Enhancing Inter-Agency Synergy in Islamic Humanities in Iran: An Empirical Diagnosis of Interactions and the Design of a Scheduled Network Model

Ashouri, Mahdi; Foroughi, Yaser

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Ashouri M, Foroughi Y. Enhancing Inter-Agency Synergy in Islamic Humanities in Iran: An Empirical Diagnosis of Interactions and the Design of a Scheduled Network Model. , فصلنامه تحقیقات بنیادین علوم انسانی. 2026; 11 (4)
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Enhancing Inter-Agency Synergy in Islamic Humanities in Iran: An Empirical Diagnosis of Interactions and the Design of a Scheduled Network Model

Mahdi Ashouri ^*

, Yaser Foroughi

Abstract: (68 Views)

Institutional fragmentation, research duplication, and the divide between university and seminary (Hawzah) centers undermine the efficacy of Islamic humanities in Iran. This study conducts an empirical pathology of inter-agency interactions, ranks the barriers to synergy, and designs an optimal synergy model. The framework integrates the methodological foundations of Islamic humanities with collaborative and network governance, cross-sector collaboration, and sociological neo-institutionalism. An expert survey of 14 research managers, faculty members, and advanced seminary scholars used a 56-item Likert questionnaire (54 unique items), analyzed with Wilcoxon tests (Holm-adjusted), Friedman, Mann–Whitney, and correlation tests. The current state of interactions was significantly below the midpoint (M = 2.39 of 5); internal weaknesses (4.03) and external threats (3.96) outweighed strengths (2.66), placing the centers in the defensive (WT) SWOT quadrant. Structural-legal (4.10) and political-governance (4.05) barriers were the most severe, and a focus on paper counting rather than problem-solving (4.43) was the sharpest policy pathology. Barrier severity correlated positively with action priorities (ρ = .618). A three-layer, problem-oriented network model is proposed, comprising macro-level governance (a federated National Research Network), meso-level infrastructure and funding, and micro-level incentive reform, with 1-, 3-, and 5-year roadmaps. Given the small sample, the findings are exploratory.

Keywords: Islamic Humanities, Institutional Synergy, Inter-Agency Interactions, Network Governance, Research Pathology, Science Policy, National Research Network.

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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
ePublished: 2026/03/13