Imam Ali ΄s Studies

Components of Smart power in Nahj al-Balagha

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Authors

hossein fattahi ardakani 1
Reza Mahmoud Oghli 2

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ardakan University

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Mohaghegh Ardabili University

https://doi.org/10.30465/alavi.2021.6855
Abstract
Power is the main component of governing any society and establishing order in any political system, which over time has always undergone many theoretical and practical changes that have been considered by thinkers. Smart power is a type of power that comes from a combination of hard and soft sources of power and features such as rationality, ingenuity and intelligence. Religious sources have also given meaning and definitions to this concept, which is significant. Nahj al-Balagha possesses the elements of Smart power by being a religious and political leader who, according to the Shiites, has set an ideal example of government. This research, which is organized by descriptive-analytical method, seeks to answer the question of what are the components of Smart power in Nahj-al-Balaghah? The necessity of the issue is that the smarter the government behavior of the rulers, the more desirable the management of the society will be. The type of rule and Imam Ali's (as) view of power, the relationship between the people and the government and the expression of characteristics for them indicate the existence of components for Smart power in Nahj al-Balaghah and refer to their characteristics. Findings show that these components in the hard field include economic issues, military affairs and in the soft field include culture, political values and foreign policy that their prudent and wise combination of the components of Smart power with The characteristics of the people's support and cooperation with the political system, the failure of foreign opponents and enemies, and show us security, welfare and prosperity for the people.

Keywords

Imam Ali
hard power
soft power
smart power
Nahj al-Balaghah
government
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