جغرافیا و توسعه (Sep 2019)
Explaining the Geographical-Political Role of Migration in Iran
Abstract
Migration is deemed to be one of the most important dimensions of socio-economic development. Nowadays, however, it has turned into a complex issue for both the origin and destination communities of migrants. The issue rises due to the high level of migration and population movements between different geographic, economic, cultural and social areas. Consequently, spatial anomalies – especially of socio-cultural nature – are formed, and the conditions for the emergence of various types of political, cultural-social and economic crises, among others, have started to prevail. Given the specific territorial and demographic combination of Iran in terms of cultural, ethnic, political and economic, the Iranian society is a prominent case for studying this issue. The findings show that from the geographical and political point of view, migration plays a significant role in the political, cultural, social and economic organization of Iran’s space, particularly in the origin and destination of migration. Given the creation of new cultural and economic landscapes, Iran is prone to the emergence of various security issues and crises in the country. This study has tried to analyze the potentials of geographical and political role of migration, by discussing the issues of geographic distribution of population, the homogeneity-heterogeneity of population and the centralized political structure of Iran. This study also employs a descriptive-analytical method.
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