Journal of Rural Research

Designing the Policy Making Model for the Development of Social Entrepreneurship (Case Study: Villages in the West of Iran)

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 29 April 2026

10.22059/jrur.2024.373059.1916

Mehdi Ghorbani, Mohammad Mehdi Latifi, Hossein Ali Soltani, Sajad Khani Pordanjani, Sarvenaz Gholami

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Application of Social Network Analysis in Evaluating Social Capital with an Emphasis on Participatory Water Governance: A Case Study of Borujerd County

Volume 16, Issue 1, Spring 2025, Pages 39-57

10.22059/jrur.2025.385529.2002

Maryam Afkhami, Mehdi Ghorbani, Sahar Babaei

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Social Capital Dynamic of Local Stakeholder Network in Rural Co-Management: the case study of Gachsaran county

Volume 15, Issue 3, Autumn 2024, Pages 109-125

10.22059/jrur.2025.373794.1924

Mehdi Ghorbani, Seyed Amirhossein garakani, Leila Avazpour, Maryam Yazdanparast, Sajad Amiri

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Dynamic Analysis of Organizational Cohesion in the Implementation of the Development and Advancement Rural Plan (Case Study: Gachsaran County)

Volume 15, Issue 2, Summer 2024, Pages 382-397

10.22059/jrur.2024.377112.1950

Hassan Ashtari, Mehdi Ghorbani, Mohammad Amin Khorasani, Sedigheh Ghafari

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Introducing GHORBANI Business Model in Micro Enterprises for Empowering Local Communities

Volume 14, Issue 2, Summer 2023, Pages 310-325

10.22059/jrur.2023.354759.1816

Mehdi Ghorbani, MohammadMehdi Latifi

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Analysis and Assessment of Water Security Index (WSI) in Neyshabour Plain Watershed

Volume 14, Issue 1, Spring 2023, Pages 116-135

10.22059/jrur.2022.340867.1730

Maryam Yazdanparast, Mehdi Ghorbani, Ali Salajegheh, Reza Kerachian

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Levels of Separation of Behavioral Antecedents Based on Sustainability Indicators and Farmers Individual Characteristics (Case Study: Ghalehgang County)

Volume 13, Issue 3, Autumn 2022, Pages 408-419

10.22059/jrur.2022.329903.1670

Fatemeh Narmashiri, Mehdi Ghorbani, GholamReza Zehtabian, Hosein Azarnivand, Amir Alambeigi, Roland W Scholz

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An Evaluation of the Impacts of Empowerment and the Moderating Role of Self-Efficacy on the Desire to Establish Sustainable Rural Businesses

Volume 10, Issue 3, Autumn 2019, Pages 438-451

10.22059/jrur.2019.278686.1349

Mehdi Ghorbani, Ahmad Hajalizadeh, Masoud Heydarvand

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Recognition of social powers and its relationship with the formation of cooperative behavior in conflict management of water resources in Doroudzan dam watershed, Fars province

Volume 9, Issue 3, Autumn 2018, Pages 446-461

10.22059/jrur.2018.241066.1159

Jamileh Salimi Kouchi, Ali Salajegheh, Mehdi Ghorbani, Arash Malekian, Abdolmotalleb Rezaei

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Measurement and analysis of resilience to retrogressive trend of rangeland users in natural ecosystems (Case study: Nardin Village, mayamey District, Semnan Province)

Volume 9, Issue 1, Spring 2018, Pages 102-115

10.22059/jrur.2018.214738.970

Leila avazpour, Mehdi Ghorbani, Reza Erfanzadeh, Mehdi Ramezanzadeh Lasbuei

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Analysis of Structural Characteristics of Social Capital in Society Oriented Rural Management Establishment (Aliabad Hashtsadmetri Village, Rigan District, Kerman Province)

Volume 8, Issue 2, Summer 2017, Pages 228-241

10.22059/jrur.2017.62673

Mahdi Ghorbani, Sareh Rasekhi, Azad Karami

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Analysis of Participatory Need Measurement for Establishment of Rural Communities Based Management (Case Study: Bozijan Village, Mohallat District, Markazi Province)

Volume 7, Issue 4, Winter 2017, Pages 704-717

Mehdi Ghorbani, Jamileh Salimi Kochi, Payam Ebrahimi

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Network Analysis and Appraisal of Social Capital of Beneficiaries for Rural Sustainable Development (Case Study: Bazijan Village, Mahalat County, Markazi Province)

Volume 7, Issue 2, Summer 2016, Pages 406-421

Mehdi Ghorbani, Gholamreza Hadarbadi, Fariba Ebrahimi Azarkharan, Adele Khavar

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Analysis and Assessment of “Social Capital in Small Development Networks” towards local sustainable Development (Case study: International RFLDL project - Sarayan Township, South Khorasan, Iran)

Volume 6, Issue 3, Autumn 2015, Pages 545-566

10.22059/jrur.2015.56060

Mahdi Ghorbani, Leila Evazpour, Mohammad Amin Khorasani

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Natural Resources management at the local Level: Social Capital and social power in Local Beneficiaries’ network

Volume 5, Issue 4, Spring 2015, Pages 779-808

10.22059/jrur.2015.53424

Mehdi Ghorbani, Sara Rasekhi, Jamileh Salimi, Rabane Roghani

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