چکیده:
The Clash of Civilizations theory is among the theories in the field of international politics that has received significant attention from researchers and political actors globally. In this research, the reflection of the Clash of Civilizations theory among Iranian political groups and academic intellectuals is examined. Analyzing the reflection of this theory in Iran can provide us with indicators to understand Iranian orientations, especially regarding the mode of interaction with the West. Accordingly, the question of this research is what reactions the Clash of Civilizations theory provoked among political groups and academic circles in Iran. The research hypothesis is that the Clash of Civilizations theory led to different positions by competing political discourses in Iran, such that one viewed it as supporting the necessity of conflict with the West and the other viewed it as supporting the necessity of tension reduction in relations with the West. In this research, by referring to the opinions of figures and individuals belonging to the two existing political factions in Iran, as well as academic researchers in political science and international relations regarding the Clash of Civilizations theory and indexing these opinions, an attempt is made to find the answer to the research question.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Manouchehr Mohammadi, professor at the University of Tehran and current director of the Political Science Department of the Imam Khomeini (RA) Education and Research Institute, in a study published in the journal "Islamic Government" in the year 1387, has expressed his views regarding the reason for proposing the clash of civilizations theory.
The fifth indicator is that some thinkers of the fundamentalist discourse consider the clash of civilizations theory to be a political manual for US foreign policy, which has been presented to continue the dominance and hegemony of the United States in the international arena.
Sadegh Zibakalam, a professor of political science at the University of Tehran with moderate and reformist tendencies, writes in an article published in 1998 in the book "What is the Dialogue of Civilizations?" that the clash of civilizations theory has not been proposed based on a scientific paradigm, but rather Huntington, with a historical perspective, has reached the conclusion in his theory by drawing upon past and present relations between Islamic and Western civilizations (Zibakalam, 1998: 411).
Sadegh Zibakalam, a professor of political science at the University of Tehran with moderate and reformist tendencies, writes in an article published in 1998 in the book "What is the Dialogue of Civilizations?" that the clash of civilizations theory has not been proposed based on a scientific paradigm, but rather Huntington, with a historical perspective, has reached the conclusion in his theory by drawing upon past and present relations between Islamic and Western civilizations (Zibakalam, 1998: 411).
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