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Analytical study of resources, sciences and methods related to the interdisciplinary methodology of "Studies of (Social) Currents". فصلنامه تحقیقات بنیادین علوم انسانی 2020; 6 (1) :129-172
URL: http://frh.sccsr.ac.ir/article-1-182-en.html

"Multifacetedness" of issues requires "multidimensionality" of approaches and angles of study and research in terms of epistemology and methodology; therefore, it is not possible to identify complex phenomena except with integrated and interdisciplinary approaches. Social Current is also one of the social realities that has a multifaceted identity.
This is because, according to the chosen definition, Current is a dynamic and fluid social reality with an unofficial systemic identity that consists of a set of principles and epistemological assumptions (= common semantic system) on which a systematic (= managed) population operates and influences. Therefore, in order to know it scientifically and to improve the "Currents studies" of journalism products to knowledge, we need to refine its methodology.
Interdisciplinary studies use the insights of specialized disciplines and methods to understand a complex phenomenon on a regular and methodical basis. One of the important steps in the process of these studies is the selection of knowledge and methods related to the subject (potentially related) so that the researcher can achieve theoretical adequacy in the subject by exploring them. If the methods and knowledge involved in recognizing the dimensions of the complex subject are not well calculated, explored and studied, the result of the study will be equally flawed and inefficient.
This article was written using a descriptive-analytical method as well as using library resources. It seeks to identify and study the resources, sciences, and methods required for the interdisciplinary study of Currents studies and show the place of each in the research process.  In this way, a step can be taken to refine the methodology of Currentology. According to this study, the methods, sciences, and epistemological resources required in Currents studies can generally be categorized into three categories: "template package", "content package" and "method package".