Socio-cultural Studies

Mission

Improving and deepening the social-cultural studies in the arenas of “Religiosity”, “the Clergy” and “Religious propagation”.

Long-term Goals
1. Strengthening the studies in the domain of religion and cultural relations
2. Strengthening the sociological and anthropological knowledge of religion in Iran, focusing on the religious approach
3. Improving the studies on the socio-cultural issues of Iran with an emphasis on religious approach

Short-term Goals
1. Studies in the field of religion and cyberspace
2. Studies in the field of virtual propagation in Islam
3. Identifying the capacity of social networks in religion propagation
4. Sociological studies on Islamic Seminary and the clergy
5. Studies on measurement of religiosity in Iran