نشریه پاسداری فرهنگی انقلاب اسلامی
پیاپی 9 (بهار و تابستان1393)

In this paper, an attempt has been made to represent ‘the hero’ in the Sacred Defense movies, in general, and in Shoor-e Shirin (Sweet Passion) movie, in particular – a period in the life of Mahmud Kaveh, one of the great martyred commanders of Islam, which was spent in fighting against the anti-revolutionary agents in the martyr-raising land of Kurdistan. For this purpose, the two major aspects of the semiotics methodology have been dealt with. First, the epistemological standing of the semiotics of syntagmatic representation, its philosophical implications and theoretical consequences are discussed. Then, the main implications of the semiotics method are explained within the framework of paradigmatic relations. And finally, in a supplementary analysis on Shoor-e Shirin movie, the insightful explanations and methodical implications of the first part are utilized. To answer the research question, the researcher has attempted to examine the characteristics of the movie hero and its representations using the implicit and explicit suggestions of the movie and collecting data from library resources.

Awakening in Muslim countries is an emerging phenomenon whose inception and expansion was particularly aided by information transmission and news broadcasting. One of the most effective tools of news and information circulation is the use of the cyberspace or the Internet. Examining the dimensions, components and indicators of this novel medium, the present study seeks to explore and explicate its role in deepening the Islamic Awakening and offer the obtained results within the framework of a model based on information services, discourse development and creation of the desired atmosphere. This study has been conducted through the descriptive-analytic method and its findings have been validated by 60 experts and authorities in the fields of communications and culture. From the viewpoint of the respondents, 4 major dimensions, 12 components and 35 indicators are effective in using the Internet to deepen the Islamic Awakening, which made it feasible for the researcher to design the model.

The main question of the present study is: What is the impact of Iran’s public diplomacy in Lebanon on the Islamic Republic of Iran's soft power? Given the hypothesis that “Iran’s public diplomacy in Lebanon has direct impact on the Islamic Republic of Iran's soft power”, the present study aims at evaluating the components of the Islamic Republic of Iran's public diplomacy in Lebanon, exploring the challenges and vulnerabilities and offering a strategic and operational model for improving the Islamic Republic of Iran's public diplomacy and consequently enhancing its soft power. Using the descriptive-analytic (survey) method, this study has concluded that given the priorities of ideological potentials, political values, cultural values and mass media, the Islamic Republic of Iran's public diplomacy in Lebanon can be planned and reinforced by underlining NGO diplomacy, multi-faceted diplomacy, bilayer and multilayer politics, multilateral diplomacy and inter-regional diplomacy.

Basic assumptions which are identical with beliefs and ideas constitute the most fundamental and constant part of man’s existence and are considered the most important aspect of culture. The Islamic Revolution has been founded and endured on the basis of this aspect of the culture of the Islamic Revolution. This dimension of the Islamic Revolution has a prominent standing. Now, the questions are, 'What are the basic assumptions in the Islamic Revolution's culture as a source of soft power for the Islamic Republic? 'and ‘What components do they have? Since the Islamic Revolution has originated from a pure and clear source and, as a source of common wisdom, seeks dignity and magnanimity for all human beings, it will have cultural desirability and can function as a source of soft power. The importance of this issue made us extract the components of the basic assumptions of the Islamic Revolution’s culture from the main documents. These components include theism, Messianism, velayatmehvari (accepting the authority of the qualified Islamic jurisprudent), belief in the role and importance of people and self-reliance. All the five components were confirmed by the elites of the research population as the most important source of the Islamic Republic System’s soft power.

This paper examines the impact of national occasions and ceremonies on reinforcing social solidarity and national unity. This is an applied research work and the research method is descriptive-analytic. From the perspective of the respondents, who are experts and scholars familiar with the research topic, religion with a mean of 4.86 is the most effective factor in strengthening national unity and ‘national identity 'and ‘shared land’ are ranked next. While all the factors contribute to the strengthening of national unity, language with a mean of 4.10has the lowest impact on national unity. Also, although the experts have given equal weight to the factors shaping social training, 'understanding the role’ (4.52) has greater weight among these factors. In other words, what needs to be concentrated on in training the youth is ‘explanation of their role in society and how it is to be fulfilled’ which can greatly impact on their social training.

The data of the present study were collected through a semi-structured interview. Twenty-one clerical and academic professors were interviewed and four brainstorming sessions were held with the presence of seven student activists. The obtained data were analyzed using the theme analysis technique and the factors influencing the effectiveness of cultural activities at universities were identified. Considering the common features of these factors, they were categorized into three groups (main themes): ‘weakness of target’, ‘weakness in understanding culture’ and ‘weakness in planning and organization’. Each one of these main themes includes some minor themes known as its constituent components. Based on the findings, this paper also offers some guidelines for getting rid of these factors.

In this qualitative research, conducted through interviews, the impact of socialization on velayatpaziri(accepting the authority of the qualified Islamic jurisprudent)has been examined. The statistical population includes the students of Isfahan University and the typical case sampling method has been used to select the sample. Using this sampling method, 15 religious individuals who were also somehow involved in political activities were selected for the interview. Family, education, mass media and peers are among the most important socialization tools. If political socialization is aided by these factors, avelayatpazir community can be imagined, but if they are inconsistent with each other and even function in contradiction with the very political system, the society will deviate from velayatpaziri.