding efforts wereinitiated in order to prevent reoccurrences of internal war and to createpolitical, economic and social bases for durable peace in Afghanistan.Nevertheless, 14 years ...
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In 2001, after the international intervention in Afghanistan and theconclusion of Bon Agreement, international peacebuilding efforts wereinitiated in order to prevent reoccurrences of internal war and to createpolitical, economic and social bases for durable peace in Afghanistan.Nevertheless, 14 years after the conclusion of Bon Agreement, peacebuildingprocess faces many challenges. In this regard, in this research thesequestions have been answered: what are the challenges for peacebuildingefforts in Afghanistan and how these challenges could be overcome? Inorder to answer these question, the findings of the research show that flawswithin the Bon Agreement has a major role in failure of peacebuildingefforts and in order to advance the peacebuilding process it is necessary thatinternational objectives and approaches be redefined. In this matter, thechallenges facing peacebuilding process in Afghanistan have beenelaborated and explained. Meanwhile, new solutions which are necessary toovercome the challenges have been proposed
