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Journal of World Sociopolitical Studies 

Abbreviated title: WSPS    Referencing style: APA
Published since: Summer 2017   Publication sequence: Quarterly (4 issues per year)
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Journal of World Sociopolitical Studies is delighted to announce a special issue on "Global Networks of Muslim Minorities; Contemporary Dynamics". The special issue welcomes high-quality theoretical and experimental full-research papers as well as review articles on the subject. Contributors are encouraged to submit their manuscripts until Oct. 31, 2023 following the journal author guidelines and ethics. The special issue articles are exempt from half of the publication fee.

Journal of World Sociopolitical Studies is delighted to announce a special issue on "Economic Sanctions; Consequences & Responses". The special issue welcomes high-quality theoretical and experimental full-research papers as well as review articles on the subject. Contributors are encouraged to submit their manuscripts until Oct. 31, 2023 following the journal author guidelines and ethics. The special issue articles are exempt from half of the publication fee.

 

 

 

Research Paper
Conceptualization of the Hegemon Discourse of the Post-Revolutionary Iran in Septembers of Shiraz: A Cognitive-Multimodal Discourse Analysis
Conceptualization of the Hegemon Discourse of the Post-Revolutionary Iran in Septembers of Shiraz: A Cognitive-Multimodal Discourse Analysis

Seyed Vahid Nabavi-Zadeh Namazi; Mohammad Bagher Ghahramani; Zeinab Ghasemitari; Mohammad Javad Zarif Khonsari; Amirsaeid Moloodi

Volume 8, Issue 4 , October 2024, Pages 653-805

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.384953.1469

Abstract
  The 1979 Islamic Revolution marked a pivotal moment in the political relations between the U.S. and Iran, resulting in a “soft war” that primarily unfolded in the media, ...  Read More
Research Paper
Adaptive Strategic Ambiguity: An American Response to the Evolving Balance of Power in the Taiwan Strait
Adaptive Strategic Ambiguity: An American Response to the Evolving Balance of Power in the Taiwan Strait

Mostafa Pakdel Majd; Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour

Volume 8, Issue 4 , October 2024, Pages 707-754

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.380462.1454

Abstract
  The geopolitical significance of Taiwan has prompted the United States to remain vigilant about the island's security, even after recognizing the People's Republic of China in 1979. ...  Read More
Review Article
The Tea Party’s Influence on the Evolution of Conservative Republicanism in the United States
The Tea Party’s Influence on the Evolution of Conservative Republicanism in the United States

Hamed Mousavi; Majid Adeli

Volume 8, Issue 4 , October 2024, Pages 755-787

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.376405.1435

Abstract
  After the historic victory of Barack Obama, the first African American president, a movement emerged whose adherents regarded the American dream as no longer realizable and saw the ...  Read More
Research Paper
Iran's Geopolitical Patterns in the Ukraine Crisis: A Strategic Analysis
Iran's Geopolitical Patterns in the Ukraine Crisis: A Strategic Analysis

Hamidreza Bayat; Shahabeddin Shafi

Volume 8, Issue 4 , October 2024, Pages 789-839

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.373887.1423

Abstract
  The Russia-Ukraine war has ignited a complex geopolitical landscape with far-reaching implications. Global trade disruptions, economic strain, and heightened geopolitical tensions are ...  Read More
Research Paper
Constructivist Analysis of Russia's Military Invasion of Ukraine (2022); Investigating Putin’s Identity Model and Cognitive Actions
Constructivist Analysis of Russia's Military Invasion of Ukraine (2022); Investigating Putin’s Identity Model and Cognitive Actions

Mohammad Nazer Shahir; Ali N Boghairy

Volume 8, Issue 4 , October 2024, Pages 841-876

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.379457.1449

Abstract
  Constructivism theory believes that the power, security and survival of a nation are often shaped by the identity structures and perceptions of its agents, which in turn define the ...  Read More
Research Paper
Saudi Arabia’s Relations with China and Russia, Hedging and Increasing Relative Power amidst American Disengagement from West Asia: Implications, Change and Continuity
Saudi Arabia’s Relations with China and Russia, Hedging and Increasing Relative Power amidst American Disengagement from West Asia: Implications, Change and Continuity

Amir Mohsen Hadian Rasanani

Volume 8, Issue 4 , October 2024, Pages 877-916

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.382804.1465

Abstract
  Saudi foreign policy was mostly affected by its strategic relations with the United States as its primary and sole security provider. However, since the rise of Mohammed Bin Salman, ...  Read More
Fighting the Monster: Nadia Murad’s Account of Resistance in The Last Girl
Fighting the Monster: Nadia Murad’s Account of Resistance in The Last Girl
Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2024, , Pages 117-146

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.371764.1411

Abstract
  In the present paper, Murad’s memoir, The Last Girl, is scrutinized through the lens of Resistance Literature theories. First introduced by Kanafani (1966) and adapted by scholars ...  Read More
Evolution of Türkiye’s Engagement in the Middle Eastern Regional Order: The Normalization Agenda and Beyond
Evolution of Türkiye’s Engagement in the Middle Eastern Regional Order: The Normalization Agenda and Beyond
Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2024, , Pages 493-527

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.373676.1422

Abstract
  This article analyzes the transformation of Turkish foreign policy towards the Middle East during the turbulent years initiated with the Arab Spring. In due course, Turkish policy considerably ...  Read More
Beyond Sanctions: The Resistance Economy as the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Policy Discourse for Economic Independence
Beyond Sanctions: The Resistance Economy as the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Policy Discourse for Economic Independence
Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2024, , Pages 171-201

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.371398.1408

Abstract
  This article covers the emergence of resistance economy in the Islamic Republic of Iran within the context of international sanctions, arguing that this policy ought to be understood ...  Read More
Global Britain and the UK's Post-Brexit Trade: Examining Attitudes of the British Stakeholders
Global Britain and the UK's Post-Brexit Trade: Examining Attitudes of the British Stakeholders
Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2024, , Pages 33-73

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.371105.1406

Abstract
  Since the United Kingdom’s vote for exit from the European Union - i.e. Brexit (June 2016), the proponents of the leave campaign have claimed that the idea of Global Britain will ...  Read More
Research Paper
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

Mohsen Farkhani; Reza Bagheri

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 28 December 2024

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
Research Paper
Mythical Thought and the Constitution of Israeli Foreign Policy
Mythical Thought and the Constitution of Israeli Foreign Policy

Sajad Minadi; Homeira Moshirzadeh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 05 March 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.386042.1478

Abstract
  Israel’s foreign policy at times diverges from prevailing realist expectations, specifically rational considerations and prudence. This article argues that this is the result ...  Read More
Research Paper
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

Yasamin Mobaseri; Zohreh Nosrat Kharazmi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 06 March 2025

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
Research Paper
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

Mohammad Saleh Taskhiri

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 08 March 2025

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
Review Article
Political Obstacles to a Referendum in Palestine: The Case of Iran's Proposal
Political Obstacles to a Referendum in Palestine: The Case of Iran's Proposal

Ehsan Ejazi

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

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.381776.1459

Abstract
  This study assesses the political challenges that hinder the implementation of a proposed referendum on Palestine, framed within Hegemonic Stability Theory (HST), which underscores ...  Read More
Journal of World Sociopolitical Studies

Publisher:
University of Tehran

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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