The great mistake of modernity: to think that the developed world will not experience another war! Mohammadreza Kolahi, professor of sociology at the Institute of Cultural and Social Studies in Iran, wrote: Despite eight years of sacred defense and the central role of war in the contemporary reality of Iran, this macro phenomenon has not yet found a clear place in our theoretical and social studies, and at best has been reduced to investigating its consequences. The dominance of the traditional/modern and East/West dichotomies in the social sciences has created the illusion that war is a matter of underdeveloped societies and will automatically dissolve as the world progresses towards progress and secularism. Just as religion forcefully returned to the social sciences after years of neglect, today the necessity of a realistic analysis of the social issue has made the serious return of "war" to the agenda of thinkers inevitable. Read the full text here.

The great mistake of modernity: to think that the developed world will not experience another war! Mohammadreza Kolahi, professor of sociology at the Institute of Cultural and Social Studies in Iran, wrote: Despite eight years of sacred defense and the central role of war in the contemporary reality of Iran, this macro phenomenon has not yet found a clear place in our theoretical and social studies, and at best has been reduced to investigating its consequences. The dominance of the traditional/modern and East/West dichotomies in the social sciences has created the illusion that war is a matter of underdeveloped societies and will automatically dissolve as the world progresses towards progress and secularism. Just as religion forcefully returned to the social sciences after years of neglect, today the necessity of a realistic analysis of the social issue has made the serious return of "war" to the agenda of thinkers inevitable. Read the full text here.