آیندهپژوهی دفاعی (Aug 2017)
Soft Modeling of the image of Future Army Based on Interpretative Structural Approach
Abstract
The purpose of this research is soft modeling of the image of future army based on an interpretive structural approach in order to create an insightful picture, in such a way that awareness and recognition of it in the formulation of programs, organization strategies and the possibility of more effective use of national capacities for effective defense in the future provided. This research is fundamental and has an exploratory mixed approach; the theme analysis method and the thematic research methodology in the Holy Qur’an were used in the qualitative part and Structural Interpretation Modeling Method was used in the quantitative part. In order to identify the themes and concepts related to the future army in the Holy Quran, the interpretations of al-Mizan and Noor were examined and then the main themes related to it were extracted and coded. The views of independent coders and a group of experts were used. The 14 themes covered in the qualitative section with interpretive structural modeling in four levels were based on the analysis of the views of 22 defense experts, which had the most impact on the third and fourth levels of imaging. Based on the results of this study, first-level variables, as dependent variables, second-level variables, as interlaced variables and variables in the third and fourth levels, play a role as the independent and key variable. In the same way, the result of this research can be the basis for understanding and creating the best image for a competent army at anytime and anywhere. Therefore, it is desirable to rebuild and reprocess the image at any time.
