Weak cultural governance, a missing link in the political development of Tabriz; A qualitative research

Document Type : Research Article

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the university of tabriz

10.22084/csr.2024.23990.1954

Abstract

Achieving development has been one of the main goals of countries for decades. Development has many political, social, economic, cultural, human and ... dimensions. Political development in the city of Tabriz is of special importance due to special cultural, linguistic and ethnic conditions, especially since the available information shows weakness in this area. The main purpose of this study is to "identify cultural concepts affecting the political development of Tabriz."

To identify the effective concepts of political development in Tabriz, a qualitative method was selected and data were collected using a semi-structured interview technique. The research sample includes 45 development specialists and city officials with executive positions. The sampling method was purposeful based on the method used and the purpose of the research.For analysis, 3-step coding was used, which are; open coding; Axial coding and selective coding.

The research data showed that experts believe that the city of Tabriz has not achieved politically acceptable development. Interviewees consider 5 concepts involved in the development of Tabriz. The 5 concepts are "mass media inefficiency", "cultural capital", "discrimination between center and periphery", "ethnic discrimination" and "gender discrimination". The main theme of this research is "Weakness of cultural governance (dysfunction of the cultural sub-system)". The interviewees' answers showed that the main weakness and disorder in the cultural subsystem has caused problems in the political subsystem. The research findings are also consistent with the theories of Lipst, Hall, Wallerstein, Wiener and social identity theory.

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Two Quarterly Journal of Contemporary Sociological Research

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

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