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{{Short description|Iranian sociologist (1928–2021)}}

'''Jamshid Behnam''' (Born 1928 Tehran) is an [[Iran|Iranian]] (Persian) sociologist, writer, translator and one of the most influential figure in the developement of [[sociology]] in 20th century-Iran.

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'''Jamshid Behnam''' (1928 – 9 November 2021) was an Iranian sociologist, writer, and translator.<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 November 2021|title=جمشید بهنام، جامعه شناس و نخستین رئیس دانشگاه فارابی، درگذشت|url=https://ir.voanews.com/a/iran-jamshid-behnam-died/6307183.html|access-date=10 November 2021|website=صدای آمریکا|language=fa}}</ref> He is known for his work in the development of [[sociology]] and [[modernization]] in 20th century–Iran. He was a published author of books on [[Demographics]], [[Sociology]] of Iran, Family Structure, and Modernity.

As a sociologist, throughout his career, Behnam collaborated in the work of international sociological and scientific associations. He was a member, holding senior executive positions in the [[UNESCO|United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)]], working with the [[International Social Science Council]].<ref name="york">{{cite web|date=8 March 2007|title=Biographies|url=http://www.yorksecularism.com/?q=node/8|url-status=dead|publisher=Yorksecularism.com|accessdate=3 June 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324225129/http://www.yorksecularism.com/?q=node%2F8|archivedate=24 March 2012}}</ref>

Jamshid Behnam hold a PhD degree in sociology from [[Sorboune University]]. he worked under the supervision of [[Georges Balandier]].

== Personal background ==

He was a professor of sociology at [[Tehran University]] and vice secretory general, International council for social sciences of [[UNESCO]].

Jamshid Behnam was born in 1928 in [[Tehran]], [[Imperial State of Iran]]. In 1958, he received his [[Ph.D.]] degree in sociology from the [[University of Paris|Sorbonne]] (Université René Descartes, Paris-V), where he worked under the supervision of [[Georges Balandier]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://fis-iran.org/en/content/behnam-jamshid | title= Oral Interview: BEHNAM, JAMSHID | publisher = Foundation for Iranian Studies }}</ref>

== Professional background ==

Behnam was the founding President and Chancellor of the Farabi Institute of Higher Education affiliated with the International University of Iran and licensed under the [[Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (Iran)|Ministry of Science, Research and Technology]].<ref name=york/><ref name=fazeli/><ref name=boroujerdi>Boroujerdi, Mehrzad. ''Iranian intellectuals and the West: the tormented triumph of nativism'', Syracuse University Press, p. 134–135, 1996. {{ISBN|978-0-8156-2726-5}}</ref>

In 1957, Behnam, along with Gholam Hossein Sadiqi, [[Ehsan Naraghi]], Shapour Rasekh formed the first group of French-trained Iranian sociologists. In 1958, they established the Institute for Social Studies and Research (ISSR), initially located at the summer palace of [[Fat′h-Ali Shah Qajar|Fat′h-Ali Shah]], the King of [[Qajar dynasty]]. Attached to the faculty of Social Sciences of Tehran University, the institute was the first research center in Iran.<ref name=fazeli/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ut.ac.ir/en/contents/Research-Centers/Social-Studies/Institute.for.Social.Studies.and.Research.html |title=University of Tehran - Research Centers-Institute for Social Studies and Research |accessdate=5 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604092745/http://ut.ac.ir/en/contents/Research-Centers/Social-Studies/Institute.for.Social.Studies.and.Research.html |archivedate=4 June 2011 |language=fa}}</ref>

From 1959 to 1974, Behnam served as the Professor of Demography and Vice President of [[Tehran University]]. He was the founder and first head of the Faculty of Social Sciences at [[Tehran University]]. He has also worked as the Deputy Secretary General of the World Council of Social Sciences in [[Paris]], and Professor of Sociology at the [[Paris Descartes University]].<ref name=york/><ref name=fazeli>Fazeli, Nematollah. ''Politics of culture in Iran: anthropology, politics and society in the twentieth century'', Taylor & Francis, pp. 91–92, 2006. {{ISBN|978-0-415-37005-9}}</ref><ref name=boroujerdi/>

Jamshid Behnam was the first Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Culture and Art (SCCA) established in 1967. Behnam was also a member of [[Ali Mansur]]'s Progressive Circle until it transformed into the [[Iran Novin Party]].

Behnam is known for his critique of Western literary culture and persona, stating that it represents the [[Morally bankrupt|moral bankruptcy]] of the Western civilization. He has clarified his understanding of ''West'', stating that it includes "[a]ll countries that have based their economic, social, and political system upon a European civilization that had inherited [[Greek philosophy]], [[Rome|Roman]] [[Public administration|statecraft]], and [[Christianity|Christian]] [[ecclesiastic]]ism." He has further stated that "none of the four mythical characters of Western civilization, that is, [[Faust]], [[Hamlet]], [[Don Juan]], or [[Don Quixote]] represent the material spirit of that civilization. Instead, each one of them in wandering in pursuit of a [[utopian]] end, totally alien from the economic principles of the West."<ref name=boroujerdi/><ref name=gharb/> For the most part, as a result of the writings of Behnam, critique of the West has remained representative of Iranian ethical integrity.<ref name=boroujerdi/><ref name=gharb>Behnam, Jamshid. ''Gharb, kodam Gharb? (West, which West?)'', Farhang va Zendegi, no. 1, pp. 27–33, 1970.</ref>

== Published works ==

* {{Cite book |title= Living Tradition of Iran's Crafts |last1= Jamshid |first1= Behnam |last2= Jasleen |first2= Dhamija |authorlink= Jamshid Behnam |year= 1978 |publisher= |isbn= 978-0-706-90728-5 |pages= |url= https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30443044161 |accessdate= 2023-03-01}}

* Behnam, Jamshid. ''Tahavolat-e khanevadeh'', 2004.

* {{cite book |last= Behnam |first= Jamshid |author-link= Jamshid Behnam |date= 2004 |title= Iranian Va Andisheye Tadjaddod |url= https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ADr.+Jamshid+Behnam&s=relevancerank&text=Dr.+Jamshid+Behnam&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1 |___location= |publisher= |pages= 218 |isbn=}} (Farsi Edition)

* {{cite book |last= Behnam |first= Jamshid |author-link= Jamshid Behnam |date= 2000 |title= The Fall of the Shah |url= https://www.iranbooks.net/product/11540/The-Berliners-Berlaniha |___location= |publisher= |pages= |isbn=}}

* {{Cite book |title= The Berliners (Berlaniha) |last= Behnam |first= Jamshid |authorlink= Jamshid Behnam |year= 2000 |publisher= |isbn= |pages= |url= https://www.iranbooks.net/product/11540/The-Berliners-Berlaniha |accessdate= 2023-03-01}} (Persian/Farsi Edition)

* {{cite journal |last1= Behnam |first1= J |last2= Pirani |first2= S |date= 2006 |title= Iranians and Modern Thought |url=

http://rjnsq.sinaweb.net/article_100984.html?lang=en |journal= National Studies Journal |volume= 7 |issue= 25 |pages= 135–140 |access-date= 2022-07-01}}

* Behnam, Jamshid. ''Contemporary Discourse on Modernity in Iran''.

* Behnam, Jamshid. ''Nation-State, Identity and Modernity''.

* Behnam, Jamshid. ''Iranian Society: Modernity and Globalization''.

* Behnam, Jamshid. ''Iranians and Modernism'', Tehran: Farzan. Rouz Press, 1996.

* Behnam, Jamshid. ''Family Events''.

* Behnam, Jamshid. ''Introduction to Sociology''.

* Behnam, Jamshid. ''Bahre Bardiry-e Keshevarzi dar Deh-haye Iran'' (Agricultural Production in Iranian villages) co-authored with Shapour Rasekh, 1963

* Behnam, Jamshid. ''An Introduction to Urban Sociology of Iran'', 1969

* Behnam, Jamshid. ''Nazari be Ezdevaj dar Iran'' (A view of Marriage in Iran), 1960

== See also ==

* [[Intellectual movements in Iran]]

==External links ==

== References ==

*[http://www.iran-newspaper.com/1384/840409/html/horizon.htm#s484197 Biography: Jamshid Behnam] (in Persian)

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== External links ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060501074413/http://www.iran-newspaper.com/1384/840409/html/horizon.htm#s484197 Biography: Jamshid Behnam] ({{in Persian)lang|fa}}

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060309020701/http://www.farabi.ac.ir/ Farabi Institute of Higher Education]

* [http://www.iranu.com/ International University of Iran]

* [https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ADr.+Jamshid+Behnam&s=relevancerank&text=Dr.+Jamshid+Behnam&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1 Jamshid Behnam's List of Publications]

* [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/iranian-studies/article/abs/iraniyan-va-andishehi-tajaddud-jamshid-behnam-tehran-nashre-farzan-13751996-183-pp-notes-and-bibliography-5000-rials/FE116DDE99C98B42F7F3A06A6F257ADA ''Īrāniyān va andīsheh-i tajaddud'', Jamshid Behnam]

* [https://www.iranbooks.net/products/author/Behnam,%20Jamshid Author: Jamshid Behnam, IRANBOOKS]

* [http://fis-iran.org/en/irannameh/volxviii/discourse-modernity Contemporary Discourse on Modernity in Iran]

* [http://fis-iran.org/en/irannameh/volxviii/identity-modernity Nation-State, Identity and Modernity]

* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/4311390 Book Review: Īrāniyān va andīsheh-i tajaddud by '''Jamshid Behnam''']

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