Identifying the Components Affecting Social Capital on the National Authority of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Case Study: Professors of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz)

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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

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Political systems always seek to achieve their goals and aspirations after the formation of the government, however, the mere formation of governments cannot lead to the realization of goals and aspirations; Achieving political goals and ideals requires the acquisition of political authority and national authority. The main purpose of this article is to identify the influential components of social capital on the national authority of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was done by survey method and using a questionnaire. The statistical population of the study is the professors of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. A total of 150 people were selected based on sampling estimates using SPSS Sample Power software in the power analysis path. Statistical analyzes were performed using SPSS software. Based on the findings, the components of social capital namely political participation (r = 0.35), political trust (r = 0.45), national cohesion (r = 0.26), social support (r = 0.38), social security (R = 0.78) and social responsibility (r = 0.67) are effective in the realization of national authority. Also, the results of regression analysis show that the four variables of political trust, social cohesion, social security and social responsibility were the most important in predicting the dependent variable, ie national authority, respectively.
 

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Quarterly Journal of Social Development (Previously Human Development)
Volume 15, Issue 4 - Serial Number 60
Vol. 15, No. 4. Summer 2021
September 2021
Pages 179-214

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