نشریه مطالعات ملی
سال هفدهم شماره 4 (پیاپی 68، زمستان 1395)

This research aims to examine different aspect of the relationship between national identity and reacting to cultural invasion of enemy naval Sciences of in Nowshahr university. This research regarding its goal is applied and regarding gathering it's data is descriptive and correlation one. Statistical population are 800 students of Sciences Nowshahr university of naval, volume of sample is determined on the basis of Krejcie and Morgan and is 260 people. Sampling was done randomly. Tools of gathering data is questionary. Data was analyzed through Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis. Findings show that there is a relationship between geographical national identity and reacting to cultural invasion of enemy but this relationship is weak. But there is a meaningful relationship between cultural national identity and political national identity and cultural invasion. Findings of regression analysis show that cultural national identity variable is a powerful predictor than political national identity regarding to reacting the cultural invasion of enemy.

The purpose of this paper is to bring together various elements that portray the complex conceptuality of Iranian Identity facilitating or suppressing political development. The model evolved from a grounded theory study of 15 Iranian scholars ranging in ideology and diverse in background. It engages the conceptual model of multiple dimensions of identity (Reynolds and Pope – 1991) which depicts a core sense of self, society, inner and outer elements in connection with the political development in Iran. To sketch out the models, firstly we determined the factors and elements that portray the complex conceptuality of identity influencing political development in Iran. To fully delimit and define these elements, we put into force three stages of coding and classification. In this way, we established the Iranian positive facilitator identity elements and negative suppressor identity constituent factors of Iranians playing a role on political development. This study embodies intersecting circles surrounding the core identity representing significant identity dimensions and contextual influences that may possess the potential to transform political development. At the end, the researchers presented two models of multiple dimensions of Iranian identity affecting political development, one as facilitators and the other as suppressors.

New towns are deemed to be the settlements where all stages of design, formation, and construction are accomplished following a certain schedule; in view of that, if all the Islamic principles and values are judiciously applied during those stages, an archetype of an Iranian Islamic city can be realized; in order to manifest the Islamic values in the city construction, the identification and exploration of the values that can and should demonstrate and assure the Iranian Islamic identity in an Islamic complex are absolutely required; Although numerous effective principles and values are at work, this study singled out three indicators Using Delphi as the fundamental principles as follows: Mosque- based, Introspection, Neighborhood-based and Naturalism. The reason commissioned us to set forth this study is to Evaluation new town base on Iranian Islamic urbanism indicators. With the aim of that, Hashtgerd New Town located near Tehran and Karaj and regarded as one of the most popular city among new towns with a population of around 22819, was explored as the case of this study. This is an applied research and a descriptive-analytical approach was utilized. For data collection, methods of library and field research were adopted. For data analysis, Frequency, Mean, and Standard Deviation were estimated and a One-sample T-test was conducted via SPSS software. The results revealed that the index of Mosque- based, Introspection, Neighborhood-based and naturalism in line with the unique criteria of Iranian Islamic urban construction has been overlooked by the urban designers and constructors of Hashtgerd New Town.

The purpose of this article is to examine the representation of the notions of Iranian identity in ValiGholi Shamlu’s thought in the book of Ghesas al Khaghani. The field of historiography is a proper context for Iranian to recognize their identity in different periods. Shamlu is the narrator of consolidation period of Iranian identity in the second half of the Safavids. The central question this article seeks to answer is how Iranian identity notions of Shamlu’s historiography thought represented? For this purpose, by using descriptive and analytical method, based on text analysis of Ghesas al Khaghani, identity elements which affected Shamlu’s mind in event report are evaluated. In the narrative of historical events of his time, influenced by the cultural context and the dominant discourse of writing his book; Shamlu represents and provides a meaningful narration of his historical report. The effective presence of cultural identity elements in the official text of Ghesas al Khaghani shows the dynamic aspects of Iranian culture.

Professional sports because of their wide audiences create different reactions and have great impacts on different layers of society. The main question of this research is how sports and athletes can affect collective identity of people of a country or city. Method of this research is interviews with focus group. Interviews done in seven groups and in each group six people were selected as sample in a targeted and non-random way and on the basis of age, gender and their familiarity with Traditional and modern sports. In total, 42 people (24 men and 18 women) were interviewed. Then For interpretation of key Sentences of Interviews, we first used open coding, then axial coding, and selective coding. Findings of this research show that Professional sport is one of the main factors that affect collective identity. This research also shows that success in sports (in national and international levels) can consolidate collective identity of residents of Karaj city.

The patterns and experiences of leisure time, coupled with personal enrichment and pacifism, are associated such social functions as social belonging, social solidarity and mutual understanding and may constitute a mechanism for social inclusion and solidification, and therefor renders a citizen active or passive socially. Therefore, given the identification functions and significations of leisure, within the framework of Chris Rojk, the present study attempts to investigate the patterns of leisure time and it’s effects on the national identity of youth. The current research is survey employing questionnaire about 400 samples of young 18 to 29 years old in Sanandaj, Baneh and Qorveh (Kurdistan Province) who have been selected according to multistage cluster sampling. The description findings suggest that more than two sample population adopt a positive attitude toward national identity and average rate of dimensions of national identity is high. It is also observed that one third of the total time of the population is devoted to leisure. Investigation of the relation between leisure patterns and national identity shows that usual leisure has a direct bearing of national identity; This is while the relationship between unusual leisure time and national identity is inverse. The relationship of leisure patterns with national identity suggests that usual and unusual patterns of leisure have by far the most drastic effect on the in-group association with national identity. Of the unusual leisure patterns, the abnormal dimension has by far the most negative effect on the in-group solidarity and unification. The findings of the multi-variable Regression suggests that leisure patterns, in addition to the variables of age and education justify 39/1percent of the variations of national identity.

Stereotype is a typical of conventional beliefs of individuals to each other that the groups in terms of history and the general belief apply it. Accordingly, the present study aimed to examine the factors influencing stereotypes among students. Survey study method was conducted by questionnaire and validity was determined by Cronbach's alpha. A sample of 368 people determined through Cochran formula and random sampling questionnaires were distributed among them. Analytical findings show that between gender, ethnic identity, social trust, social distance, inter-ethnic prejudice, economic –social state, the level of average has significant relationship with stereotypes and the place of life; income and age were not significant. Regression results show that the adjusted coefficient of determination is equal to 249/0 and multiple correlation coefficients equal to 467/0 respectively.

Economic and social changes in the past decade attract many immigrants to Bandar Abbas city. But there is very little information about convergence, social cohesion and interaction between identity groups. This article reviews the state of convergence and social cohesion between identity groups in the city of Bandar Abbas. A qualitative study was conducted. Data for this study was drawn from twenty six in-depth and semi- structured interviews, using the purposive sampling. The results show that, despite the differences in behavior and attitudes between different identity groups, these differences have not created a major challenge to the social interactions of citizens. Social interaction and marriages between identity groups, and joint ventures, are signs of social cohesion and convergence of identity groups in the city of Bandar Abbas.