Research Paper
The Role of EU in Distortion of Trade in the Southern Shores of the Mediterranean Sea
The Role of EU in Distortion of Trade in the Southern Shores of the Mediterranean Sea

Ali Sabbaghian; Rajdeep Singh

Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2024, Pages 1-31

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.372358.1414

Abstract
  Despite EU’s engagement with the Mediterranean region and its active support for intra-regional integration initiatives, the data shows an impressive underperformance of Southern ...  Read More
Research Paper
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

Abbas Akhoundi; Fatemeh Farivar

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
Distorting the Past: A Narrative Review of Examples of History Crafting in Afghanistan's Secondary School History Textbooks (2001-2021)
Distorting the Past: A Narrative Review of Examples of History Crafting in Afghanistan's Secondary School History Textbooks (2001-2021)

Rohollah Eslami; Ahmad Basir Hasin

Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2024, Pages 75-115

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.369999.1403

Abstract
  This paper investigates the intricacies of crafting historical narratives within secondary school textbooks in Afghanistan throughout the past century. Employing critical discourse ...  Read More
Research Paper
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

Tayebeh Barati; Behrooz Mahmoodi-Bakhtiari; Mohammad Marandi

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
Research Paper
When Religious Leaders Make Peace Plausible: The Iraqi Case
When Religious Leaders Make Peace Plausible: The Iraqi Case

Yousof Qorashi; Saeed Shokoohi; Roohollah Farhadi

Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2024, Pages 147-170

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.371787.1412

Abstract
  This paper discusses the role of religions and specifically, religious leaders, in peacebuilding. To achieve the purpose, in the first place, the authors shed light on the controversial ...  Read More
Research Paper
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

Sina Emami

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