Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1
Ph.D student of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Baft Department, Islamic Azad University, Baft, Iran
2
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Baft Unit, Islamic Azad University, Baft, Iran
3
Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, Baft Unit, Islamic Azad University, Baft, Iran
Abstract
Political awareness is a skill that can be learned and developed, and it is not separate from the subject (human social life), the goal (knowledge and ability to decide collective affairs) and the goal (finding or building ways for human happiness in society) of political knowledge.. The present article is also compiled with the aim of identifying the methods and limitations of the influence of political science on political awareness in Iran. These methods are explained in the four axes of "student education", "research and dissemination of science and knowledge", "education outside the group" and "social and political activism" and the limiting components are also under the four variables of "government ", "Society", "Science" and "Political Sciences" are explained. The current research is of a descriptive-analytical type and in order to discover these methods and their limitations, abductive reasoning and individual inference powers have been used.
Introduction
Political science is the science of studying governments, governments, public policies and systems, processes, transformations, activities, and political behaviors and is interested in understanding politics through study, education, and scientific research. . Today, scientific knowledge is usually represented in the university institution in almost all societies, and political science is no exception to this rule, and for this reason, it brings to mind the field of political science. Although the political science field's special task of raising political awareness can be considered true for all societies and probably at all times, the field of political science has not been equally successful in performing this task in all societies. Possible ways to influence political science actors on political awareness, trying to make maximum use of existing opportunities, trying to create innovative methods according to the conditions of society and government, as well as internal (political science) and external (caused) limitations. of society and government) are among the important components that affect the success rate of political science in promoting political awareness. This article highlights the relationship between political science and political awareness in Iran
Theoretical framework
Political science is the realm of knowledge whose subject is man himself, human relations and human bio-sociality, and therefore it can be described as "the relationship between knowledge and life" or in better words, "the relationship Knowledge by making decisions in public affairs. Political science pursues this special task through training political scientists, increasing the knowledge of elites and promoting collective political awareness. With this description, the purpose of political science should be to improve the political awareness of the members of the society along with increasing the political knowledge of the trustees of the society (i.e. office holders). and government agents) searched. Most of the academic literature in conceptualizing political awareness has followed Zahler, who defines it as "a person's level of attention to politics and understanding of what he has encountered". Therefore, they should improve the political awareness of the citizens in the first place by influencing the thought patterns, that is, the way people think about public affairs, their role in politics, and the understanding of politics as what it is and what it can be. From this perspective, the components of political awareness through political science actors can be defined as "attention and sensitivity towards politics", "ability to validate and verify political data", "understanding politics to as a symbol of change and a contractual matter", "the power of political reasoning and analysis based on logic and reliable information", "self-awareness of one's right and potential role in politics and the possibility of changing roles" and "adopting critical thinking in the face of "Political theory and practice".
Discussion and conclusion
According to what was mentioned, the political awareness of the public in political science is dependent on the political education of political science students. Also, political awareness deals with people's perception and this perception is usually done through various media. The media is used here in a broad sense and it includes any kind of source of awareness and scientific information, including treatises, books and academic journals, as well as the most obvious and effective platform for political science social activism in Iran. Scientific associations form this discipline. The scientific associations of political science bring together the actors of this field in large numbers, and their most basic common agenda is to synergize the abilities of these actors and realize the potential capacities of the field of political science. which is in line with political awareness
Summary
Political awareness is a multidimensional phenomenon and a dynamic concept, which, like many other concepts of political science, lacks a consensus definition and specific indicators for evaluation, which is mainly due to different understandings of awareness, different levels Expectations of political awareness, the type and nature of the variable associated with this phenomenon, as well as the way of obtaining signs of political awareness among individuals. Political science pursues the special task of raising political awareness through educating political scientists, increasing the knowledge of elites, and promoting collective political awareness, and the importance of the latter is such that "citizenship education" is sometimes considered the main goal of the field of political science. has been introduced. Therefore, political awareness is not a side product, but one of the main tasks of political science
Keywords