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Introduction
The non-governmental and
non-beneficial National Studies Institute is a scientific,
research and cultural institute about the national identity, national
unity and social solidarity that has been established since 1997. This
registered and authorized institute performs research activities on the
following areas:
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Applied
and basic studies and researches about different fields such as
national unity and social integration, Iranian identity,
civilization, culture and Iranology.
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Applied
and basic research about nomads, religious groups and Iranian
sub-cultures
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Research and study about factors,
roots, reasons and the process of Iranian nation and identity-
building and its changes or transformations during the centuries.
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Research
about relationship of sub-national societies with national societies
and reasons and roots of coherence and solidarity or its weakness.
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Investigating the rate and quality of the effects of regional and
universal transformations on Iran’s sub-national societies and
national communities.
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National
unity and social integration
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National
identity, societal identity and the process of identification.
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Factors
influential on identity making process
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The
impact of cultural, social, mental and global transformations on
national identity
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Research
and examination of the roots of integration and dis-integration
among cultures and realization of the causes and reasons of national
and sub-national solidanty.
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Inter
cultural relationships
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Comparative and scientific study of identity politics of the country
during its different historical periods.
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Kinds of activity
This institute performs different kinds of activities, the major ones
listed as follow:
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Establishing library and special archive for professors and research
colleagues
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Establishing data bank about research interests of the institute and
offering services to the customers
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Holding
seminars, fairs and round tables
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Publishing books, tapes and compact disks (CDs) about the related
fields of the institute
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Holding
and establishing short-term teaching workshops according to the
demands of related centers.
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Publishing quarterly research journal of National Studies
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Forming
research groups for scientific and systematic study about past,
present and future of national and sub-national identities and
effective factors on the relationship between the two.
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