Volume 4 (2020)
Volume 3 (2019)
Volume 2 (2018)
Volume 1 (2017)
Number of Articles: 74
51. Medical Tourism Opportunities: Iran as a Destination Country for Azerbaijani Medical Tourists
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Autumn 2019, , Pages 789-837
Abstract
The medical tourism industry comprises a combination of tourism and medical services and has attracted the attention of most developed and developing countries during the ... Read More
52. Examining the Social Basis of the Far-right Parties in Europe
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Summer 2017, , Pages 139-174
Abstract
Far-right parties have been increasingly spreading throughout Europe since 1980s; they have attracted the attention of many voters, especially the youth and the workers by campaigning ... Read More
53. A Comparative Analysis of Contemporary Movements in Indonesia and the Islamic Revolution in Iran
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Winter 2018, , Pages 161-188
Abstract
Throughout history until today, the Islamic world has been witness to various movements which have been formed in response to special demands. The current article aims to address the ... Read More
54. Saudi Arabia’s Aggressive Oil Policy against Iran (2011-2016)
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Winter 2019, , Pages 199-232
Abstract
Iran and Saudi Arabia have long been engaged in heated rivalry and conflict in the Middle East. These two regional powers are both major oil-exporting countries; in major foreign policy ... Read More
55. Sociological Critique of Baha Tāher’s East of the Palms
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Autumn 2017, , Pages 315-337
Abstract
Literature, in addition to its aesthetic and artistic aspects, has always been a reflection of social and cultural realities and characteristics of its respective era and society. Sociological ... Read More
56. Israel Advocacy in the Academic Field: The Case of Terrorism Studies
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Spring 2019, , Pages 409-444
Abstract
Research on the special relationship between the United States and Israel has usually been focused on strategic aspects, whilst fewer scholars have focused on non-material dimensions ... Read More
57. A Comparative Study of Historical Cultural Exchange between Iran and Ethiopia
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Summer 2018, , Pages 549-572
Abstract
Iran and Ethiopia have had bilateral relations for almost two thousand years. These relations were accompanied by cultural exchanges among the people, resulting in the acceptance of ... Read More
58. A Visual Framing Analysis of French and US Political Cartoons on Trump's Withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Summer 2019, , Pages 605-647
Abstract
The present study examines how Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on May 8, 2018 was framed in political cartoons published in the ... Read More
59. New Global Governance and the future of the state institution in the Middle East
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Autumn 2018, , Pages 735-774
Abstract
Changes in the international system, along with crises in the Middle East and the emergence of inefficient states coexisting with religious and racial groups in the region, make one ... Read More
60. Kurdish Movements and Distributive Power Structures: A Theoretical Model to Understand the Rise and Fall of Kurdish Movements
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Autumn 2019, , Pages 839-877
Abstract
Many studies have been conducted on the Kurds and their movements. Most authors have considered historical dimensions or applied limited theoretical variables, but have not ... Read More
61. Persian-Language Media overseas as the Western Tools of Public Diplomacy: Framing COVID-19 Pandemics in Iran by VOA and BBC
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Winter 2020, , Pages 1-36
Abstract
The coronavirus pandemic has attracted the international media since the first infection was identified in Wuhan, China in late 2019. Despite the similar frames all around the world, ... Read More
62. The Impossible Bargain: Iranian-American Relations in the Extended Framework of Putnam’s Two-Level Game Theory
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Winter 2020, , Pages 37-60
Abstract
Both in the U.S. and in Iran, foreign policy making is the result of a complex negotiation process between the different bodies of the government. In both countries, anti-Iranian and ... Read More
63. Rethinking Minorities’ Integration into the Host Society: The Case of Indians in the Baharestan Neighbourhood of Tehran
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Winter 2020, , Pages 61-94
Abstract
This study on Indians in the Baharestan neighbourhood of Tehran investigates the nature of their social integration, and the factors which affect it. By considering integration as a ... Read More
64. Diaspora Identity: A Profile of Iraqi Immigrants in the USA
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Winter 2020, , Pages 95-132
Abstract
Since the late 19th century, Iraqi immigrants have formed a community in the United States, which is widely known as a part of the Arab-Muslim diaspora in the country, while the reality ... Read More
65. The Islamic Republic of Iran in the Rhetoric of the Nation of Islam
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Winter 2020, , Pages 133-175
Abstract
When the Nation of Islam was first established in 1930 by Wallace Fard Muhammad, it managed to attract a segment of African Americans and persuade them to convert to Islam as taught ... Read More
66. U.S. Strategy toward Africa and Trump's Rivalry Competition: A Neo-Classical Approach
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Winter 2020, , Pages 177-212
Abstract
This article illustrates the fact that the U.S. administration's behavior toward Africa has always been shaped by the conception of rivalries' presence, rather than the potentials of ... Read More
67. Brexit and the English School of International Relations: A Theoretical Study
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Spring 2020, , Pages 213-240
Abstract
By causing a serious gap in the optimistic literature on European integration processes, Brexit has provided numerous challenges for international relations theorists. In ... Read More
68. A Framing Analysis of News Coverage Regarding Iran’s Nuclear Deal: The Case of CNN and Fox News on Iran post-JCPOA (2015-2018)
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Spring 2020, , Pages 241-280
Abstract
This paper intends to examine the way in which major American media have framed Iran's Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the JCPOA). Following the nuclear agreement between ... Read More
69. Nuclear Deal and Iran Unfreezing; the Case of the International Crisis Group
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Spring 2020, , Pages 281-318
Abstract
Negative socio-psychological repertoire about adversary exists in many societies plunged in conflicts. The challenge is how to make the structure of the society more flexible ... Read More
70. Governance beyond the State: Delegating Law-Creating Power to Private Actors and Rethinking Authorities in International Law-Making
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Spring 2020, , Pages 319-345
Abstract
The traditional approach to international law granted states an absolute monopoly in making international law and it discussed the rights and powers of states as a sole subject ... Read More
71. Exploring Reactions in Paris and Berlin to the US withdrawal from the JCPOA
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Spring 2020, , Pages 347-378
Abstract
Germany and France are often viewed as the EU pillars in their common European foreign policy. After Brexit, their role has become even more significant. Consequently, the ... Read More
72. Portrayal of Muslims in Bollywood: Case-Study of the Tanhaji Movie
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Spring 2020, , Pages 379-400
Abstract
This paper aims to investigate the portrayals of Hindu-Muslim relations in recent Bollywood movies with a specific emphasis on the Tanhaji movie. The movie narrates and depicts ... Read More
73. Dialogic democracy as a substitute for discourses propagating autocracy or violence in Afghanistan: A Case Study of Soltanzade’s Brazen Bulls
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 21 December 2020
Abstract
Afghanistan is a country besieged by years of instability and unrest as a result of the weak governments that came to power especially after King Zahir. Mohammad Asef Soltanzade’s ... Read More
74. EU Economic & Financial Sanctions against Iran and their Human Rights Implications
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 21 December 2020