the position of economic and commercial diplomacy in promoting the national brand of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Document Type : Science - Research (International Relation)

Authors
1 Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and Business Management, Faculty of Islamic Studies and Management, Imam Sadiq University
2 Associate Professor of International Relations, School of International Relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs
3 PhD student in Business and strategic management, University of Tehran
10.30497/pkn.2026.243916.3039
Abstract
Today, according to their domestic capacities and international opportunities, different countries are building, strengthening and promoting their national brand in different ways in order to create a powerful and attractive image in the minds of the world. Economic and commercial diplomacy is a foreign policy implementation technique that uses economic power at bilateral, regional and international levels in order to secure national interests. The general purpose of this research is to investigate the position and effect of economic and commercial diplomacy on the promotion of the national brand of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In order to identify the economic and commercial elements affecting the national brand, first, four elements of export development, foreign investment attraction, tourism, and immigration were taken into account from two valid national brand measurement indicators, "Anholt" and "National Brand Strength". In the second step, in-depth interviews were conducted with people who had experimental and scientific expertise in the field of international economic and commercial relations, and by analyzing them using thematic analysis method, the dimensions of the impact of economic and commercial diplomacy on the national brand of the Islamic Republic of Iran under 20 The organizing theme and 6 overarching themes including "increasing economic and commercial interactions with a civilizational perspective", "quality in exporting products with relative and technological advantages", "institutionalization and training of manpower", "expansion of investment and foreign capitalization", "intelligence in Migration of elites and workforce" and "Strengthening easy tourism" were presented.

The general purpose of this research is to investigate the position and effect of economic and commercial diplomacy on the promotion of the national brand of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In order to identify the economic and commercial elements affecting the national brand, two valid national brand measurement indices "Anholt" and "National Brand Strength" were used. In the second step, in-depth interviews were conducted with people who had experimental and scientific expertise in the field of international economic and commercial relations, and by analyzing them using thematic analysis method, the dimensions of the impact of economic and commercial diplomacy on the national brand of the Islamic Republic of Iran under 20 The organizing theme and 6 overarching themes were presented.
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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 19 September 2026

  • Receive Date 13 November 2022
  • Revise Date 12 August 2026
  • Accept Date 19 September 2026