شمارۀ جدید فصلنامه (زمستان 1404) منتشر شد
Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies (IHCS) , s.tohidlou@ihcs.ac.ir
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The twelve-day war in May 2025 acted as a "limit situation" that suspended the Iranian life-world. This study phenomenologically explores this event through intellectual elites to determine how it became problematized in the absence of credible official narratives and its implications for the social contract. Using a qualitative approach and "Reflexive Thematic Analysis," research analyzed data from 58 elite speeches across 15 specialized sessions of the Iranian Sociological Association. Findings revealed trauma within four dimensions: 1. Epistemological-Political (crisis of authority and "media stuttering"); 2. Economic-Spatial (structural defenselessness of metropolises and "Uberization of survival"); 3. Psycho-Ethical (moral collapse in the "survival tunnel" and gendered trauma); 4. Identity-Prospective (transition from Ummah-ism to civic nationalism). The synthesized layered model demonstrates that trauma originated in infrastructure and penetrated the identity core. This model indicates the birth of "hidden agency" and "chronic questioning." Reconstructing the social contract in post-war Iran will not be achieved through physical reconstruction but by legitimizing narrative plurality and civic nationalism. In this framework, "Iran" is redefined not as an ideological concept, but as a "civic sanctuary" for its citizens. The war served as a final warning, necessitating a return to a pluralistic contract to avoid endless suspension.
Keywords: Twelve-Day War, Media Stuttering, Limit Situation, Reflexive Thematic Analysis, Social Contract
Type of Article: Original Research |
Subject:
Social problems
Received: 2026/02/2 | Accepted: 2026/04/18
Received: 2026/02/2 | Accepted: 2026/04/18
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