Typology of Child-Related Policies in Iran
Subject Areas : child rights
Maryam Sha’ban
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(Chairperson of Sociology of Childhood Department at Tehran University, Tehran, Iran)
Keywords: Child, Politics, Typology, Global Society and the Islamic World, Iranian Society,
Abstract :
This research was aimed at "the typology of child-related policies in Iran." After defining the sensitive concepts of the research, they were identified by the exploratory methodology of policy making, and then we analyzed the qualitative content analysis method. Findings and results show that child-related policymaking in Iran can be summarized in three phases of typology, respectively, which include domestic policy-making, include: 1. Sovereignty; 2. Government policy making; 3. Bureaucratic policy making (bureaucratic institutions); 4. Civil society (NGOs and charities), as well as policy making Foreigners included two cases: 1. The policies of the international community; 2. The policies of the Islamic world. As a result, child-related policies are widespread and broad in Iran, covering a wide range of aspects of children's lives.
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