Volume & Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2 - Serial Number 18, Summer 2019, Pages 1-200 
Number of Articles: 6

Sardar Soleimani and the popular mobilization in Iraq and Syria: From the background of formation to the role and intentions of Martyr Soleimani

Pages 85-109

mohsen shafiee seifabadi

Abstract The formation of a popular institution in the discourse of the Islamic Republic of Iran called "Basij" and the repetition of this experience in Syria under the name of "National Defense Forces" and in Iraq under the name of "Popular Rally", regardless of the meaning of a successful experience. This article seeks to explain the purpose of this paper by using the intentional-contextual hermeneutic method of Quentin Skinner. In this regard, the main question is "what factors affect the formation of popular mobilization networks in Iraq and Syria, and what were the intentions of Sardar Soleimani in supporting these forces?" Based on the findings of the research, the background for the formation of the Syrian National Defense Forces in categories such as 1- popular protests; 2- Opportunism of Takfiri Salafis and the entry of violence into the arena of protests; 4- Weakness of the Syrian army; 5. The arrival of the Quds Force and the use of popular forces is understandable. The popular mobilization after the sequence of 1- disagreement of the Iraqi Shiite community; 2. Structural weakness of the government; 3. Lack of fighting spirit of the classical army; 4- There was a humanitarian catastrophe and 5- The support of the Quds Force in mobilizing the Iraqi people. Sardar Soleimani also aims to unite the resistance forces in the short term, increase the legitimacy of Iraq and Syria, defeat ISIS and expel American forces from Iraq and Syria, and in the long run calm and secure the world system and the Islamic world, protect Iran's borders. One of the influences of the jihadist Salafis was to strengthen the mobilization of the Iraqi and Syrian people in the military-political class of Hezbollah and to achieve the goal of liberating Quds.
 

Identify and structure the behavioral competencies of holy defense commanders

Pages 111-132

hadi nahadi

Abstract In leadership competency modeling, models that have a wide range of skills better describe and predict leadership performance. Today, human resource planning has changed to its competency approach, that is, competency-based human resource planning. Transforming human resource planning based on a competency approach requires a grand paradigm that changes the thinking of human resource planners about individuals and organizations in general. The purpose of this study is to achieve a model of causal relationships between these behavioral competencies of commanders. The research method is survey-descriptive. To collect and analyze the required data and information, first the research literature and the opinion of experts were collected. It was then validated using confirmatory factor analysis. Finally, the 13 competencies identified were structured at four levels using interpretive structural modeling. These levels are success, operationalism, creativity, and the fourth level, which includes the four competencies of persuasion, diligence, human resource orientation, and organization of activities and processes.