The effect of ethnic policies in the Islamic Republic of Iran on the process of convergence of ethnic groups in Golestan province

Mahmoud Abil ¹ ( Education )
masoud motallebi ² ( Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Golestan, Iran )
aa aa ³ ( Assistant Professor of Philosophy Department. Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University. Azadshahr Iran )

Submited date : 2023-01-21 Accepted date : 2023-02-26

Keywords: convergence, Golestan province, ethnic policies,

Abstract :

AbstractEthnic policy is a set of government strategies to regulate relations at three levels: intra-ethnic, inter-ethnic, and between ethnic groups and the government. The purpose of the research is the impact of ethnic policies on the convergence process of ethnic groups in Golestan province. The research is applied in terms of purpose, quantitative in terms of data nature, and descriptive-survey in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of the population over 18 years of age in Golestan province, whose number according to the 1395 census is about 1,250,000 people. The sample size based on Cochran's formula was 384 people, and the subjects were studied in the form of cluster sampling in the form of available samples. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire, whose validity was based on the agreement of the judges and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha. Data analysis was done by spss26. The results of using the T-Test showed that the average score of the total convergence of the respondents based on the 6 historical, geographical, economic, social, cultural and political dimensions is 13.12 which is lower than the assumed average of 15, and this indicates that the policies of the Islamic Republic did not play an effective role in strengthening the convergence of ethnic groups in Golestan province, the ANOVA test results showed that there is no significant difference between the ethnic groups of Golestan province in terms of the degree of convergence.Key words: ethnic policies, convergence, Golestan province