نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 کارشناسی ارشد تاریخ انقلاب اسلامی، دانشگاه جامع امام حسین (ع)، تهران، ایران.
2 استادیار گروه تاریخ و معارف انقلاب اسلامی، دانشگاه جامع امام حسین (ع)، تهران، ایران.
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
The introduction of colonial perspectives into contemporary Iran with the aim of altering the form and substance of individual and collective life among Iranians represents one of the most significant issues in modern Iranian society. This process has been pursued by various actors, including the United States. Among the many audiences and subjects targeted, the issue of women—and the effort to influence this socially formative group—has held particular importance.
This article seeks to explore the overt and covert dimensions of U.S. cultural interventions in Iran during the Pahlavi era, specifically in the domain of women. Employing thematic analysis and grounded in the theoretical framework of public policy, it examines declassified documents from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
The findings of the study indicate that U.S. cultural policymaking concerning Iranian women was primarily implemented through female elites, cultural and educational institutions, media, and behavioral models. These efforts aimed at redefining the role of Iranian women in line with Western paradigms through social engineering.
Although these interventions had short-term impacts on the lifestyles and cultural patterns of some women, they provoked significant social and religious resistance. Ultimately, they became one of the contributing factors to the widespread distrust toward the United States in the years leading up to the Islamic Revolution.
This study highlights the importance of understanding the cultural dimensions of foreign policymaking and the role of civil society in responding to it.
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