Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Social collapse is one of the ideas related to the problem of social solidarity in Iran, which has entered the analytical space of Iran society since the late 90s by some claimants and has been favored again with the intensification of tensions and contradictions in recent years.In this article, based on the approach of social constructionism, the claims made regarding social collapse have been analyzed and critically evaluated.To achieve this goal, the text is arranged in three parts; In the first part, with an overview of the literature of social collapse in the wider global sphere, the distinctions of its application in the domestic literature are emphasized.In the second part, the different social and political contexts of the formation of the concept of social collapse within the broader approach of thinking about decadence and how it is found in the analysis of Iran society are in the focus of discussion.Finally, through a critical review of claims related to the idea of social collapse, the way to construct the said idea is discussed.The results of this study showed that the idea of social collapse lacks precise theoretical and conceptual implications and has been formulated in the public space of Iran society in the form of "problem claim" with the aim of sensitizing the political Social Problems of Iran
Source: Nāmah-ʼi mikānīk-i Sharīf.
Institution: Kharazmi University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4405162267