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IDCDC’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background; it is not a university and grants no degrees. IDCDC’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background.

A group of practitioners of one field who work together on courses, toolkits and the field itself; the charter calls it a College.

Governance and Public Administration

A A proposal only, which exists once the governing body the charter names decides. community of practice for public administration and governance specialists. It would produce reviewed guides, standards and curricula for the diaspora and for public knowledge.

Register interestCommunities of practice

Status
Proposed
What it offers
4
Courses
3
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.Contested subject

A set of lessons with an outline, written and reviewed by peers; it carries no academic credit. are written and reviewed by peers. A course plan with outcomes, modules and assessment, written before the lessons and reviewed before teaching starts. are A text awaiting review; it can change before it is used. until expert review.

In context

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Sources

Open scholarly records on this subject, from approved indexes. Listed for reference, not yet reviewed.

  1. Mehdi Mahdavian Sadr (2026). Administrative Medicocracy: A Comparative Analysis of Physicians’ Professional Dominance over Public Administration in Iran, Developed, and Developing Countries. Civilica. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22733330
  2. Fatemeh Pazooki (2020). IPLF Guidelines for reopening libraries Iran Public Libraries responding to COVID-19 Iran Public Libraries Foundation (IPLF)- Planning Administration- Standards Office. Unpublished. DOI 10.13140/rg.2.2.21730.75209
  3. Mohammad Reza Atarodi (2021). Public Policy-Making in Iran, A Shia Perspective. Springer International Publishing. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_4286-1
  4. Zohreh Karim Mian, Mehdi Mohammadi, Mohammad Mahdi Zolfagharzadeh et al. (2019). Historical Evolution in STI Policy-making in Iran: a Network Governance Approach. بهبود مدیریت.
  5. Hidayet Siddikoglu (2025). Country Dossier Iran (WP4) – Governance of Return Migration from Iran to Afghanistan: An Overview of Return Infrastructure and Institutional Environment. Zenodo. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.15129063

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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.

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01What it offers

  • 01

    Comparative studies

    Reviewed studies of how other countries govern.

  • 02

    Charter practice

    Guidance for The charter’s unit for one country programme, adapting the shared method to local law and local risk. on integrity-first governance.

  • 03

    Curricula

    Review of civic education courses.

  • 04

    Deliberation

    Standards for moderated dialogue.

02Who it is for

  • Public servants
  • Political scientists
  • Governance practitioners
  • Students

03How it works

Proposal
the community of practice is put to the Governing Board.
Decision
the Governing Board decides whether to create it under the charter.
Membership
professionals in the A narrower topic within a discipline. register interest and declare their interests.
Work
members draft outputs in small groups.
Review
every output is peer reviewed and sourced before publication.

04What it always keeps

  • The community of practice is independent of any party, faction or government.
  • Members declare An interest of a person, such as money, family, an employer or a political role, that could make them decide differently from a fair person in the same place..
  • Every output is reviewed and sourced.
  • No output is published in IDCDC’s name without approval.

05Disciplines

  • A group of related disciplines within a faculty; it is an arrangement of subjects, not an institution. of Political Science

    Public administration and governance

    Public administration studies how governments are organised and how public services work.

    0 courses4 fields Proposed

  • Department of Political Science

    Democracy and the rule of law

    This field studies how laws bind rulers as well as citizens, and how democracies keep that promise.

    1 course4 fields Open

  • Department of Political Science

    Comparative politics

    Comparative politics compares political systems, parties and movements across countries.

    0 courses4 fields Proposed

  • Department of Economics

    Public economics

    Public economics studies taxes, public spending and the services they pay for.

    0 courses4 fields Proposed

  • Department of Civic Life and Deliberation

    Civic education

    Civic education explains how public life works in each host country of the Iranian diaspora, and how to take part lawfully and safely.

    8 courses4 fields Open

  • Department of Civic Life and Deliberation

    Deliberation and dialogue

    Deliberation studies how people who disagree can reason together and reach fair decisions.

    2 courses4 fields Open

06Courses

A A record of what was studied and assessed in a course or pathway; it is not a certificate or a qualification. shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.

07Communities of practice

  • Proposed

    Medicine and Health

    A proposed community of practice for health professionals of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Engineering and Technology

    A proposed community of practice for engineers and technologists of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Law and Justice

    A proposed community of practice for lawyers and legal scholars of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Education and Pedagogy

    A proposed community of practice for teachers and educators of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Finance and Economy

    A proposed community of practice for finance and economics professionals of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Arts and Culture

    A proposed community of practice for artists and cultural workers of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Media and Information Integrity

    A proposed community of practice for journalists and information professionals of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Environment, Water and Energy

    A proposed community of practice for environmental and energy specialists of the Iranian diaspora.

  • Proposed

    Science and Research

    A proposed community of practice for scientists and researchers of the Iranian diaspora.

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APA

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Governance and Public Administration. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/learn/communities/governance/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Governance and Public Administration.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/learn/communities/governance/.

BibTeX
@misc{idcdc2026_learn_communities_governance,
	author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Governance and {Public} {Administration}},
	url = {https://iranians.global/learn/communities/governance/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/learn/communities/governance/},
}

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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.

  1. Administrative Medicocracy: A Comparative Analysis of Physicians’ Professional Dominance over Public Administration in Iran, Developed, and Developing Countries

    Mehdi Mahdavian Sadr · 2026 · Civilica

    OtherDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  2. IPLF Guidelines for reopening libraries Iran Public Libraries responding to COVID-19 Iran Public Libraries Foundation (IPLF)- Planning Administration- Standards Office

    Fatemeh Pazooki · 2020 · Unpublished

    ArticleDataCiteOpenAIRE

  3. Public Policy-Making in Iran, A Shia Perspective

    Mohammad Reza Atarodi · 2021 · Springer International Publishing

    ArticleOpenAIRE

  4. Historical Evolution in STI Policy-making in Iran: a Network Governance Approach

    Zohreh Karim Mian, Mehdi Mohammadi, Mohammad Mahdi Zolfagharzadeh et al. · 2019 · بهبود مدیریت

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  5. Country Dossier Iran (WP4) – Governance of Return Migration from Iran to Afghanistan: An Overview of Return Infrastructure and Institutional Environment

    Hidayet Siddikoglu · 2025 · Zenodo

    OtherZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  6. Iran: Natural Resources and Theocratic Governance

    Hossein Ghanbari · 2026 · Unpublished

    ArticleDataCite

  7. The Role of Technology Intermediaries in Governance and the Formation of the Food Industry Innovation Network in Iran

    Somayeh Akhavan, Mehdi Elyasi, Soroush Ghazinoori et al. · 2026 · مطالعات مدیریت کسب و کار هوشمند

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  8. Cooperative Governance or Corporate Governance: Lessons Learned from the Cooperative Laws of Other countries to Apply Cooperative Governance in Iran

    Hanif Amoozadeh Mahdiraji · 2023 · Zenodo

    OtherZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  9. The Failure of U.S. Technical Assistance in Public Administration: The Iranian Case

    John L. Seitz · 2006 · Research in public policy analysis and management

    ChapterOpenAlex

  10. Good governance effects on seigniorage in Iran

    Ali Rashid Shamkhal, Kambiz Paykarjou, Beitollah Akbari Moqadam · 2025 · Journal of Development & Evolution Mnagement

    ArticleDataCiteOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  11. Toxic Policy-Making in Iran

    Tayebe Amirkhani, Fateme Hematiyan · 2021 · Springer eBooks

    OtherOpenAlexOpenAIRE

  12. The Public Diplomacy and its Relationship with Efficient Governance in Islamic Republic of Iran Based on the Theory of the Jurist’s Authority

    Ahmad Rahdar, Maʿsouma Moradi Ariyan · 2022 · Journal of Islamic Political Studies

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

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