نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانشگاه تربیت مدرس .گروه جغرافیای سیاسی
2 دانشگاه تربیت مدرس
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
موضوعات
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
The Islamic Republic of Iran possesses considerable potential for maritime-oriented development due to its strategic geopolitical and geostrategic position, access to open seas, proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, and extensive maritime resources. Understanding the objectives of the country’s maritime policies and their alignment with the requirements of maritime development is therefore of great importance.
This study examines the objectives of Iran’s maritime policies as reflected in its upstream policy documents and evaluates their impact on the utilization of maritime capacities, sanctions mitigation, and regional cooperation. The research adopts an applied mixed-methods approach. In the qualitative phase, upstream policy documents were analyzed using content analysis and MAXQDA software. A total of 692 initial codes were identified and subsequently grouped into 15 axial categories and 7 major themes: maritime economy, marine resources, maritime industries, marine environment, maritime security, maritime development, and maritime culture.
In the quantitative phase, the relationships between the extracted themes and the research hypotheses were assessed through expert questionnaires and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using AMOS software. The findings indicate that Iran’s maritime policies are primarily oriented toward enhancing and utilizing maritime capacities. Maritime development, sustainable marine energy, and maritime tourism emerged as the most influential factors in this regard. However, no significant relationship was found between existing maritime policies and the objectives of sanctions mitigation or the expansion of regional relations. The results further suggest that the dominant orientation of the policy documents is geoeconomic, while geopolitical dimensions and maritime diplomacy receive comparatively limited attention.
کلیدواژهها [English]
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