Problemology of progress and security in the southeastern region of the country based on network analysis of issues

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1 Corresponding Author, Assistant Professor and Faculty Member of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology

2 Assistant Professor and Faculty Member of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology

Abstract

A look at the social, cultural, political and security of the strategic province of Sistan and Baluchestan has shown the existence of various issues in its various layers. The southeast region has unique strategic advantages such as Makran beaches, diverse agricultural products and exportable fruits, rural handicrafts and rich mines. This study, while monitoring and counting hundreds of issues in the southeastern region, tries to answer the question: "What are the critical issues affecting the development and security of Sistan and Baluchestan province based on the analysis of the issue network?" Therefore, with the aim of identifying the priority issues of the province and addressing the existing roots and obstacles, based on the findings of research and follow-up, the main executive strategies were addressed. Evidence in recent decades has shown the profound level of impact of the province's issues on the development movement in the province. Based on qualitative content analysis method to identify problems and structural analysis method to categorize and prioritize problems. In this study, 113 people, including 58 officials (government, military, law enforcement, and security), 20 civil and private sector activists, 20 university professors and 15 ethnic-religious figures of the province, were interviewed and 176 issues and details were extracted from the target population and finally 88 main problems were identified. According to the research findings, 5 priority issues are obstacles to the realization of the resistance economy, drawing an inappropriate image of the province in public opinion, lack of consensus and empathy between managers, lack of sustainable security and lack of attention to the importance of the province in the national arena. Finally, while drawing the problem in different dimensions, its consequences and effects have been mentioned.

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