From Self Interest to Altruism

Mojgan Sami, Navid Sabet, Sahar Sattarzadeh, and Ryan Siegel - 2015 ABS Conference, Anaheim, California

This panel offers critical reflection on the implied assumption in social science research, public policy and community service that human and organizational nature is limited to self‐interest. The intention is to encourage the critical reflection on the underlying assumptions in social science, public policy and community service that prevent the advancement beyond outdated theories and practices regarding human and organizational nature which perpetuate the “self‐interest” paradigm. The panel aims to enhance the understanding of the role of Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation in contributing to the study of the multi‐faceted capabilities latent in individuals, communities and institutions that lead to transformative social change.