نشریه سیاست پژوهی ایرانی
سال نهم شماره 4 (پیاپی 34، زمستان 1401)

The purpose of the present research is to explain and clarify the factors and components effective on the U.S foreign policy against Iran during the presidency of Obama and Trump as a period replete with fluctuations. The research method was descriptive-analytic with respect to the systematic review of Obama's and Trump's behavior based on defensive and offensive realism. The U.S foreign policy would be explained based on its security approach to Iran's nuclear activities and regional behaviors involving components such as the character of Arabic-Hebraic lobbies and cabinet members. Obama's foreign policy against Iran relying on the approach of interaction and pressure (intelligent power) was successful whereas Trump's foreign policy failed with respect to its offensive nature and the gap among western countries. Therefore, it can be concluded that both of the presidents attempted to challenge the Islamic Republic of Iran's interests by creating political and economic crises and military threats in internal and external aspects. Obama could restrain Iran's nuclear activities by reaching a nuclear agreement but Trump by withdrawing the nuclear deal, not only could not sustain Obama's achievements but also almost failed to restrain Iran to provide the U.S national interests.

The purpose of the present research is to study security consequences of attracting foreign direct investment to the Islamic Republic of Iran. The research method is descriptive-analytic and it emphasizes on the hypothesis that in addition to the advantages of attracting foreign direct investment to the country, the security consequences of this issue are among some of the most effective factors on how much foreign direct investments are attracted to the Islamic Republic of Iran. The research results reveal that efficient management and accurate planning by the executive organizations and the economic diplomacy in the country would moderate security concerns and thus attracting foreign direct investment can foster national security and solidarity in the country.

The purpose of the present research is to study liberal political system in the ideas of Leo Strauss. The research method is descriptive-analytic and the results showed that Leo Strauss emphasizes on natural rights and classic political philosophy and that he criticizes liberal democracy. In his view, liberalism would lead to the omission of religion and emergence of secularism. Leo Strauss recognizes a secular society as the worst form of community because it leads to individualism, relativism, nihilism, and lack of meaning.

The purpose of the present study is to review the role of science and technology in the development in the age of globalization. The objective of this study is developmental-practical and its method is descriptive-analytic. In this regard, a mixed method along with the Delphi technique which is a great approach for managerial studies and better and deeper recognition of phenomena was used. For data collection, the field methods of interviewing the experts as well as document and library study methods were used. According to the research results, Islamic civilization during the globalization age has passed the appropriate path of growth and development in the best way possible using the potential of science and technology in society and that science and technology are the contributing factors of solidarity in Islamic civilization.

The purpose of the present study is the sociological review of the effective factors on political culture based on Mark Tessler's theory. The statistical population of the research consisted of 6508 students from Farhangiyān universities in Sanandaj, Kermānshāh, Hamedān, Khorram Ābād, and Ilām among whom the sample of study was estimated to be 362 members based on Cochran formula. The sampling method was stratified random sampling and a questionnaire was used as the data collection tool. The research findings were analyzed by Kendall's Tau-b & c & γ, Chi-square, and Cramer's V. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between the variables of gender/educational semester and the political culture of students while the variable of ethnicity has no effect on their political culture. Moreover, according to the results, the majority of students at Farhangiyān universities in the west of the country have a tendency to indifferent and democratic political culture.

The purpose of the present study is to present a model to identify and guide managerial potentials and professional qualifications of women to take charge of executive and political responsibility in Khouzestan provincial government. The research method was mixed (qualitative-quantitative) and it had a practical purpose. The statistical population of the qualitative section included all managers in the province of Khouzestan and the sample of study was chosen purposefully to interview the participants. The statistical population of the quantitative section involved the staff in the industry and mines departments and universities in the province of Khouzestan including 454 members among whom 62 employees were chosen by random sampling. The research tool was a researcher made questionnaire based on the qualitative findings examined in terms of validity and reliability. The coding method was used for data analysis of the qualitative section and in the quantitative part, confirmatory factor analysis by SPSS was applied. According to the obtained results, 5 main components including professional knowledge, professional qualification, professional ability, professional attitude, and professional features were identified as the most important managerial potentials and qualifications of women to take charge of executive and political responsibility in Khouzestan provincial government. Furthermore, communication knowledge with average number of 21.24%, specialized knowledge with the average number of 20.58%, and self-recognition knowledge with the average number of 19.76% were reported to be as the most important managerial potentials and professional qualifications in women.