JOURNAL OF BORDER STUDIES
Year:2018 | Volume:6 | Issue:1 (19)|Papers Count:7

Background and Aim: Social cohesion implies a collective agreement between a society and the continuity and sustainability of the political, social and cultural life of each society depends on the cohesion and unity of its members. Considering that the border regions of Iran on the one hand are prone to ethnic and religious tensions and, on the other hand, are subject to various threats, as well as experience has shown that the policies based on the power of the authorities in coping with such conditions are not always effective. The study of the relationship between the social integrity of the border residents and their attitude towards drug trafficking and psychotropic trafficking in the city of Piranshahr. Method: This is a descriptive-survey study in terms of applied purpose and in terms of implementation method. The statistical population of the study was the population of more than 25 years old in the city of Piranshahr with 31, 000 people, which was equal to Cochran formula and 370 individuals were selected as the sample by simple random sampling. The data were collected by two valid and reliable questionnaires (12-point standard questionnaire for Cornbach and Forrest with Cronbach's alpha = 0. 87 and researcher-made questionnaire on drug and psychotropic drug trafficking with Cronbach's alpha = 0. 79). Using a test Pearson correlation was analyzed. Findings and results: The research showed that there is a significant relationship between dimensions of social cohesion and borderline attitudes towards drug trafficking and psychotropic trafficking. Increasing social cohesion can have a positive effect on reducing drug trafficking and psychotropic trafficking in the city of Piranshahr by changing the attitude of the border residents.

Background and Objective: The complexity and uncertainty of factors affecting the future development of cities and the extent of the range of effective variables from the local to the world level reveals the need for a new approach and thinking in urban planning. The city of Baneh is from the border towns of Kurdistan province, which is difficult due to the complications and uncertainties of decision making for its urban managers. In this study, the variables affecting the future development of the Baneh city are identified using a futuristic approach. Method: This research is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of survey practice. To carry out the research, the factors affecting the future development of the city of Baneh were identified using the environmental monitoring method. At this stage, after reviewing the studies on the future of cities and urban development, a list of factors influencing the future of urban development was identified and further elaborated on a questionnaire for 50 elites. Respondents to the questionnaire consisted of three groups of members of the first city council and city managers, two managers of government agencies and three market and private sector activists. After completing and localizing the variables, these factors are analyzed with each other in the framework of the interaction analysis technique using the Mick-Mac software (according to 15 experts). Findings and Results: The research showed that national production, arrivals, tourism arrivals, urban and provincial transportation, and investment are key variables that affect the future development of Baneh. These variables are strategic because of the possibility of manipulation by managers and, on the other hand, their high impact on the system, and should therefore be placed at the heart of the management effort to guide future changes in Baneh.

Border areas have a special place as geographical regions in national and international debates as they have always been subject to political and military events. Border areas in Iran have always been exposed to these events due to geopolitical sensitivities, and the importance of these areas is confirmed by necessity. Since border zones are strategic planning in the border areas of countries, the border zones in Iran have a special place in the national planning system due to its long borders and the presence of more than half of the provinces in the vicinity of the border with neighboring countries. Is. In the border region, several factors can be considered as an effective component of the development of border regions to influence Iran's relations with neighboring countries. Therefore, in the present article, while describing the theoretical components of the border zone, the answer to this question Will be given: What are the natural and human components of the border region affecting the relations between Iran and Iraq? The research method in this paper is a descriptive-analytic study. The data gathering method was library, documentary, field survey using a questionnaire tool. SPSS software was used for data analysis. After analyzing the information extracted from the questionnaire, the results of the research indicate that there is a positive and significant relationship between the factors affecting the border area and the relations between Iran and Iraq (r = 0. 55), and the natural and human components are significant (Medium to high percentages) affect Iran-Iraqi relations.

Background and Objectives: Iran has 8, 000 thousand kilometers of water and earth borders with its neighbors, which reveals the need for border control and surveillance with various tools, including special training. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of new geographic technology training (GIS, GPS & RS) on the empowerment of Sistan and Baluchestan border control stations commanders. Method: This research is descriptive-analytical in terms of purpose, applied and in terms of implementation method. The statistical population of this study was 53 managers and border guards of Sistan and Baluchestan province. Data were gathered using a valid and reliable questionnaire (Cronbach's alpha = 0. 86) and analyzed by SPSS software and t-test. Findings and Results: The study showed that the teaching of modern geographic technologies (GIS, GPS & RS) has a great influence on their ability to perform their duties from the viewpoint of border guards of Sistan and Baluchestan province. Also, the training of global positioning system, geographic information system and remote sensing system are the priorities of education for border managers, respectively, and the content of training is also the first priority in the training of GIS, "the correct understanding of the maps", in the Global Positioning System, "Identifying critical points of the frontier" and, in remote sensing, "discovering the location and route of crime". Findings and Results: The study showed that the teaching of modern geographic technologies (GIS, GPS & RS) has a great influence on their ability to perform their duties from the viewpoint of border guards of Sistan and Baluchestan province. Also, the training of global positioning system, geographic information system and remote sensing system are the priorities of education for border managers, respectively, and the content of training is also the first priority in the training of GIS, "the correct understanding of the maps", in the Global Positioning System, "Identifying critical points of the frontier" and, in remote sensing, "discovering the location and route of crime". Findings and Results: The study showed that the teaching of modern geographic technologies (GIS, GPS & RS) has a great influence on their ability to perform their duties from the viewpoint of border guards of Sistan and Baluchestan province. Also, the training of global positioning system, geographic information system and remote sensing system are the priorities of education for border managers, respectively, and the content of training is also the first priority in the training of GIS, "the correct understanding of the maps", in the Global Positioning System, "Identifying critical points of the frontier" and, in remote sensing, "discovering the location and route of crime".

Background and Aim: Today, new information and communication technologies in the field of cyberspace have become an important factor in mobilizing collective action and protest movements around the world. The telegraph messaging network is one of the most influential technologies. Considering the ethnic diversity in Iranian society and the positive and negative functions that followed, this research attempts to investigate the relationship between the telegram's messenger network and ethnic insurgents in Kermanshah province from the viewpoint of security police experts. Method: This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey method. The statistical population of this study was Kermanshah Provincial Public Information and Security Police (KPI) experts. The sample size was estimated to be 170 according to Krejcie and Morgan tables. Data were gathered by a valid and reliable questionnaire (Cronbach's alpha = 0. 95) and analyzed using SPSS software and Pearson correlation test. Findings and Results: The study showed that from the perspective of security police experts, four components of highlighting social and ethnic problems, ethnic cleavages, virtual campaigns and untrue information plans in relation to the Kurdish people through the telegraphic messenger by creating The tribal disturbances in Kermanshah Province have been reported. Therefore, it is necessary to adopt preventive and countermeasures to neutralize and manage this messenger.

Background and Objective: The concept of sustainable security has become very important in recent years. As the border areas are exposed to various vulnerabilities and threats due to distance from the center and the adjacent borders, security is even more important. The purpose of the research is to evaluate the dimensions and components affecting sustainable security in the border town of Sardasht. Method: The present research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical nature. Data gathering was done using documentary and field method (questionnaire). In this research, formal credibility has been used to increase its validity. The sample size is 30 people. Which is determined using snowball sampling method. For analysis of data, SPSS software and Allen Prescott model have been used. Findings and results: The research showed that the component of "raising the level of education" and "strengthening the correlations or inner ties (ethnic, religious)" with a relative weight of 14/0 ranked first and the dimensions of "media performance" and "performance of institutions" in On the basis of the six components and the total weight of the relative weight of 1296/0, the most important dimensions affect the security of the city. Also, none of the dimensions affecting Sardasht's sustainable security is in a sustainable situation.