Su Newsweek è stato appena pubblicato un articolo di Sharon Begley: "The psychology behind Iranian support for the country’s nuclear program".
L’autrice commenta una ricerca pubblicata su Judgement and Decision Making secondo la quale per una ampia fascia della popolazione iraniana il programma nucleare avrebbe un valore sacro. Ciò avrebbe dirette implicazioni sul processo diplomatico in corso perchè, come scrivono i ricercatori, "sacred values are different from secular values in that they are often associated with violations of the cost-benefit logic of rational choice models".
"In conflicts involving sacred values" – si legge nella ricerca -"symbolic compromises which may lack any material benefits, such as apologies for past disrespects, may be key to solving the issue. To the extent that these sentiments pervade thinking and policymaking in Iran, the debate may need to shift from sanctions and “business-like” negotiations to symbolic gestures."
L’autrice commenta una ricerca pubblicata su Judgement and Decision Making secondo la quale per una ampia fascia della popolazione iraniana il programma nucleare avrebbe un valore sacro. Ciò avrebbe dirette implicazioni sul processo diplomatico in corso perchè, come scrivono i ricercatori, "sacred values are different from secular values in that they are often associated with violations of the cost-benefit logic of rational choice models".
"In conflicts involving sacred values" – si legge nella ricerca -"symbolic compromises which may lack any material benefits, such as apologies for past disrespects, may be key to solving the issue. To the extent that these sentiments pervade thinking and policymaking in Iran, the debate may need to shift from sanctions and “business-like” negotiations to symbolic gestures."