Investigating cultural empowerment strategies in the suburbs of Isfahan

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Siamak Mahabadi ¹ , Mansour Haghighatian ² , Alireza Shirvani ³ , Naser Hejazi ⁴

1 - PhD Student in Sociology of Social Issues, Dehaghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Dehaghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
3 - Associate Professor of Management, Dehaghan Branch, Islamic Azad University,
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Dehaghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

Received: 2021-03-26 Accepted : 2022-01-23 Published : 2022-06-20

Keywords: strategy, راهبرد, شهر اصفهان, Isfahan, مناطق حاشیه نشین, توانمند سازی فرهنگی, Cultural Empowerment, Marginalized Areas,

Abstract :

Today, poverty in various dimensions causes marginalization of some people in metropolitan areas, which has caused many problems and deprivation of citizenship rights for them. The main purpose of this study is to present cultural empowerment strategies in the suburbs of Isfahan. Identifying the capabilities and limitations of marginalized people is very effective in achieving their empowerment strategies. The present research method is a mixture of descriptive-survey method based on SWOT technique. The method of collecting information is library and interviews with experts and officials of Isfahan Municipality. In the findings of the initial coding of the research, 16 cultural strengths, 23 weaknesses, 25 opportunities and 22 factors of cultural threats were identified. Based on the evaluation matrix of internal and external factors, the results show that District No. 10 of the municipality, in contrast to districts 12 and 14 of the municipality, which are in an unfavorable and weak position, is in a good condition and can be used by using aggressive growth and development strategy. Used to maximize opportunities. In contrast, using a competitive and defensive strategy, there is a strong need to re-evaluate, reform the structure and strategic policies for the suburbs of the 12th and 14th districts of the municipality.