Application of the teachings of the post-developmentalist approach in dealing with development issues in Kermanshah Province

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1 Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University. Kermanshah Iran.

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3 Ph.D. student of Sociology, University of Research Sciences, Center Branch, Tehran. Iran.

10.22059/ijsp.2026.379677.671245

Abstract

The post-development approach, as the theoretical basis of the present study, states that the modernization and development approaches that were implemented mainly after World War II in most developing countries and regions of the world, contain an ethnocentric and Western-oriented perspective and, with a simplistic and reductionist approach to the development environment, have actually deepened the underdevelopment process of these regions and strengthened the existing gaps in the target societies. The question of the present research is: How can we understand the problem of underdevelopment in Kermanshah province and the solution to confront it? The research hypothesis is designed as follows: underdevelopment in Kermanshah province is the result of the application of the modernization development model, and the solution to overcome it is to apply a post-development approach in dealing with the cultural, economic, social, and environmental development environment of the province. The findings and innovations of the research indicate that the indigenous and endogenous pattern of exploiting the province's indigenous capacities, such as the border location and the role of bazaars in the development of regional trade, the suitable climate and natural resources such as water, soil, and pastures, the existence of historical and natural buildings for the development of tourism and handicrafts, as well as indigenous sports, presents latent and obvious environmental capabilities and capabilities that can be largely effective in removing obstacles to the province's development and improving the social, economic, and cultural life of citizens.

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Journal of Social Problems of Iran

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Available Online from 13 April 2026

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