Social context influencing the formation of the social movement of environmentalism in Iran

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mohamadali  golmohamadzadeh ¹ (PhD Student in Political Sociology, Department of Political Science, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.)
alireza  esmaeilzad ² (Assistant Professor and Faculty Member, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University of Tabriz, Iran)
Parviz  ahadi ³ (Assistant Professor and Faculty Member, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University of Tabriz, Iran)

Received: 2020-08-05 Accepted : 2020-10-04 Published : 2020-11-21

Keywords: Globalization, Late modernity, New social movement, environmentalism, social context,

Abstract :

The environmental crisis is one of the most important global problems today. Because popular participation is increasingly needed to deal with this crisis, it is important to note that environmental NGOs and grassroots organizations have been formed around the world to direct this public participation. And guide. Environmental movements in Iran as a modern movement that is due to the experiences gained and the conditions resulting from the new way of life in Iran can be a new social movement that is slow and scattered but has a common goal and away from the conditions and trends of social movements. Conventional and classic, which is expanding slowly. In this article, we will discuss the bio-movement and the social context of this movement in Iran. According to the hypothesis of this article, the consequences of globalization and late modernity or rethinking modernization of the external social context and the spread of doubts about its consequences and increasing awareness of the need to care for planetary ecology and the demand for humanization of technology among part of society. "Environmentalism" can be considered in Iran.