Iranian Political Science Association Research Letter of Political Science 1735790X 10 1 2015 03 20 An Analytical Framework for Study of Nation-State Cleavage: modeling and pattering of relations between state and society An Analytical Framework for Study of Nation-State Cleavage: modeling and pattering of relations between state and society 157 197 256 FA Abdolali Ghavam Mehdi Malmir Journal Article 2015 01 14 There are numerous theories about the relationship between the state and society. But despite the positive points, these theories involve theoretical and methodological reductionism that prevents the establishment of an appropriate analytical framework for multidimensional and multilevel studies in comparative-historical studies<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;" lang="AR-SA">. Furthermore, there is always the concern that how these theories answer to how and why questions about the nation-state cleavage (theoretical power). And secondly, are these theories capable integrate to other theories (combined power)? Without claiming theory-making, this article is an attempt to combine different theoretical approaches in a unified analytical framework in order to raise its theoretical and explanatory power and its success is conditioned to review and critiques by others and testing in field experience<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;" lang="AR-SA">. Analytical framework presented in this paper is based on the general theory and hence it is a general framework that is a specific theory<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;" lang="AR-SA">. There are numerous theories about the relationship between the state and society. But despite the positive points, these theories involve theoretical and methodological reductionism that prevents the establishment of an appropriate analytical framework for multidimensional and multilevel studies in comparative-historical studies<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;" lang="AR-SA">. Furthermore, there is always the concern that how these theories answer to how and why questions about the nation-state cleavage (theoretical power). And secondly, are these theories capable integrate to other theories (combined power)? Without claiming theory-making, this article is an attempt to combine different theoretical approaches in a unified analytical framework in order to raise its theoretical and explanatory power and its success is conditioned to review and critiques by others and testing in field experience<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;" lang="AR-SA">. Analytical framework presented in this paper is based on the general theory and hence it is a general framework that is a specific theory<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;" lang="AR-SA">.

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