Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• shiva parvaei ¹
• Mohammad Hosein Sharifi Saei ²

¹ Department of Demography, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

² Department of Social Sciences, Farhangian University

Abstract

As human and cultural capital, academic elites play an influential and positive role in societal development. One of today's social issues is the accelerating migration of elites, which the present study seeks to explore the barriers to the permanence of academic elites from the perspective of their lived experiences using a qualitative research method. The data collection tool was in-depth and semi-structured interviews, and the data analysis technique was thematic analysis. The basic, organizing, and global themes were extracted from the interview transcripts. The findings of the study show that "economic instability, job insecurity, relative deprivation, feelings of insecurity, decline in creativity and scientific production, weakness of the research position, lack of financial and welfare support, weakness of the recruitment and employment system, dominance of a quantitative perspective and lack of a differentiated perspective, bureaucratic problems and administrative system, lack of a desirable scientific and political environment, feelings of discrimination, cultural gap, Educational and cultural concerns for children, and family pressures and tensions" are among the barriers to the permanence of academic elites in Iran. The everyday life of elites is trapped in multiple inefficiencies in various realms, all of which constitute barriers to retaining elites. Moreover, elites are caught in a struggle between the dominance of economics in everyday life and the pursuit of non-material concerns. "

Keywords

• migration of elites
• permanence of elites
• academic elites
• sociology of migration
• social issues of Iran

Main Subjects

• ۸۰/۵۰۰۰ Social Development Social Welfare Globalization Family abuse Job Satisfaction social participation