Yousof Torabi; Yousof Ali Majidi
Volume 3, Issue 11 , April 2015, Pages 9-29
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Iran as a great nation is home to different tribes and cultures. The people under Iranian nationality always have lived together peacefully and respectfully. But sometimes, some of these tribes were not satisfied because for several reasons such as ignorance, poverty, discrimination, and poor management ...
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Iran as a great nation is home to different tribes and cultures. The people under Iranian nationality always have lived together peacefully and respectfully. But sometimes, some of these tribes were not satisfied because for several reasons such as ignorance, poverty, discrimination, and poor management of political elites, as well as the interferences of the colonialist countries. Those problems resulted in harms to national unity, integration and national security. The principle goal of this study is to investigate the methods for managing the ethnic gaps in Kordestan Province of Islamic republic of Iran. In all political systems consisting of ethnic and cultural diversities, governments have an important role in managing the ethnic gaps. Using rational approaches, governments can manage all the ethnic gaps based on scientific, fair and justice methods, ensuring that the right of all people would be preserved. This study is an applied research that has been done using an analytical and descriptive method based on documents and bibliographic techniques. At the end of this research, it is concluded that for a better management of ethnic gaps in Kordestan Province the following leads should be followed: Insisting on common values and common historical culture, Islamic identity, Iranian identity, overcoming the deprivation, and utilization of constitutional capacity of the Islamic republic of Iran.
Seyd Ebrahim Sarparast Sadat
Volume 3, Issue 11 , April 2015, Pages 31-56
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Tradition has an undeniable entity in Iranian intellectual thinking. Authority and controversiality of the tradition is not necessarily due to its nature but it is caused by significant and influential position in societies possessing civilized and ancient history and rich thoughts. Although intellectuality ...
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Tradition has an undeniable entity in Iranian intellectual thinking. Authority and controversiality of the tradition is not necessarily due to its nature but it is caused by significant and influential position in societies possessing civilized and ancient history and rich thoughts. Although intellectuality requires Iranian intellectuals critically scrutinize and contemplate on tradition as one of the most influential factors of Iranian identity, politics and power and provide a situation for its proliferation but in practice it did not happen. Meanwhile, recognizing the evolution of the approaches toward tradition through investigating the ideas of Iranian intellectuals strengthens this hypothesis that amid the tradition-authority contest tradition has been source of self-awareness of Iranian intellectuality, self-awareness that inspired and caused Islamic Revolution of Iran and its continuity.
Javad Mamaghani
Volume 3, Issue 11 , April 2015, Pages 57-85
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Egyptian revolution in January 2011 was a transition period of the Islamic awakening in the Egypt and therefore it is essential to understand these events. This article seeks to provide a theoretical approach about developments in Egypt and in this matter the theory of ontological security of Anthony ...
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Egyptian revolution in January 2011 was a transition period of the Islamic awakening in the Egypt and therefore it is essential to understand these events. This article seeks to provide a theoretical approach about developments in Egypt and in this matter the theory of ontological security of Anthony Giddens is applied to consider in the formation process of the protests in Egypt. The main hypothesis of this paper is that the Egyptian people as the brightest people in the Arab world faced with contradictory Islamic identity during Mubarak regime. Therefore they try regaining their lost identity. Hence, humility as a Feeling in the Egyptians provided a sense of non self-respect as it is mentioned; and led them to overthrow of the Mubarak regime in Egypt in January 2011. However, due to the lack of democracy in Egypt for many years, military actors took the power about three years after the revolution.
Hamid Salehi
Volume 3, Issue 11 , April 2015, Pages 87-101
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The main purpose of this Article is examining the third wave of Alnehza from the perspective of the Islamic awakening and the religious revival in the countries of Arab region. The revolutionary movement in the Arab world as a comprehensive movement based on religious and theological discourse ...
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The main purpose of this Article is examining the third wave of Alnehza from the perspective of the Islamic awakening and the religious revival in the countries of Arab region. The revolutionary movement in the Arab world as a comprehensive movement based on religious and theological discourse has been analyzed in this regard. This social movement has waged prominent Islamic awakening indicators that will provide a new literature review in this matter. In fact, the first wave of Alnehza has risen form of political and religious reforms in Muslim communities headed by Jamaledin Asad Abadi. The second wave of the Islamic revolution led by Imam Khomeini and the third wave, without any charismatic or social leaders, formed in shape of certain social symbols and stories. Thus, the main hypothesis of this Article regarding the third wave argues that Islamic awaking turns to be a model and manifestation for the new movements in the Arab world.
Ali Asghar Davoodi
Volume 3, Issue 11 , April 2015, Pages 103-127
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In the current history, diplomacy as the practice of conducting foreign relations between states through official representatives and peaceful methods had different types. Today, as a result of technological revolution, the importance of science and technology has been raised and most of politicians ...
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In the current history, diplomacy as the practice of conducting foreign relations between states through official representatives and peaceful methods had different types. Today, as a result of technological revolution, the importance of science and technology has been raised and most of politicians tend to use it as an instrument in developing their nation’s foreign policy. Hence, it seems that a new kind of diplomacy approaches and it can be labeled Science and Technology Diplomacy. In the age of Globalization and Interdependence, it will be one of the best devices to formulate and execute foreign policy as well as following national interests beyond the boundaries. During the last decades science and technology have been improved outstandingly in Islamic Republic of Iran. Due to the great stance of the neighbors in the Iranian foreign policy and common economic, cultural and historic relations in the past, we can conduct this kind of diplomacy in Afghanistan. Our focus, in this paper, is on the main challenges and opportunities that may be exist on conducting Science and Technology Diplomacy of Iran in Afghanistan. We concluded that despite of many ongoing challenges, there are so many factors that will facilitate the scientific and technologic presence of Iran in Afghanistan. Undoubtedly, removing the obstacles in conducting this kind of diplomacy in Afghanistan, will promote the political and economic relations between these two Islamic countries.
Hossein salimi; Leila Rahmati poor
Volume 3, Issue 11 , April 2015, Pages 129-160
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United States as the sole remaining superpower after World War II and the Cold War era, has always tried establishing its hegemony in the world and forcing others into submission and acceptance of its order. Thus, economic development and control of the world energy resources, especially the resources ...
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United States as the sole remaining superpower after World War II and the Cold War era, has always tried establishing its hegemony in the world and forcing others into submission and acceptance of its order. Thus, economic development and control of the world energy resources, especially the resources in the Persian Gulf region is needed for establishing and maintaining its hegemony in the world as well. Hence, insecurity in the region has challenged the hegemony of the U.S. For decades the country's strategy is focused on reducing dependence on energy imports. China is a great power that is trying to improve its position in the global arena. In this way the path chosen by the Chines leaders is economic growth, which is highly depended on the country's energy resources especially the Persian Gulf. So what is considered important to China is energy supply security; but the different strategies of the two countries and its impacts on the Persian Gulf remains a question; the question that this paper will try to answer.
Elahe Kolaeei; Reza Niknam
Volume 3, Issue 11 , April 2015, Pages 161-182
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Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, tackled security system of the U.S. and entered the country into long term and costly wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Then global financial crises in 2008, led U.S. into an unprecedented stagnation. U.S. critical economy was placed in more vulnerable position than ...
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Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, tackled security system of the U.S. and entered the country into long term and costly wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Then global financial crises in 2008, led U.S. into an unprecedented stagnation. U.S. critical economy was placed in more vulnerable position than before. On the other hand China's place in the global economy was promoted and trans-regional influence of the country was developed in these years. This article tries to answer the question that what impact has the china's power seeking in international political economy on the hegemony of the United States, by applying the theory of power displacement and with focus on Power transitions theories. The authors conclude that china's growing power intensified the decline of financial hegemony of United States, but has no significant effect on its political and security power and the United States’ weakness is much related to its macroeconomics.
