Science and technology diplomacy and its application requirements in the de-security strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Rostami, Farzad; Ebrahimi, Zeinab

Science and technology diplomacy and its application requirements in the de-security strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

farzad Rostami ¹
Zeinab Ebrahimi ²

¹ Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

² Department of Political Science and International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

Abstract

One of the areas that has great power in securing the interests countries in various fields is science and technology diplomacy which countries use to achieve development and resolve disputes in the national and international arenas The present study using Joseph Nye's soft power and the securitization and de-securitization of the Copenhagen School, and in parallel with them, unctionalism and neo-functionalism, using a descriptive-prescriptive method, seeks to answer the question how science and technology diplomacy affects the de-securitization and securitization the Islamic Republic Iran? The hypothesis this research is that academic diplomacy can be effective in the form scientific exchanges at the regional and international levels، membership and cooperation in international scientific organizations،strengthening knowledge-based power، changing the mentality elites and creating progressive knowledge communities in the desecurity the Islamic Republic Iran.The results the research also indicate that in recent years،under the conditions the imposition of sanctions and the security the countr Iran has made efforts by using the soft power hidden in academic diplomacy to change the view the country،first among the scientific elites and then among their communities،but in this direction He is facing weaknesses and shortcomings And the scientific cycle the country should gain more momentum in order to realize its goals and benefits،because the interactions that are achieved in the direction of scientific and university exchanges help to create a platform and create awareness and increase the knowledge of nations away from any kind propaganda and create positive images Iran in the minds other nations Creates

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