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Geopolitical Constructs Understanding and Survey with Constructivism Geography Approach Case Study: IRI and Its Confronting Challenges in Central Asia

Zahra Pishgahifard, Mostafa Rashidi, Mohammad Shabanifard and Mohammad Reza Abdullahpour

Abstract

Problem statement: After dissolution of Soviet Union, both of political geography system and dominance ideational structure have deconstructed in central Asia region. In year of 1979 with revolution, Iranian actors was accepted the Islamic republic system in their country, so new actors, structure and exigencies were revealed in Iran and central Asia relations, that cause create new challenges in confronting of Islamic republic of Iran government. Our fundamental question in this research is that: How geopolitical constructs have constituted confronting challenges for Islamic republic of Iran in Central Asia region? Approach: Therefore in this study we tried to explain the question in geographical framework and constructivism approach (on ground as constructivism geography). We had utilized qualitative research method and hermeneutic-positivist procedure in this study. As attention implicated question, the purpose of this article is understand challenges how constitute in reason of geopolitical constructs. Results: Differences in geopolitical constructs, between Iran and countries of central Asia region and also being harmonious construct, these countries with the present actors in the region, has caused an opposition in regional anarchic system between IRI and these countries in region and actors in the region and also form of distribution of capabilities between actors which has caused challenges for IRI. Conclusion: For following its goals against, high level fruition enemies of IRI like USA, Israel and Russian, China competitors from distribution of capabilities in national and international caused many challenges and double-deficiency for IRI.

Journal of Social Sciences
Volume 6 No. 3, 2010, 459-467

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/jssp.2010.459.467

Submitted On: 10 August 2010 Published On: 30 September 2010

How to Cite: Pishgahifard, Z., Rashidi, M., Shabanifard, M. & Abdullahpour, M. R. (2010). Geopolitical Constructs Understanding and Survey with Constructivism Geography Approach Case Study: IRI and Its Confronting Challenges in Central Asia. Journal of Social Sciences, 6(3), 459-467. https://doi.org/10.3844/jssp.2010.459.467

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Keywords

  • Constructivism
  • geography
  • geopolitical construct
  • Islamic republic of Iran
  • Central Asia