traditionally, the human being has been seeking to define and identify himself, his tribe, ethnic group and nation and also to discover his differentiation from others. the concept of identity was in fact a response to the questions “who” and “how” to be identified.. the present writing seeks to study the concept of identity in the political discourses of contemporary (1284- 1390) iran has been...

one of the most important theoretical concepts in international relations is the concept of ‘state’, in relation to which all of the theories and discourses reflect their viewpoints. however, sometimes there are said to be falls in state-nations. islamic-jurisprudential discourse and critical western discourse, admitting the role of state as a key element in international relations and respecti...

This work investigates some discourses that emerged about the body, the 'human motor', energy and fatigue in Argentina between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Based on this inquiry an attempt is made to show how the hybrid nature of these scientifically purified formulations participated in the construction of biopolitical knowledge (organic economy) that projected the body i...

In this paper we present our implementation of a system of active logic that processes natural language discourses. We focus on problems that involve presupposition and the associated well{known problems of the projection of presupposition. We discuss Heim's largely successful theory of presupposition and point out certain limitations. We then use these observations to build our discourse proce...

What about the security of Information Society itself? We examine what are the most prevalent statements related to this system level. Subsequent to analyzing these, we will try to find out what constitutes the ‘knowledge sociological/theory of knowledge’ domain in which current theories are formulated. After that, we will attempt to comprehensively justify that the discourses dealing with the ...

It is frequently argued that the 'digital divide' is one of the most significant development issues facing impoverished regions of the world. Yet, even though the term is inherently spatial, there have been no sustained efforts to examine the geographic assumptions underlying discourses of the ‘digital divide.’ This article traces the history of the term, reviewing some of its tangible effects,...

The present study aimed to examine theposition of "Jurist Islam" discourses and "Liberal Islam"in the "Final Review of the Islamic Republic of Iran Constitution" in1979. And consider the conflict between the above-mentioned constitutionaldiscourses to gain a better understanding of these discourses and the constitution.To this aim, should find the point of the deba...

In light of a large number of admirable attempts which look at scientific discourse from social, dialogic and interpersonal points of view, the propositions which consider scientific discourse as an interactive endeavor are now well-established. By the force of our social constructivist gyrations, we have developed glimpses of a social, cultural and historical dimension in which the discourse o...

In this paper, based on texts on academic entrepreneurship as well as on interviews with teachers and researchers at two Swedish universities, we will explore how local discourses of academic entrepreneurship are constructed and gendered. We see this as an important basis when discussing how gender mainstreaming interventions can be introduced in the complex and elusive arena of academic entrep...