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It should be noted that the papers of the Critical Studies in Texts and Programs of Human Sciences Journal have an extended English abstract and translation of the sources into English from number 112 (September 1402).

It should be noted that the publication sequence of the Critical Studies in Texts and Programs of Human Sciences Journal has been changed from monthly to quarterly since January 2023.

In this publication, currently, only articles related to the fields of "Economy", "Theology and Religions", "History", "Civilization", "Sociology", "Political Sciences", "Jurisprudence and Law", "Philosophy", "Management and Policymaking" and "Science and Technology Studies" will be accepted. It is worth mentioning that the articles that were previously published on topics such as "Anthropology", "Archaeology", "Persian Language and Literature", "Arabic Language and Literature", "Linguistics and Ancient Languages", "Foreign Languages", "Methodology", "Information Science and Epistemology", "Educational Sciences", "Sports Sciences and Physical Education" and "Art" have been received and are in the judging stage, the process of reviewing them will continue and if accepted, they will be published in the future issues, but in the scope of these subjects, new articles are not going to be received.

 


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About Journal

Journal Full Name: Pizhuhish nāmah-i intiqādī-i mutūn va barnāmah hā-yi ̒ulūm-i insāni (Critical Studies in Texts and Programs of Human Sciences)

Websitehttps://criticalstudy.ihcs.ac.ir/?lang=en

Electronic ISSN: 2383-1650

Place of Publication: Iran, Tehran

Publisher: Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies

Scientific Management: Council for the Study of Humanities Texts and Books

Initial publication year: 2010

Discipline: Humanities

Sub-Discipline: Interdisciplinary

Specialization or Field of the Journal: Book Review, Theory Review, Curriculum Review

Subject Area of ​​the Journal:  "Economy", "Theology and Religions", "History", "Civilization", "Sociology", "Political Sciences", "Jurisprudence and Law", "Philosophy", "Management and Policymaking" and "Science and Technology Studies"

Journal Language: Persian (English Abstract)

Journal Credit: Scientific (View details)

 Type of Articles: Original Research, Review Paper, Book Review (View details)

Publication Type: Electronic

Publication Period: Quarterly (since January 2023 (Dey 1401))

Costs for Reviewing and Publishing the Article: Yes (View details)

Type of Refereeing: At Least 2 Reviewers, Double-Blind Peer Review (View details)

Initial Screening Time: 10 Days

Refereeing Time: Minimum Three Months to Maximum Six Months

Acceptance Rate:35%

Access to Articles: Free (Full Text)

Access Type: Open Access to PDF

Journal Management System: Powered by Sinaweb

Indexed: Yes (View details)

Journal Ranking by Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology: A Ranking

Status at ISC in 1402: Q3 in Arts and Humanities (see details)

Impact Factor: 0.085

Former Name of the Journal: Quarterly Journal of Humanities

Email Address: criticalstudies@ihcs.ac.ir

Email Address2: criticalstudies3@gmail.com

 

Research Economy

Hayek, the Problem of Order and the Socialist Calculation Debate: A Critique on the Book Individualism and Economic Order

Pages 1-26

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2026.52767.2955

Abdolhamid Moarefi mohammadi

Abstract One of the most significant ideological and yet technical debates of the early twentieth century is the socialist calculation debate, which took place between Mises and Hayek as proponents of capitalism and socialists such as Lange. Our objective in this article is to examine the rise and fall of this debate by analyzing Hayek's most important work in this field, the book "Individualism and Economic Order". This discussion began with Mises, who claimed that a socialist economy and, consequently, economic planning were impossible. He reasoned that this impossibility stemmed from the inability of a planning system to calculate prices. This impossibility was interpreted by socialists like Lange as the impossibility of socialism due to the complexity of calculations or the absence of competition in a socialist system. However, Mises and later Austrian economists like Hayek argued that this impossibility was something beyond mere computational problems related to price calculation or the lack of competition. Although Hayek makes crucial points in explaining the miracle of the price mechanism and the market institution, he has overlooked important issues, and his theory has become an idealized one. While it is true that socialism is impossible due to the elimination of the market, the abstract capitalism envisioned by Hayek is also practically impossible for non-Western countries due to its abstract and ahistorical perspective.

Research Sociology

Sociological Methodology, Historical Research, and Challenges Thereof: A Critical Review on the Book “The Structure of Religious Thought and Institution in Safavid Persia” (History of Religious Changes in Iran during 10th-12th AH)

Pages 51-80

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2026.52091.2936

Koosha Vatankhah

Abstract Rise of Akhbārī school of jurisprudence in Eleventh/Seventeenth century under Safavids led Imami religious establishment into a determining process. Akhbārī invitation caused dramatic changes to the extent that contemporary Safavid Scholars were made to pay special attention to this case. Taking a sociological approach, Mansur Sifatgol is a prominent historiographer who has made a significant effort to study Imami religious establishment under Safavids. In his bookThe Structure of Religious Thought and Institution in Safavid Persia”, he has put a special stress on religious institutional changes during Eleventh/Seventeenth century and in doing so, he makes a comparison between political and religious structural changes which is a considerable achievement in historical studies. However, his analysis has been established based on a particular notion of Akhbārī theory which is to a great extent influenced by anti-rational reading of Akhbārīsm. Confessing to the importance and significance of the accomplishments of the book, this paper, from a critical perspective, concentrates on how Sifatgol perceives Akhbārī jurisprudential approach.

Research political science

Saadi and Politics: An Evaluation of Contemporary Iranian Research on Saadi's Political Thought

Pages 81-112

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2025.49059.2845

Azizullah Ariafar

Abstract This article provides a critical assessment of contemporary Iranian scholarship on Saadi’s political thought, focusing on four influential works by Homa Katouzian, Abbas Milani and Maryam Mirzadeh, Rouhollah Eslami, and Seyyed Javad Tabatabaei. The central question concerns how Saʿdī is represented in these readings as a political thinker and how his relationship to politics is interpreted. Drawing on Paul Ricoeur’s philosophical hermeneutics, and emphasizing the dialectical relation between explanation and understanding, the article demonstrates that although Saʿdī lacks a coherent and systematic political theory, his works embody a form of practical, people-centered, and realist political rationality. The findings indicate that politics in Saʿdī’s thought is grounded less in abstract theorization than in lived experience, critical ethics, context-sensitive advisory writing, and resistance to injustice. These features render Saʿdī a significant resource for the rethinking of indigenous political reflection in Iran.

Promotional Jurisprudence and Law

A Critical Examination of the Economic Principles of the Constitution from the Perspective of Supporting Economic Security

Pages 113-140

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2026.50171.2875

Amirhooshang Dehghan, rahimi Ruhallah, Kourosh Ostovar Sangari

Abstract The most important protections from the perspective of constitutional principles that can be expressed in the area of ​​economic security relate to economic development, investment, and related principles. It is of great importance to examine these principles, threats, and supports that can affect the country's economic development. This study will critically examine the economic principles of the Constitution from the perspective of supporting economic security. The purpose of this article, which is an applied and descriptive-analytical research, is to reach the following conclusion: What is the role of the economic principles of the Constitution from the perspective of supporting economic security and what are its effects? In this regard, it is assumed that principles such as Articles 3, 22, 43, and 47 of the Constitution can be considered to support economic security, and principles such as Articles 44, 81, and 139 of the Constitution can be considered to threaten economic security. In this regard, identifying and diagnosing the principles that support and threaten economic security is of great importance in order to support the economic security of the individual and society.

Research Philosophy

"Desire," "Other," and "Work" The Emergence of a Different Meaning of Objectivity in "Phenomenology of Spirit

Pages 141-169

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2026.51755.2926

Mohammad Hadi Mohammadi, Ali Asghar Mosleh

Abstract The issue of recognizing external objects in modern philosophy, especially with the denial of the distinction between primary and secondary qualities, has become a fundamental problem. In this context, Kant, in his transcendental idealism, sought to explain external objects based on the necessary unity of consciousness; for him, the object is the product of the self-consciousness's determination of sensory data. Concepts and categories of understanding serve as expressions of this unity of self-consciousness, acting as a formal judgment that is applied to the diverse material of the senses and provides representational objects in experience. However, Hegel, in his "Phenomenology of Spirit" offered a different explanation of how objectivity is constituted, not based on reliance on sensory data. He initially critiqued Kant's transcendental self-consciousness, explaining that the relationship between self-consciousness and the world is not immediate but is mediated through "Desire" and ultimately through the "Other." This article aims to examine how "Desire" signifies self-consciousness and then, through it, the essential role of the "Other" in the formation of self-consciousness. Finally, by providing an analysis of the dialectic of master and slave, it will demonstrate how the concept of "Work" in the slave plays a key role in the constitution of objectivity in Hegelian idealism through the subject's objectification of its content and its recognition by the "Other."

Review Artical Management and Policy Making

A Critical Analysis on the Book Social Media and Digital Politics: Networked Reason in an Age of Digital Emotion

Pages 171-196

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2026.53313.2973

Abdolrahim Rahimi, Mohammad Reza Karimi, Mohammad Hossein Larijani, Zeinab Shirzad

Abstract This critical review employs a combined approach of internal critique (analysis of theoretical-methodological coherence) and external critique (comparative assessment against global literature) to examine Lee and Blevins’ (2025) "Social Media and Digital Politics". The findings indicate that the book’s innovative integration of Social Network Analysis and Critical Theory offers a profound understanding of the role of digital emotions and mechanisms such as echo chambers in transforming political discourse. However, key critical outcomes reveal three major limitations: a narrow geographical focus on Western cases, which reduces the generalizability of the findings; a negative bias toward social media, overlooking its positive functions in political mobilization; and a lack of concrete policy recommendations. Consequently, by situating the work within broader international scholarship, this review proposes greater attention to non-Western contexts, a more balanced analysis of social media’s impacts, and the development of actionable guidelines as essential directions for future research and practice.

Research History

The Confrontation of Power and Identity in Gender Relations: A Critical Analysis of the British Colonial Experience in Gender and Empire

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 May 2026

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2026.51153.2910

Somayeh Sadat Shafiei

Abstract The present research deals with the qualitative analysis of the data collected in the book "Gender and Empire". The innovation of the subject starts from adopting the approach of gender studies, in which the social roles and role functions of the two sexes, as well as gender relations in the mechanism of colonialism, are discussed. The findings show that the chapters of the book have a historical aspect and are mainly focused on the encountering between colonists and natives in the early colonial period, and are indifferent to the Middle East narrative of British colonialism and the interaction of colonists with Muslims. It overlooks the kinship systems and, as a result, passes through various situations effective in gender subjugation during colonialism. However, it introduces the strategic exercising power of the colonizers, including direct and organized rejection, as well as structured discrimination on the one hand and attempts to assimilate. At the same time, it deals with issues related to gender, including race, violence, migration, childhood, medicine, missionary life, imperial rule, and finally decolonization during the 18th to 20th centuries.As a whole the critical reading of these texts has data on the emergence and manifestation of native identities in the struggle of daily situations of power and resistance.

Research Sociology

Review The Book: Why Liberalism Failed?

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 17 June 2026

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2026.52557.2948

Jalil Karimi

Abstract This article provides a critical review of Patrick Deneen's book, Why Liberalism Failed?, reconstructing its central argument: that the current crises of liberalism stem not from a deviation from its founding principles, but from the historical and internal fulfillment of this intellectual tradition. Deneen views liberalism not merely as a political regime or a set of policies, but as a comprehensive philosophy regarding humanity, freedom, politics, economics, culture, and education. According to him, modern liberalism's emphasis on radical individualism, self-foundation, and absolute liberation from traditional and social constraints has led to the weakening of mediating institutions, the erosion of shared culture, the expansion of social inequality, the dominance of technology, and a crisis of democratic legitimacy. In addition to systematically outlining the book's main themes—ranging from the concept of "counter-culture" and the critique of technocracy and liberal education to the analysis of neoliberalism and liberal democracy—this article critically evaluates its theoretical and methodological shortcomings, including conceptual ambiguity in the definition of liberalism and the predominance of interpretative readings over empirical and comparative evidence. In the concluding section, the relevance of this critique to Iranian society is examined, demonstrating that although liberalism in its classical sense has not been established in Iran, Deneen's internal critique can serve as an important analytical framework for understanding contemporary crises in governance, technocracy, education, and political economy in Iran.

Jurisprudence and Law

Criticism and analysis of the book "Fundamentals of the Islamic Republic of Iran's constitutional Law"

Volume 18, Issue 5, September 2018, Pages 323-339

Ebrahim Mousazadeh

Abstract The importance of this criticism is due to the status of the constitutional law, the constitution and the rule of the Islamic Republic, and the necessity of criticism is also the motivation for the formation of the effect of criticism as a teaching resource for the constitutional law course in law and subjects related to constitutional law in postgraduate courses in the field of public law. The purpose of this critique is to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the work as "academic books" and to modify the proposed issues and to eliminate existing shortcomings. The method of critique is citation-analytical methodology, and legal logic-based analysis of the legal knowledge is critical in the overall context of a critique of form, and content review. It also assesses the quantity and quality of resources, references, and citations. The results indicate that this critique in terms of methodology and coordination of content, objectives and training needs and the cohesion and logical relationship between the components should be fundamentally revision. Also, due to the lack of balanced processing of the material, it is also subject to both theoretical and internal contradictions.

Educational Science

The Status of Islamic Education in Human Sciences

Volume 13, Issue 27, Spring 2013, Pages 171-186

Mohammad Reza Nili Ahmadabadi

Abstract Human sciences have lots of deficiency in our educational system. Educational sciences as a part of human sciences, tried to educate efficient people who their talent have to actualize as a sign of god perfection in power. Paying attention to God Commandment is required to be succeed in this affair. In addition, consequences of scientific researches in educational sciences have to be considered. In this case, three Islamic educational approaches are specified. In this article, first we discuss about human sciences, human and its nature as a basic subject of human sciences, the relation between educational sciences and religious sciences. Then we explain the role of Education in sight of Islamic and classic sciences by specifying the fields of human sciences.

Foreign Languages

Qualitative Critique and Evaluation of English for Schools (Prospect 1) with an Emphasis on Foreign Language Teaching Methodology

Volume 15, Issue 36, Autumn 2015, Pages 179-196

Mohammad Hadi Mahmoodi, Mohammad Moradi

Abstract Learning any language has its own specific constraints and problems; English language learning is not an exception. One of the most important problems in learning English language is the quality of textbooks. Since “Prospect 1” is Iranian students’ first formal contact with English language in their schooling programs, designing and developing this book is of crucial significance and logically requires the authors’ more sophistication and precision. Therefore, evaluating and analyzing the content of this book can be an effectual undertaking in diagnosing the strengths and weaknesses where of. The main objective of the present study was to evaluate and analyze this textbook qualitatively on the basis of scientific criteria and eventually identify its merits and demerits especially with regard to the methodology of teaching a foreign language. To do so, 18 EFL teachers and 25 students were interviewed. Then, using content-analysis of the interviewees’ responses and also the analysis and inspection of the book’s content, the most important strong and weak points were discussed in the article.

Persian Language and Literature

Criticism and analysis of the book “iran contemporary literature (prose)”

Volume 14, Issue 30, Summer 2014, Pages 1-15

Mahmoud Bashiri

Abstract In the last three decades after the Islamic Revolution of Iran, a wide variety of books have been written about the contemporaray literature of Iran in both prose and poetry form, each having its own specific characteristics. Among all these books “The Contemporary Literature of Iran- Prose” written by Mohammadreza Ruzbeh is different to some extent. However, the mentioned book is not far from some faults it comprises the proper samples and an extensive amount of contemporary proses within acceptable review and analysis of them, all gathered in a small volume. It should be also considered that this book has been selected as a refrence book of bachelor course of Persian literature. Therefore, it is of great importance including several benefites and points and can be regarded as a chosen training text in educational courses. In this article the stengnth and weakness aspects of this book has been investigated.

Educational Science

The Effect of Hidden Curriculum on the Behavior of Students in Physical Education

Volume 17, Issue 6, November 2017, Pages 203-216

Parvin Samadi, Roqyye Heydari

Abstract The present study aimed at evaluating the impact of hidden curriculum on the behavior of students of physical education and high school students in Tehran. Due to the nature of the subject, the research method was descriptive-analytical. The statistical population of the study was secondary school students of Tehran and the number of students was 200 male and female students of career schools, and 188 students from different secondary schools were selected with Cochrane method which is a multilevel cluster randomized sampling. In this research, data collection was accomplished through researcher-made questionnaire. On this basis, to determine the amount of the impact of hidden curriculum on the research categories, an interview was used. In this research, the validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by the professors and experts and its reliability was 0.95 which was obtained by the use of Cronbach Alpha for the hidden curriculum. The results showed that the effects of the hidden curriculum of the study (rules, regulations, social relationship, physical environment, human resources, cultural and educational, sports equipment and materials) on the behaviors of students was significantly much. Besides, there is a difference between hidden curriculum (in the dimensions of environment and physical space, human researches, and cultural, educational and sports materials and equipment) and gender-based behavior.

Arabic Language and Literature

A Review on Mabadi Al-Arabiah V4 Treatise (Syntax Part) The Treatise of Ali Hosseini

Volume 12, Issue 25, Spring 2013, Pages 37-56

Javad Dehghanian, Sedighe Jamali

Abstract Mabadi Al-Arabiah is a work which was compiled by Rashid Shartoni in four volumes about Arabic grammar from elementary to advance level. A great number of translations and treaties, include translation of Husseini’s, show the significance of this work in learning Arabic grammar. The writers of this article try to note some of scientific mistakes that have bad effect on learning. These mistakes provoke the writers to revise some of the most important of them. Then this article can result in to be published a revised text and help student to draw them off from terrible mistakes which decrease their speed during reading. The mistakes are categorized to three parts: scientific mistakes, misprinted mistakes and grammatical mistakes. The first category contains the grammatical roles and mistake of Arabic signs. Mistakes like mistranslation, misprinting, dislocation, and translocation and so on. The last category related to nimiety in translation and explanation, debility and infirmity, displacement of examples in translation and pretermissions. The high frequency of these mistakes makes it inevitable that the work should be revised.

Foreign Languages

An Evaluation of Vision 1: An English Textbook for Grade 10

Volume 19, Issue 6, September 2019, Pages 273-297

https://doi.org/10.30465/crtls.2019.4387

Ayatollah Fazelimania, Shadi Donyaie, Moslem Yousefi, Nasser Ranjbar, Fatemeh Hafez

Abstract With the central role of textbooks, particularly, in centralized educational systems such as that of Iran where a single textbook is recommended for nation-wide use, evaluation textbooks, especially whilst-use evaluation, can highlight points of strength and weakness in a book and pave the way for its improvement in later editions. The present study set to evaluate Vision 1, English textbook for grade 10 in the new Iranian educational system. To this end, a questionnaire taken from Ahmadisafa et al. (1396) was distributed among 150 English teachers (selected from different provinces of the country through convenience sampling). Furthermore, 20 of the above teachers responded to a researcher-designed semi-structured interview involving: 1) general evaluation of the book, 2) advantages of the book over those previously used, 3) viewpoints of the teachers' over realization of the aims of the book, 4) its points of weakness, and 5) the teachers' suggestions for improvements in its later editions. The results indicated that the teachers were relatively satisfied with: 1) supplementary materials and teacher's book, 2) grammar, vocabulary and language functions, 3) content and language skills, 4) tasks and exercises, 5) design and layout, and 6) teaching methodology. However, the interview revealed the teachers' relative dissatisfaction with the book, with most of them considering the book unsuccessful in fulfilling the set objectives.

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