Sociological Cultural Studies

Sociological Cultural Studies

A layered causal analysis of foreign virtual social networks affecting The cultural drivers of Iranian society

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Authors
1 PhD student in Cultural Management and Planning, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Research Sciences Branch, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Professor of Islamic Law, Department of Fundamentals of Islamic Law, Faculty of Law, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy and Administration, School of Public Administration and Organizational Sciences, School of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
4 Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
5 Associate Professor of Media, Department of Media Management, Faculty of Management, Islamic Azad University, Research Sciences Branch Tehran, Tehran, Iran
10.30465/scs.2026.53340.3079
Abstract
Abstract the present study, utilizing the capabilities of one of the applied methods of futures studies, after identifying the most important shaping indicators, deals with the arrangement of cultural drivers of Iranian society in four analytical layers. Layered Causal Analysis (CLA) is known as an effective method for presenting a multi-layered representation of a phenomenon or issue. In this study, by studying the background of discussions in the field of cultural drivers and foreign virtual social networks and interviewing experts, the indicators of the phenomenon of foreign virtual social networks were identified. Then, utilizing the capabilities of the layered causal analysis method, it was organized into four levels of litany, social causes, discourses, and myths. The findings indicate that at the level of realities, there are indicators of leadership destruction, aversion to religion, disunity, attacks on religious bodies and jihadist groups, and attacks on religious values, norms, foundations,, the Supreme Council for the Cultural Revolution, the Cultural Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, the Deputy for Cyberspace of the Judiciary, the Ministries of Culture and Islamic Guidance and Communications and Information Technology Iranian Broadcasting Corporation. At the level of discourses, there is postmodern ideology and part of Western ideology.
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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 14 February 2026

  • Receive Date 05 November 2025
  • Revise Date 14 February 2026
  • Accept Date 14 February 2026
  • Publish Date 14 February 2026