Cultural Policy Making and New Social Media in the Islamic Republic of Iran; Challenges and Solutions
Subject Areas : Political and International Researches Quarterly
Keywords: Cyberspace, Social networks, New Social Media, cultural policy making,
Abstract :
Cultural Policy Making and New Social Media in the Islamic Republic of Iran; Challenges and Solutions Masoud Motallebi, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr ,Iran Ardeshir Kazemi, PhD student of Political Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran,Iran Hooria Amjadi, PhD student of Political Science, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr ,Iran Abstract Alongside conventional media, new social media in cyberspace have a very serious presence in the lives of Iranian citizens and are increasingly being added to their influencing sphere. Accordingly, considering the influential role of this kind of media on all members of society and especially the present generations, the main aim of this article is to study and explain cultural policy making in the Islamic Republic of Iran towards this kind of media. In such a situation and in response to the quality of cultural policy in the Islamic Republic of Iran towards the new social media and their socio-cultural implications, it is assumed that cultural planners in Iran have not yet been able to make appropriate and effective cultural policy which is designed for this environment. Indeed, new social media in the cyberspace in the country continue to be abandoned and uncontrollable, and after many years of internet entry, there has not been a comprehensive plan to use it, indicating that It has the release of this space. Accordingly, cultural policy makers of the country are actively involved and wisely, they must have an up-to-date and realistic understanding of cyberspace, and then design policy mechanisms appropriate to the new space. Keywords: New Social Media, Cyberspace, Social Networks, Cultural Policy Making.
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