The Study of Feasibility of Forming Regional Geo-Culture Coalition Centered on Nowruz Celebration

پژوهش ‎های جغرافیای سیاسی

Article 5, Volume 7, Issue 4 - Serial Number 28, November 2022, Pages 89-114   

Document Type: مقالات علمی -پژوهشی

DOI: 10.22067/pg.2023.74039.1118

Authors

Afshin Mottaghi^{* 1}; Mohamad Amereh²

¹Associate Professor of Political Geography, Khorazmi University. Iran

²PhD student in Political Geography, Kharazmi University, Tehran Iran

Abstract

Regional Coalitions and organizations in the current world, which is moving towards a multipolar order, seem necessary to secure the interests of the members. The countries in the three regions of Central Asia, Southwest Asia, and West Asia have not been able to properly use the capacities of these regions due to the lack of an inclusive and efficient regional union and avoiding regionalism. The disputes and a pervasive power vacuum have turned these regions into a place of conflict between regional and extra-regional powers. The upcoming research has discussed the feasibility of forming a regional coalition centered on Nowruz celebration and culture by using a mixed approach (descriptive-analytical and survey) and SWOT strategic planning analysis. Documentary and library information and data obtained from 30 expert experts in political geography, political science, regional studies and Farsi language and literature from the countries of Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan was used. The results showed that despite the differences and weaknesses in the formation of the Nowruz Union, the final score of 2.56 out of 5 was obtained which indicates the high probability of forming a union, although the addition of economic and geo-economic strategies is necessary for the formation of such a coalition.

Keywords

Strategic Analysis; Nowruz Union; Nowruz Geography; Regional Organization; Regional Convergence

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