Dr. Saman Yousef Vand is a PhD student in Sociology from the University of Tehran. His master's thesis was on "Investigating the Relationship between Local Subcultures and Participatory Development" and his doctoral thesis was on "Phenomenology of Development Interventions in Local Communities". Dr. Yousef Vand is also the author of the books "The Enigma of Poverty and Development: From Magic to Realism" and "Critical Nature and Society Under Threat" and is currently publishing the book "Social Governance". He has ten years of experience in policy research at the Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly and has carried out large-scale social governance projects. He has published numerous articles and policy research reports on Iranian social issues and is currently compiling a book on methods for solving governance problems. He is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Health and Welfare Governance, Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran.