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Journal of World Sociopolitical Studies 

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Last Updated Aug. 2025

Research Paper
Using AI to Enhance Health: A Global Perspective
Using AI to Enhance Health: A Global Perspective

Reza Toosi; Niloufar Nosraty; Simindokht Tomraee

Volume 9, Issue 4 , October 2025, Pages 693-736

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.395976.1521

Abstract
  The increasing expense of healthcare creates substantial difficulties for individuals, especially those from disadvantaged economic backgrounds who frequently encounter obstacles in ...  Read More
Research Paper
From Silicon to Sovereignty: MBA Students’ Views on AI’s Disruption of Global Power Dynamic
From Silicon to Sovereignty: MBA Students’ Views on AI’s Disruption of Global Power Dynamic

Farhad Rahmatian

Volume 9, Issue 4 , October 2025, Pages 737-775

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.395950.1520

Abstract
  This research explores how Iranian MBA students view artificial intelligence as a driver of change in global power structures. Using a mixed-methods design, it combines survey results ...  Read More
Review Article
Artificial Intelligence Literacy as National Strategy: A Systematic Review of Policy, Equity, and Capacity Building across the Global South
Artificial Intelligence Literacy as National Strategy: A Systematic Review of Policy, Equity, and Capacity Building across the Global South

Melika Khodabin; Aida Arsalani

Volume 9, Issue 4 , October 2025, Pages 777-814

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.396472.1530

Abstract
  This study presents a systematic literature review of 24 academic and policy-focused sources published between 2020 and 2025, synthesizing how AI literacy is conceptualized, operationalized, ...  Read More
Research Paper
AI, Global Governance, and the Need for an Integrated Disaster Risk Management System
AI, Global Governance, and the Need for an Integrated Disaster Risk Management System

Atefeh Soroori Sarabi

Volume 9, Issue 4 , October 2025, Pages 815-851

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.396240.1527

Abstract
  This study examines the intersection of artificial intelligence, global governance, and disaster risk management through a qualitative investigation of 92 Iranian experts across disciplines ...  Read More
Review Article
Managing the Crisis: AI and the Demise of National Sovereignty?
Managing the Crisis: AI and the Demise of National Sovereignty?

Mohammad Sharif Sharifi Poor ‌Bgheshmi; Mahsa Sharajsharifi

Volume 9, Issue 4 , October 2025, Pages 853-886

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.396021.1522

Abstract
  This study investigates the evolving crisis of national sovereignty in the context of artificial intelligence and the expanding power of transnational technology corporations. Drawing ...  Read More
Research Paper
Educating Intelligence, Producing Power: Iranian Sociologists on AI, Knowledge Production, and Global Hierarchies
Educating Intelligence, Producing Power: Iranian Sociologists on AI, Knowledge Production, and Global Hierarchies

Seyedeh Hamideh Hosseini; Sahand Sakhaei

Volume 9, Issue 4 , October 2025, Pages 887-921

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.396408.1529

Abstract
  This study investigates the ways in which Iranian sociologists conceptualize artificial intelligence as both an epistemic infrastructure and a geopolitical force within global knowledge ...  Read More
Research Paper
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of International Law and Power
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of International Law and Power

Karim Salehi; Simin Habib Zadeh Khiyaban; Shoaib Sabbar

Volume 9, Issue 4 , October 2025, Pages 923-958

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.401951.1552

Abstract
  This study investigates the way in which public discourse on social media reflects and shapes global power dynamics surrounding AI. Leveraging a corpus of approximately 21,000 English-language ...  Read More
Cognitive Characteristic and Crisis Behaviour: An Analysis of Donald Trump’s Leadership Style and Operational Code in the Time of Crisis
Cognitive Characteristic and Crisis Behaviour: An Analysis of Donald Trump’s Leadership Style and Operational Code in the Time of Crisis
Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2025, , Pages 87-115

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.384855.1468

Abstract
  Crisis conditions create ambiguous situations where individuals rely more on their understanding and previous experiences. In the context of politics, depending on a leader’s ...  Read More
Iran as a Middle Power Balancer: (Time for a Paradigm Shift in Iranian Foreign Policy)
Iran as a Middle Power Balancer: (Time for a Paradigm Shift in Iranian Foreign Policy)
Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2025, , Pages 193-226

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.389489.1496

Abstract
  The international order is undergoing profound transformations, ushering in a transitional period marked by instability and redefined power structure. This global transition has created ...  Read More
Grassroots Activism and Advocacy for Palestinian Rights in the UK: Navigating Social Change and Global Justice
Grassroots Activism and Advocacy for Palestinian Rights in the UK: Navigating Social Change and Global Justice
Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2025, , Pages 45-86

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.382818.1464

Abstract
  This paper explores the dynamics and influence of pro-Palestine movements in the UK, highlighting their role as critical agents of social change. Rooted in a rich history of social ...  Read More
Palestine Referendum Proposal from the Perspective of International Law; Essentials, Weaknesses and Strengths
Palestine Referendum Proposal from the Perspective of International Law; Essentials, Weaknesses and Strengths
Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2025, , Pages 293-328

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.381791.1460

Abstract
  The intensification of armed conflict in Palestine during the years 2023 and 2024 by the Zionist regime have brought the solutions for the long-standing tension in the Palestinian territories ...  Read More
De-escalating the India-Pakistan Conflict in the Shadow of Nuclear Weapons: A 27-Year History
De-escalating the India-Pakistan Conflict in the Shadow of Nuclear Weapons: A 27-Year History
Volume 9, Issue 3 , July 2025, , Pages 519-558

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.387716.1491

Abstract
  Recently, the India-Pakistan conflict has escalated after the Pahalgam terrorist attack. The Indo-Pakistani conflict has been one of the longest running issues in International Politics ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Feeling of Ontological Insecurity: The United Kingdom's Conflict-Seeking Foreign Policy (1998–2003)
The Feeling of Ontological Insecurity: The United Kingdom's Conflict-Seeking Foreign Policy (1998–2003)

Siavash Chavoshi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 May 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.386027.1477

Abstract
  By the advent of the New Labour government in 1997, under Prime Minister Tony Blair, the UK became actively involved in various international conflicts, including the war in Kosovo ...  Read More
Research Paper
Dehumanization in the War on Gaza
Dehumanization in the War on Gaza

Sajad Minadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 May 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.387424.1487

Abstract
  Israel's radical policy in the War on Gaza is dehumanizing and absolutely contrary to international norms and standards. Dehumanization refers to the deprivation of humans and other ...  Read More
Research Paper
Ontological (In)security and Brexit: ‘Islandness’ Identity and an Emotional Choice
Ontological (In)security and Brexit: ‘Islandness’ Identity and an Emotional Choice

Sam Mohammadpour; Mohammad Reza Saeidabadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.389614.1497

Abstract
  Over the past century, the United Kingdom has transitioned through various international roles, from a global superpower during its imperial era to a key partner within the European ...  Read More
Research Paper
Identity Construction and Historical Narratives: (Mis)Representation of Iran in the Awakening the Great Seljuks
Identity Construction and Historical Narratives: (Mis)Representation of Iran in the Awakening the Great Seljuks

Mohammad Soltaninejad; Maede Poorsafaee

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 24 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.388321.1494

Abstract
  While existing research highlights the role of dramas in shaping Turkish national identity, the genuineness of the narratives conveyed through such dramas has not been investigated. ...  Read More
Research Paper
The U.S. Securitization and Desecuritization of Iran: An Analysis of the American Presidential Rhetoric on Post-Revolutionary Iran (1979-2021)
The U.S. Securitization and Desecuritization of Iran: An Analysis of the American Presidential Rhetoric on Post-Revolutionary Iran (1979-2021)

Farzad Mohammadyari; Zeinab Ghasemi Tari; Seyed Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 July 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.386955.1480

Abstract
  This article examines the U.S. presidents’ securitization and desecuritization of post-revolutionary Iran. Employing securitization theory as its theoretical framework and qualitative ...  Read More
Research Paper
From National Concerns to Global Commitments: The Leading Role of France in the Paris Agreement
From National Concerns to Global Commitments: The Leading Role of France in the Paris Agreement

Afsaneh Mirtalebi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 09 September 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.389879.1501

Abstract
  The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris brought together 195 countries to reach a consensus. Regardless of the environmental issues discussed and agreed in ...  Read More
Research Paper
Facts and Narratives: Russia’s Geopolitical Representations in Justifying the Attack on Ukraine
Facts and Narratives: Russia’s Geopolitical Representations in Justifying the Attack on Ukraine

Yunes Rashidi; Mahdi Karimi; Atefeh Abolhassani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 15 September 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.395442.1515

Abstract
  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine involved a combination of hard and soft power measures, with geopolitical representations strategically employed to justify violations of international ...  Read More
Journal of World Sociopolitical Studies

Publisher:
University of Tehran
Published jointly with Iranian World Studies Association

Director-in-Charge:
Said Reza Ameli

Editor-in-Chief:
Mohammad Samiei

Editorial Board:
Mohammad Jalal Abbasi Shavazi Hamid Algar Ali Behdad Piotr Dutkiewicz Amir-Mohammad Haji Yousefi Mohammad-Bagher Khoramshad Gladys Lechini Mohammad Marandi Patrick McGreevy Heshmatsadat Moinifar Mohammad Ali Mousavi Mohammad Naghizadeh Mohammad-Kazem Sajadpour

Executive Director:
Farnaz Noori

Language Editor:
Soudeh Eghtesad

Frequency: Quarterly

Print ISSN: 2588-3119

Online ISSN: 2588-3127

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