Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Doctoral student of National Security Studies, National Defense University and Higher Research Institute, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Assistant Professor, National Intelligence and Security University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
Abstract
To gain an understanding of cultural security in the Islamic Republic of Iran, it is necessary to have a comprehensive and discourse view of it. Therefore, this study seeks to answer the question: what is the concept and components of cultural security in the Iranian-Islamic discourse? To answer the research question, using meta-analysis method, different approaches to the concept of cultural security and its components in research in the field of Iran and Islam were examined. The statistical population of this research includes 25 articles and dissertations (15 cases in the field of cultural security concept and 10 cases in the field of its components), the sample population is considered as a whole. The validity of this research is content-formal which has been confirmed by ten professors. For the reliability of this research, the Holstie formula has been used, considering that according to the calculated formula, the number 0.8 has been obtained and the mentioned number is more than 0.7, so the result has the necessary reliability. Finally, the results show that the concept of cultural security in the Iranian-Islamic discourse has a "combined approach (preservation and expansion)", "transnational", "as a foundation of security" and "with a view to both national and Islamic values." Also, "Islamic-Iranian identity", "Islamic, national and revolutionary values", "Political component of cultural security", "Social component of cultural security", "Economic component of cultural security" and "Cultural independence" as components of security Cultural issues are present in the Iranian-Islamic discourse.
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