Peace hostage to power relations; The Necessity to governance the gay queen in the social hive

Document Type : Research Article

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1 Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

2 , Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

10.22059/jisr.2024.376217.1501

Abstract

The relationship between peace and power is intricate. This research has endeavored to offer a decentralized comprehension of power and governance, as well as their relationship with peace, in order to facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of the concept of power, which is both general and pervasive in various aspects of life. Therefore, he examined the concept of power and governance from a sociological perspective and through Foucault’s prism, demonstrating how power relations are interconnected with peace in various aspects of a person’s life.
The data was collected using a purposive sampling method and a semi-structured interview technique with 43 graduate students of Tabriz University in 1402, and the qualitative method employed was grounded theory. The data was analyzed through coding.
The results indicate that the interviewees regard peace as a hostage to power relations and governance that are evident in all aspects of their lives. They are held hostage by unfavorable forms and relations of power, such as the domination of powerful kings, disciplinary technology of power, and ruling regimes of truth. In order to reestablish this relationship and achieve peace, they emphasized the importance of overturning power relations, forming a narrative and demonstrating tolerance.
In order to escape this situation, the necessity of soft governance in the social hive is perceived as the necessity of today and tomorrow.

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