Aims and Scope

Scope (Vision)
A strategic guide for governance authorities, presented in the form of a leading scientific journal in the field of Islamic governance.

Aims

• Conducting applied studies on Islamic governance with priority given to contemporary issues.
• Using national and international intellectual potentials related to the governance cycle in order to enhance the governance system and improve the efficiency of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Theorizing successful experiences of governance authorities at various levels of the Islamic Republic system.
• Promoting collaboration and innovation in line with strategic outcomes within the governance cycle.
• Carrying out targeted, problem-oriented, and demand-driven research.
• Creating opportunities for collaborative and interdisciplinary research in academic circles through specialized networking.

Thematic Areas

• The role of higher-order policy documents in the governance cycle.
• Comparative studies in governance with a civilizational perspective.
• The relationship between governance theory and the foundations of the Islamic Republic (including identifying and explaining various applications of governance such as public, national, private, global, regulatory, and participatory governance, as well as fundamental, conceptual, and practical critiques of the “good governance” theory).
• Defining the roles of government, civil society, and the private sector in governance based on Islamic thought.
• Contemporary challenges of governance in the Islamic Republic.
• The lived experience of the Islamic Republic of Iran in governance.
• Explaining and formulating complementary modes of governance, including Qur’anic governance, jurisprudential governance, legal governance, civilizational governance, ethical governance, governance in Islamic works, governance in the conduct (sira) of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them), historical governance, Mahdavi governance, family governance, political governance, and philosophical governance.