Imam Sadiq UniversityIslamic Political Thought2588-745913120260301Pathology of National security policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Using a combined model of Societal security1417795210.30497/ipt.2025.249406.1060ENAsgharEftekhariProfessor, Islamic Studies and Political Science, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran0000-0001-8326-1190AbbasKhalajiAssistant Professor, Faculty and Research Institute of Social and Cultural
Sciences, Imam Hosein University, Tehran, IranHamidPishgah HadianAssistant Professor, Faculty of Political science, Islamic Azad University of Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, IranMohammad MahdyMazinanyPhD. Student, Faculty of Political science, Islamic Azad University of
Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran0009-0009-8186-3249Journal Article20251108Pathologizing national security policymaking in the Islamic Republic of Iran requires the adoption of a model derived from a scientific theory with multifaceted dimensions. This approach facilitates the identification of potential pathologies and prevents oversight. Through this method, policymakers in this domain can achieve greater success in recognizing possible pathologies, addressing existing deficiencies, and providing appropriate strategies. This article has been written with the aim of pathologizing through the theoretical model of national security policymaking in the Islamic Republic of Iran based on societal security. The research process is grounded in a system of questions, structured in the form of a main question and sub-questions, and employs the “correlational interpretive method based on a descriptive matrix,” which is aligned with the type of research and its requirements. After examining the background and literature on the subject and presenting selected theories, using the proposed theoretical model, weaknesses and potential pathologies in the national security policymaking of the Islamic Republic of Iran within the framework of the societal security theory have been identified.https://ipt.isu.ac.ir/article_77952_cb8596f66a4f5ed72d434ad1eded68c2.pdfImam Sadiq UniversityIslamic Political Thought2588-745913120260301Formulation of the components of the social contract in the political thought of Imam Khomeini43697813310.30497/ipt.2026.249456.1062ENAlirezaMahdavianPhD Student, Faculty of Islamic Studies and Political Sciences, Imam Sadegh University, Tehran, Iran0000-0001-7291-0044FarshadShariatProfessor of Political Science, Imam Sadiq University(A.S.), Tehran, IranOmidShafiei GhahfarokhyAssistant Professor of Political Science, Imam Sadiq University(A.S.), Tehran, Iran0000-0003-1380-5978Journal Article20251116The social contract theory, as one of the important foundations of modern political philosophy, is based on the will and consent of humans in establishing political power. In contrast, the political thought of Imam Khomeini seeks the origin of legitimacy in the divine will. This study, with an interpretive approach and based on Skinner's hermeneutics, deals with the historical description of the development of the social contract theory and the context and time of the formation of the political thought of the Imam Khomeini in order to answer the question of how the components of the social contract are formulated in the political thought of the Imam Khomeini. The aim of the study is to clarify what kind of connection can be established between the thought of Imam Khomeini and the social contract theory. The findings of the study show that although at the functional level, concepts such as law, majority vote, and accountability in the thought of the Imam Khomeini play a role similar to the concepts of the social contract in the political organization of modern societies, at the basic and ultimate levels, it presents a new formulation of the social contract that is defined in conjunction with the divine covenant.https://ipt.isu.ac.ir/article_78133_7cadd1624259398eeed1b26bc07db7b5.pdfImam Sadiq UniversityIslamic Political Thought2588-745913120260301State Formation and the Challenge of Legitimacy: The Confrontation Among Sadr's Divine Sovereignty, Hegel's Absolute Reason, and Foucault's Power/Knowledge71877813210.30497/ipt.2026.249530.1063ENMohammad AminMozahebAssociate Professor, Department of Foreign Languages, Language Center, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran0000-0001-9210-4592AmirhosseinKhorshidiatharPhD student in International Oil and Gas Contract Management, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, IranJournal Article20251202This research conducts a comparative study of the foundations of legitimacy and the nature of the state in the political thought of Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr, focusing on his key works such as al-Islam Yaqud al-Hayah (Islam Guides Life). It contrasts his thought with the teleological political philosophy of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel—who views the state as the manifestation of "Absolute Spirit"—and the deconstructive genealogy of Michel Foucault, who understands the state as a mechanism of "Power/Knowledge." The main challenge addressed here is comparing Sadr's conception of appointive and divine legitimacy, which operates through "the Ummah's caliphate" and "the supervision of religious authority," with Hegel's rational and historical legitimacy. Additionally, the research examines Foucault's critical analysis of how religious and jurisprudential institutions such as the Zone of Silence are transformed into instruments of governmentality and biopolitics in the modern Islamic state. The findings reveal that Sadr's effort to reconcile popular acceptance with divine legitimacy i.e., the theory of "Atmosphere of Infallibility" faces fundamental challenges when confronted with Hegel's logic of rational despotism which claims itself to be the very truth and Foucault's instrumental logic which subordinates all knowledge to power.https://ipt.isu.ac.ir/article_78132_6f29fc26856956aacd64aba23a0f97fa.pdfImam Sadiq UniversityIslamic Political Thought2588-745913120260301Anti-rationalism in the thoughts of Salafi thinkers891137814710.30497/ipt.2026.249964.1066ENHassanMajidiAssociate Professor of Political Science, Imam Sadiq University(A.S.), Tehran, Iran0000-0003-0568-4205Journal Article20260212The present article seeks to examine the dimensions and reflection of anti-rationalism in the opinions of various Salafi thinkers and movements, mainly anti-rationalists. It does not deny the existence of some Salafis who are not anti-rationalists but do not independently accept the authority of reason, but this article does not address them. The question of the article is: What is the place of anti-rationalism among thinkers of different periods of Salafi thought and what are the manifestations and consequences of anti-rationalism in the opinions and positions of Salafis? The method used in this research is documentary. The findings of the article show that Salafism, with its various approaches in the foundations and components of its thought and strategy, is opposed to reason and rationality. This characteristic, while denying the capacity for civilization and state-building in the face of modernity and even other rationalist religious movements, is unable to stand and is in conflict with the principles and foundations of authentic Islam, which has a great capacity for connection with reason and wisdom. The trajectory of anti-rationalism shows that to the extent that this line of thought increases its opposition to reason and emphasizes superficiality and stratification, it insists on a more jihadist and takfiri policy, and the extent to which the thinkers of this thought movement use othering, violence, and extremism is increasing.https://ipt.isu.ac.ir/article_78147_de7b0407a00e10d48b04c20be8581854.pdf