Document Type : Research Paper
Author
PhD in International Relations at Allameh Tabataba'i University
Abstract
The research on evolution and knowledge pathology of Iranian IR is theoretically impoverished. However, the reasons for the non-formation of Iranian theories will not be possible except through an autopsy and the discovery of weak points with a comparative view based on the question "why the American and European IR academic community was able and we could not". The importance of this issue is to the extent that without understanding what challenges the weakness of acquired knowledge has created for the knowledge of IR, it is not possible to provide a solution to get out of the current situation. Based on this, the "acquired knowledge" of 375 IR students and graduates from 15 universities was first "conceptualized" using the method of "categorical content analysis" based on theoretical keywords, and then the results were tested with the "self-evaluation" approach and finally based on statistically comparing the results of both measurement styles with existing realities.The final results confirmed the theoretical weakness of acquired knowledge and proved the hypothesis of this research. The results of this research show that in the current situation, reforming the process of "acquired knowledge from education" should be the priority of Iran's IR academic community.
Keywords
- Acquired knowledge
- International Relations
- Iranian International Relations
- Measuring the Educational Process
- Research on Evolution in International Relations
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