چکیده:
Of all the states that emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union، Azerbaijan because of its characteristics such as geographical proximity، common cultural-historical heritages and same religious identity is a unique opportunity for Islamic Republic of Iran to advance its goals and expand its sphere of influence in Central Asia and Caucasus. But what happened on the ground، evolution has not initiated so friendly relationship between the two countries and in many cases it has been associated with the interaction of otherness and security. In addition to various factors، cultural structures، particularly the common cultural heritage، for its part in the development of the relationship between the two countries have played a strong role. This article is an attempt to examine the question، "can the common cultural heritage rather than cultural divergence and controversy، a be a mutual understanding between Iran and Azerbaijan to improve the convergence state? “In response to the application of the theory of "cultural constructivism" we indicated that a focus on the common cultural heritage role in the social construction of reality can form a collective identity based on the culture of the two countries and to integrate their function as a contribution.
خلاصه ماشینی:
This article is an attempt to address the question of “Can shared cultural heritage, instead of cultural divergence, improve mutual understanding between Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan and contribute to greater convergence of the government, nation, and interests of these two countries?” In response, by applying the theory of “cultural constructivism,” it will be shown that focusing on the role of shared cultural heritage in the social construction of reality can help shape a collective identity based on culture in the relationship between the two countries and contribute to their convergence as a “we.
Contrary to this view, in recent years, the Republic of Azerbaijan, by taking action to individually register some of the shared cultural heritage of the two countries in UNESCO, such as the art of Ashiqi, Mugham music, the art of tar making and performance, the registration of Chogan (polo) with Karabakh horses, and especially the destruction of the original identity of the tomb of Nizami Ganjavi in 2013, has strongly fueled the cultural divergence between the two countries; so much so that some refer to this situation as a “cultural war” between the two countries.
This article is an attempt to examine the question of “Can shared cultural heritage, instead of cultural divergence and dispute, improve mutual understanding between Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan and contribute to the greater convergence of the government, nation, and interests of these two countries?” In response, by applying the theory of “Cultural Constructivism,” it will be shown that focusing on the role of shared cultural heritage in the social construction of reality can lead to the formation of a collective identity based on culture in the relationship between the two countries and to the convergence of their functioning as a “we.
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