In the turbulent transition of the fifth decade after the 1979 revolution, Iran is facing a fundamental challenge in the field of public order and security that can be called the “erosion of the authority of the law.” The increasing statistics of street fights and personal conflicts in recent years only reveal the tip of […]...

Recent developments in Iran’s energy policy, particularly the triple-price gasoline pricing and price increases, have once again brought the long-standing issue of the relationship between pricing policies, governance structure, and household economics into the spotlight. The government promotes this policy with ostensibly economic goals, including controlling consumption, targeting subsidies, and reducing pressure on the public […]...

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The deepening of class divisions is structurally rooted in the cycle of production within the capitalist system. Since the minimum wage of the working class is always determined by the minimum required to reproduce labor power, while on the other hand, the wealth of capitalists accumulates through cycles of investment and production, class disparity continuously […]...

Last month, Nasser Taghvai passed away. For our generation, Taghvai was a director whose every film was made with a precise and committed eye on society, and the stunning details of his work spilled beyond the frame of cinema and television. For decades now, some of the catchphrases from his TV series Dāyi Jān Napoleon […]...

Many political researchers who study political transformations, comparative political systems, and topics such as revolutions, democratization, and similar subjects tend to have a relative theoretical consensus regarding the types of revolutions that can lead to democracy. They consider elements such as global political developments in different periods, the level of industrialization and development in society, […]...

What is seen on the streets today is not merely a variety of styles, but a silent, ongoing competition between social classes—inscribed on the surface of the body. Hair color, eyebrow shape, the cut of a manteau, and even the quality of makeup have become markers that reveal opportunities, limitations, and economic divides. In a […]...

Food insecurity in Iran is no longer merely a subsistence issue; it is a symptom of deeper fractures in the country’s economic, environmental, and institutional structures. In a world where food production has never been so technologically widespread, the persistence of hunger and malnutrition across societies points above all to inequality in resource distribution and […]...

They do not know what to do with their windfall fortunes, nor how to convince their peers, friends, acquaintances, and the general public that they have swiftly ascended the ladders of prosperity, civilization, and wealth—so rapidly, in fact, that they now count themselves among the legendary elite and aristocracy. Sometimes, they showcase their financial power […]...

In recent decades, with the dizzying speed of technological advancement and the growth of communication tools, people’s lives and their social relations have inevitably come under the influence of media. Social media platforms—especially image-based ones like Instagram, which entered the scene promising to eliminate distances—have, in practice, turned into the main stage for displaying social […]...

Social classes refer to structural divisions in society that categorize individuals or groups based on economic, social, cultural, and political factors. These divisions are typically shaped by inequalities in resources (wealth, income, education, occupation, and power) and influence social relations, opportunities, and individuals’ lifestyles. Social classes are defined based on various elements such as economy, […]...

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