Analyzing of urban social capital base on Arbaeen phenomenon

Urban managers are seeking ways to solve urban issues and improve its indicators toward an ideal utopia, so that studding Arbaeen phenomena with focusing on urban issues shows that most of these issues are solved during Arbaeen’s pilgrimage and moreover Arbaeen moves its citizens toward premier goals with progress and group spirituality. In this regard this research is seeking different and specific aspects of Arbaeen’s phenomenon and codification of social capitals’ pattern specially recently because this movement has changed from an individual pilgrimage activity to a knowingly massive group movements. The research is theoretical and based on qualitative research method; dimensions of the research are texts, books, researches and speeches around Arbaeen and elements of social capital. Data gathering is by the aid of library and filed studies and from expert of relevant fields and Arbaeen’s participants. The samples were selected by snowball sampling and sample size required amount is based on theoretical saturation criterion. Interview transcripts and gathered texts were analyzed by thematic method and mains themes were respectively identified related to questions. As a result different aspects of Arbeen and also codification of social capitals detected and also some suggestion to use them in current urban managements submitted.