Syllabus: - The role of culture in range management - Patterns of rural and nomadic community's adaptation to rangeland - Rangeland utilization regimes in Iran and worldwide - Social ecology - Social participation in rangeland management - Social psychology and behavioral analysis of rangeland stakeholders - Political ecology and ownership regimes in rangeland management - Centralized governmental management vs. participatory management in rangelands - Social- ecological concepts in rangeland management - Social system sustainability (resilience, adaptation, vulnerability) - Adaptation strategies of local communities - Behavioral modeling of rangeland utilizers based on agent-based models - Institutions in rangeland management - Organizational sociology in rangeland management