the comparative survey of Iran and West confrontation with Corona epidemic from the perspective of social capital

With the outbreak of the Corona epidemic and the subsequent disruption of the world order, different political systems made different decisions in the face of this phenomenon. It is noteworthy that the Western countries are facing the phenomenon that according to the indicators of the International Organization, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, they have the highest levels of governance. While the statistics of the World Health Organization show that the system of governance of these countries and the cooperation of the society with the decisions taken by the political rulers have not been successful. On the other hand, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been facing this phenomenon for more than a year. But in the meantime, the way the government deals with the people and the presence of popular institutions and its religious leadership and the role of leadership in public mobilization in the fight against Corona showed a new kind of governance based on the teachings of belief and social responsibility. In this study, we seek to answer the question of what was the role of Iran and the West (US and UK) in the face of the corona from the perspective of social capital? Findings show that the Islamic Republic was able to activate social capital such as mobilization and semi-governmental and popular institutions around the central role of the leadership and to use it in order to manage the corona and serve the community and help the medical staff. The British had a poor track record in managing Corona due to a lack of such capacity