Hamid Sajjadi
Abstract
In Iran, a major part of the supporting measures of government to prevent social problems and support vulnerable groups and persons with disabilities, is offered through the Social Welfare Organization. Despite attracting the cooperation of civil society organizations in support of the disadvantaged ...
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In Iran, a major part of the supporting measures of government to prevent social problems and support vulnerable groups and persons with disabilities, is offered through the Social Welfare Organization. Despite attracting the cooperation of civil society organizations in support of the disadvantaged people and a wide range of agreements with other institutions, along with various services offered to the target population, Iran’s Welfare Organization still faces major shortcomings in achieving its goals. These challenges become more acute in the face of growing social damages. Therefore, evaluation of the management model of the Welfare Organization in order to address deficiencies and overcome the challenges is essential. In the present study, applying a qualitative method, the data are collected via interviewing and studying documents and evidences. Then, having adopted the thematic analysis method, the data were described, organized and analyzed. During the analysis of findings, eight categories related to the performance of Welfare Organization were identified. The extracted categories were drawn and presented in the form of a paradigmatic model as the functional challenges of the Welfare Organization of Iran. In the end, proposed strategies were presented in the form of three broad concepts of ‘the need to shift the approach, focusing on monitoring and surveillance and strengthening civil institutions and outsourcing.
Mohammad Ali Khosravi; Shohreh Shahsavari Fard
Abstract
History has showed us that development in every society depends on the elite’s political roles; hence, their viewpoints regarding socio-political programs and individuals’ needs have played a vital role in determining the fate of a specific society. Besides, the elite political culture is ...
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History has showed us that development in every society depends on the elite’s political roles; hence, their viewpoints regarding socio-political programs and individuals’ needs have played a vital role in determining the fate of a specific society. Besides, the elite political culture is considered as an effective factor in political development within the realm of political sociology. The aim of this study is to analyze the political culture of the ruling elite and its role in inefficiencies of NGOs. In fact the author has tried to show that the underdevelopment of NGOs in governments after the revolution has a close relation with political culture of ruling elite of this era .In addition to questionnaire to assess the type of political culture, their performance was examined on the basis of Gabriel Almond model. To validate the reagents, in addition to previous studies, we used the views of a number of sociologists and political science professors and after confirmation of expert community and passing the validity stage to examine the internal consistency of questionnaire items, Cronbach's alpha was obtained as 77 using SPSS software. Then, political culture was examined by assessing the political participation, political trust, citizenship rights, and tolerance. Freedom of speech was investigated in 9 components. Results reflected the fact that the culture of ruling on elite is an allegiance with thick, tough, and stable clusters closing the ways for political development. Reluctance to answer some questions and lack of proportionality among some answers with performance of this population are strong evidence in this regard.
