Religion & Communication (Jun 2024)

Obstacles to the implementation of free thinking chairs in universities

  • hamidreza ajami,
  • hassan kheiri,
  • nouroz hashemzehi,
  • khadijeh zolghadr,
  • Mohammad Javad Ramezani

DOI
https://doi.org/10.30497/rc.2024.243951.1957
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 1
pp. 285 – 312

Abstract

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Freedom of expression and freedom of thought have always been fundamental concepts in human life and The production of science is also one of the indicators of progress in the world, The Seat of Freedom of Thought on Ayatollah Khamenei's Strategic Plans and In order to create and maintain a critical spirit, dialogue and production are science and enlightenment. The seats are a program of expressing opinions and dialogue among the university community, which was launched on his recommendation in response to a letter from a group of Ahl al-Qalam residents Of course, to date, based on the available statistics and re-demanding its origin in different meetings, it has not yet reached its effective position.In this research, the data of the foundation and by conducting twenty-five in-depth and semi-structured interviews and analyzing it through coding, we have achieved the model of non-development of free-thinking seats and examined the strategic requirements for development in this regard. The results of the study after categorizing the categories into political, cultural, social and structural dimensions of model drawing The barriers to the development of seats indicate the importance of issues related to political and cultural dimensions, and strategies such as compiling an upstream document, creating a correct model and feeling of immunity in expressing opinions in seats seems necessary to promote the quality and quantity of seats.Keywords: Theorizing, Freethinking, Freethinking Chair, Jihad-e-Explanation

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