Civic
Dialogue across divides
A dialogue programme in preparation. It brings together people of different views on Iran’s past and future, in moderated formats.
- Status
- In preparation
- What it offers
- 4
- Courses
- 2
- Country programmes
- 49
Before you begin IDCDC is a peer-to-peer network. It is not a university and acts for no government, party, corporation or faith body.
Courses are written and reviewed by peers. Outlines are drafts until expert review.
In context
- Contested subject This subject is contested. Every side is shown with its sources, and nothing here endorses a position.
How this page handles evidence
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- Verified
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- To verify
- A label: the item is listed as found and still needs checking against its source.
Sources
Open scholarly records on this subject, from approved indexes. Listed for reference, not yet reviewed.
- Navid Fozi (2021). A Fragmented and Polarized Diaspora: The Making of an Iranian Pluralist Consciousness in Malaysia. Diaspora A Journal of Transnational Studies. DOI 10.3138/diaspora.21.2.2021.05.14.1
- CAMERON MCAULIFFE (2007). A home far away? Religious identity and transnational relations in the Iranian diaspora. Global Networks. DOI 10.1111/j.1471-0374.2007.00171.x
- Sharshina Swastyaneek (2024). From alienation to hybridity: A critical study of identity-negotiation in Firoozeh Dumas’ memoir, funny in Farsi. International Journal of Research in English. DOI 10.33545/26648717.2024.v6.i2a.198
- Alireza Rabiei Kenari (2023). Social Media in the Diaspora: An Exploratory Approach Towards Identity Formation of the Iranian Diaspora. AHM Conference 2023: ‘Diasporic Heritage and Identity’. DOI 10.5117/978904856222/ahm.2023.023
- Akbari Kimia. Politics of Identity Over Identity Politics: Iranian-American Youth Politics, Activism and Diasporic Identity. San Francisco State University. DOI 10.46569/20.500.12680/6h441067r
Perspectives and disputes
Contested subjects show every side with sources. Nothing here endorses a position.
A map of the main positions, each with its own sources, is in preparation.
01What it offers
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Moderated sessions
Small sessions led by trained moderators.
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Published rules
Rules for each format are published before it starts.
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Every side
Contested questions are framed so that every side can speak.
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Training
Training for moderators in deliberation methods.
02Who it is for
- Members of every view
- Students
- Moderators
- Families divided on politics
03How it works
- Topic
- a topic is chosen and framed with every side.
- Invitation
- participants with different views are invited.
- Session
- a moderator runs the session under the rules.
- Summary
- an agreed summary may be shared without names.
04What it always keeps
- No party, candidate, faction or armed actor is endorsed.
- Sessions follow published rules.
- Nothing said is attributed without consent.
- Moderators declare their own affiliations.
05Courses
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Deliberation and dialogue across divides
Outline in preparation.
Wave 2 Planned
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Deliberation capstone across camps
Outline in preparation.
Wave 3 Planned
06More in Civic
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Rights literacy
Plain guides to human rights systems and the rule of law.
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Civic participation
How to take part in public life in the host country.
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Media literacy
Skills to check sources, spot manipulation and read the news critically.
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Newcomer guides
Country guides for newcomers: information and referrals, never legal advice.
Cite this page
- APA
Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Dialogue across divides. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/civic/dialogue/
- Chicago
Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Dialogue across Divides.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/civic/dialogue/.
- BibTeX
@misc{idcdc2026_civic_dialogue, author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {Dialogue across divides}, url = {https://iranians.global/civic/dialogue/}, howpublished = {https://iranians.global/civic/dialogue/}, }- RIS
TY - ELEC AU - Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council DA - 2026/// PY - 2026 ID - idcdc2026_civic_dial N1 - Licence: CC BY 4.0 TI - Dialogue across divides UR - https://iranians.global/civic/dialogue/ ER -
07Learn in the Academy
Courses and disciplines of the Academy on the subject of this page.
Courses
Disciplines
- Deliberation and dialogueOpen
- Community developmentProposed
- Disability and inclusionProposed
- Disaster risk reductionOpen
A completion record shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.
08Research and sources
Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.
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A Fragmented and Polarized Diaspora: The Making of an Iranian Pluralist Consciousness in Malaysia
Navid Fozi · 2021 · Diaspora A Journal of Transnational Studies
ArticleOpenAlexOpenAIRE
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A home far away? Religious identity and transnational relations in the Iranian diaspora
CAMERON MCAULIFFE · 2007 · Global Networks
ArticleCrossref
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Sharshina Swastyaneek · 2024 · International Journal of Research in English
ArticleOpenAlexOpen access
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Alireza Rabiei Kenari · 2023 · AHM Conference 2023: ‘Diasporic Heritage and Identity’
ArticleCrossref
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Akbari Kimia · San Francisco State University
ThesisCrossref
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Secularism and Identity: Non-Islamiosity in the Iranian Diaspora
Reza Gholami · 2015 · Middlesex University Research Repository (Middlesex University Of London)
BookOpenAlexOpen access
Sources, licences and fetch dates: Crossref (Metadata facts, any use; abstracts may be publisher-owned and are never shown), 2026-10-23; OpenAIRE (CC BY 4.0 (OpenAIRE Graph)), 2026-10-23; OpenAlex (CC0-1.0 data; metered API (free key)), 2026-10-23.