TY - JOUR ID - 200 TI - The Role and Status of Interdisciplinary Studies in the Development of the Humanities in Iran JO - Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities JA - ISIH LA - en SN - 2008-4641 AU - Ghasemi, A. A. AU - Emami Meibodi, R. AD - Assistant Professor of Political Science, Kharazmi University AD - Ph.D in Public Policy-Making, University of Tehran Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 7 IS - 4 SP - 1 EP - 19 KW - Iran KW - humanities KW - interdisciplinary studies KW - experts DO - 10.7508/isih.2015.28.001 N2 - Interdisciplinary studies can play a pivotal role in the growth and development of sciences, especially the humanities. In the present article, through semi-structured interviews with some experts and thinkers in Iran and the content analysis of their ideas, attempt is made to answer these questions: in the view of experts, what are the main obstacles to the development of humanities in Iran? And what role can interdisciplinary studies play in the development of humanities? The results of the study show that according to experts, “interdisciplinary development”, having the twelfth place among the sixteen important factors in the development of humanities, does not have a considerable effect on the development of humanities in Iran per se, and its efficacy depends on the existence of more important conditions, such as the provision of an open intellectual climate at universities and the independence of scientific community. The development of interdisciplinary studies can play a part in the development of humanities in Iran, only if it results in scientific synergy among experts in different disciplines of humanities, improves the scientific ability of professors, students and researchers, and makes humanities more applicable in society. UR - http://www.isih.ir/article_200.html L1 - http://www.isih.ir/article_200_8b0c407cce8ebb1033546cf2f31498aa.pdf ER -