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Cultural security encompasses a broad and diverse range of aspects. To safeguard this, states implement comprehensive strategies such as communication restrictions, national culture promotion, and the development of educational programs. Additionally, the membership of the international treaties and conventions is another measure to reinforce the regulation of cultural consumption, thereby enhancing cultural security.Numerous international treaties and conventions exist to safeguard and bolster the cultural heritage of nations. Among these, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works stands out as a significant one, with widespread global participation. This convention primarily aims to establish fundamental principles for copyright protection and to uphold the rights of copyright holders. In essence, it seeks to advocate for creators in the realms of science and culture. However, the convention also plays a crucial role in regulating and overseeing the consumption of cultural and artistic products. This, in turn, can have significant implications, either strengthening or undermining a country’s cultural security.This study tries to explain the consequences of accepting the Berne Convention on the cultural security of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Also, a proper strategy is suggested so that it fits the daily needs of Iranian society and has a positive effect on its cultural security.

Initially, available resources concerning the repercussions of Iran’s accession to the Berne Convention were identified, and 330 arguments from both proponents and critics were extracted. These items were subsequently categorized into 15 overarching themes using a ‘Thematic Analysis’ approach. These themes served as the foundation for a ‘descriptive and analytical review’ of the Berne Convention’s impact on Iran’s cultural security. In this context, the viewpoints of proponents and critics were analyzed across seven dimensions: cultural access, per capita cultural consumption, resistance to cultural imperialism, protection of national interests, cultural independence and self-sufficiency, innovation and creativity, and jurisprudential issues.

For the authors of this study, the paramount consideration is the compelling argument put forth by proponents of the Berne Convention, as compared to its critics. They assert that by joining this convention, the Islamic Republic of Iran can acquire significant tools to fortify national identity and ward off cultural encroachment. This is primarily because the convention encompasses regulations and frameworks that can assist the state in cultivating and propagating Iranian-Islamic culture, while simultaneously curbing the illicit trafficking and consumption of Western media products.Conversely, if the Berne Convention is not accepted, foreign cultural products could become widely accessible at low cost or even free of charge. This could lead to a surge in the smuggling and consumption of such products, which are often laden with colonial ideological indoctrination. With the rapid advancement of communication technologies, this issue could escalate, leading to more severe consequences. It could engender a sense of despair within society, hinder social cohesion and unity, and give rise to various cultural and social crises.Advocates also argue that joining this convention is a means of safeguarding the nation’s public and national interests. It lays the groundwork for global cooperation through cultural and scientific exchange, fostering the country’s cultural, artistic, and scientific growth. By enhancing these conditions domestically, it opens avenues for international engagement and draws greater attention to Iranian-Islamic culture. Overall, it paves the way for the development of a cultural and artistic economic market, thereby strengthening and shaping the country’s cultural system.

This study concludes that the Berne Convention can serve as an international legal framework for achieving the country’s social and cultural objectives, as well as enhancing its cultural security conditions. Therefore, to further bolster cultural security and foster the growth of the nation’s cultural system, it is recommended that policymakers facilitate the necessary coordination among cultural, artistic, and scientific institutions for the country’s accession to this convention.

The present research is conducted with the purpose of identifying the key success factors for the recognition of the Islamic University and modeling these factors in order to determine the ideal model of these key factors for the realization of the scientific authority of the Islamic University, with a focus on Imam Sadiq University.

by analyzing the content of the data extracted from the statements and messages of the Supreme Leader, interviewing 11 experts and other library resources, 231 initial themes in 13 organizing themes as key success factors and they were categorized into 3 comprehensive themes and then Component leveling was performed using interpretive structural modeling (ISM) technique based on the opinions of 13 experts.

Finally, a three-level model of key success factors was formed, which was performed on the components to provide further analysis and appropriate strategies to university administrators to analyze the power of influence and the degree of dependence. The components based on the degree of influence and dependence were divided into 4 categories of autonomous, dependent, independent and connected components.

Based on the research results, it is necessary to pay the most attention to the components with the highest penetration, including "Strategic planning", "creating accurate management systems" which are at the most basic level of the model.

Creative media industries can be considered as one of the most influential categories of creative industries that can have tremendous effects on the mind and psyche of the audience; Therefore, the main issue of the present study is to identify and evaluate the capacities of these industries in the development of national production of the Islamic Republic of Iran; For this purpose, first 9 main actors enhancing national production and their duties were identified through library resources and interviews with 11 relevant experts; Then, the capacities of creative media industries in Iran were extracted from library resources and 10 interviews with experts through content analysis in 3 comprehensive themes, 12 organizing themes and 138 basic themes. Then, to evaluate the effect of these capacities on the development of national production, first the weight of each actor was determined through a pairwise comparison questionnaire and then the effect of each capacity on each actor in the form of a questionnaire based on the opinion of 16 experts and using TOPSIS technique. And the priority of each capacity was determined. Finally, it was found that the top 5 priorities of the capacities of creative media industries for the development of national production are: communication-interactive, modeling, monitoring, integration and propaganda-promotion, respectively, which if used can lead to the development of national production in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The main question of the present study is what functions does Islamic University have and what is the Importance and performance of each of these functions for the realization of Islamic University with the focus of Islamic University of Imam Sadiq.

Hence, the functions of Islamic University were identified by analyzing the content of various sources such as Imam Khomeini's remarks and messages, Supreme Leader's office, Islamic University document, Upstream Documents of Imam Sadegh University, and then using the technique The Important-Performance analysis was performed to evaluate the extracted components.

By identifying 161 expressions about the functions of Islamic University from the mentioned sources, 18 organizing themes were identified and extracted in four general themes. The importance-performance approach was evaluated to determine the degree of conformity of Imam Sadegh University with the identified functions of Islamic University. Finally, the components evaluated were classified into the following four general strategies: the necessity of critical attention, persistence of the existing excellent, low priority, and mitigating area that Islamic university managers, especially Imam Sadegh university, should take their actions. It is tailor-made for each of the strategies outlined so that they can bring the best performance of Islamic University.

The purpose of this study is to scrutiny the status of Academic religious confraternities as one of the social responsibilities of the Islamic Universities.

After identifying the constituent elements of the Academic religious confraternities, through the importance-performance analysis approach, it has been tried to evaluate the performance of these confraternities and in the first stage, 25 constitutive factors of Academic religious confraternities Categorized in 4 sections. After that, the existing and desires status of each of the factors was evaluated by 47 of experts from the field.

The identified components were categorized into the following 4 general strategies: Necessity Vital attention, Persistence on existing excellent status, low priority, and mitigated area that managers of Academic religious confraternities should tailor their actions to each of the strategies outlined.

The authors of the survey concluded that at present, much attention must be focused on the existence of Rabbani [divine] clergy, the system of servant education, and the use of the capacity of the religious confraternities for Issues of the day.