The literature on political economy has over the years divided into two reasonably distinct areas of concern: international and comparative political economy. International political economy tends to concern itself with global trends—in terms of global flows of investment and trade—and with global actors and industries—including multinational corporations, international regulatory regimes and b...

mohaghegh-esabzevarididthemostseriouscontemplations over political life in the safavid era, discussing various political systems from a pragmatic view point. social life, law, just ruler, the objectives of state, utopian political system, defective political system, the charactristics of ruling system, the types of social classes and guilds, the organization of state, emphasis on the asceticism...

Humans are a coalitional, parochial species. Yet, extreme actions of solidarity are sometimes taken for distant or unrelated groups. What motivates people to become solidary with groups to which they do not belong originally? Here, we demonstrate that such distant solidarity can occur when the perceived treatment of an out-group clashes with one's political beliefs (e.g., for Leftists, oppressi...

Environmental flows (e-flows) are powerful tools for sustaining freshwater biodiversity and ecosystem services, but their widespread implementation faces numerous social, political, economic barriers. These barriers amplified in water-limited systems where strong trade-offs exist between human water needs protection. We synthesize the complex, multidisciplinary challenges that these to help ide...

the present research seeks to answer the fundamental question of how the belief in the plot of conspiracy as a cultural barrier to the achievement of the Iranian society of political development has worked. In this research, using the documentary, historical and analytical method, the sociological analysis of the influence of the belief in the plot of conspiracy in the failure of the Iranian so...

According to sociologists, socialization is defined as coordination of an individual with social values, norms and insights. Political socialization is one of the fundamental and important concepts in the social science, today. Political socialization is a process through which an individual gets acquainted with his responsibilities, rights and political roles in the society. During this proces...

This paper will explore the political biographies of social workers in a neoliberal era. The findings are based on a research project for a successfully completed professional doctorate in social work. The methodology deployed for the research is a combination of constructivist grounded theory and biographical inquiry. The paper will present findings from 14 biographical interviews and will foc...

the internet and social media have played a significant role in contemporarypolitical sphere of indonesia. in particular, they have been widely usedfor political activism and discussion; but whether the discussions areconstructive is another issue. constructive political discussion requiresseveral preconditions; one of the most important requirements is rationalreasoning. citizens must be equip...