خلاصة:
Thi• article focuses on Iran'• challen1es to the proce11 ofatoballzatlon. The author endeavon to examine the Incompatibility or con1l1tency of 1loballzatlon with Iran's national soverel1nty. He11 on the belief that the foundation, of the Comtltutlon, the nature9f the p~lltlcal 1y1tem and Iran'• ne1attve historical experience In'interacti~n with the West are the contrlbutln1 Impediments tq the acceptance of the Impact of 1loballzatlon by the Iranian polltlcal elites. The author ar1ues that the lnterestln1 point In Iranian history '11 the continuity In the attitudes a~d behavior In various fields lncludlna the political realm, and without payln1 attention to such continuities the under1tandln1 of the exl1tln1 conflicts between Iran and the West will remain Improper. He concludes that unless the elltes can reach a methodolo&y for effective adaptation, the pe11lml1m about the effects of 1loballzatlon on Iranian national1overel1nty will penlst. On the other band, the political systems InIran have always been a security entity rather than a political or an economic one, thus their outlook on world developments have taken place from thl1 perspective.
ملخص الجهاز:
Globalization, National Soverel1nty, Interaction, Political Le1ltlmacy, Political Elites Keywords: • Mahmood Sariolghalam is an associate professor of international relations at Shahid Beheshti (National) University, Tehran • •Translated into English by Hamid Marashi, PhD Discourse: An Iranian Quarterly, Vol. S, No. 2 (Fall 2003): 31-62 Introduction his study aims at investigating into and proposing a strategy on the nature of the interaction of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the process of globalization, the concept of which has turned into the most important element in determiningthe nature ofinternational relations, international political economy, and intergovernmental ties.
All in all, under the current domestic circumstances, Iran faces administrative, structural, developmental, and cultural problems and ineffective decision-making due to the power struggle when it comes to achieving sustainable peace between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the international order in terms of politics and security and a reasonable balance within cultural domains and also implementing and employing the economic aspects of globalization to its own favor.
Had the Qajars held a correct understanding of global state of events like Japan's Meijis and had they practiced adaptation with modern realities of the world thence learning with self-confidence and awareness from the engineers of the modern world order how to create political regulation and efficiency, Iran would have naturally been among the industrialized and developed states of the world and philosophical issues would have only been the subject of discussion in academic circles and roundtables.