https://hspublishing.org/ASSM <p><strong>Advances in Social Sciences and Management (ASSM)</strong> is an open access and peer-reviewed international journal published on monthly bases. Our journal aims to provide a platform for scholars and practitioners to share their innovative ideas, methods, and findings in the field of social sciences. In this edition, we have assembled a diverse collection of research articles that cover a broad range of topics within the social sciences. Our contributors come from different parts of the world, and their research draws on a range of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches. We hope that our readers will find these articles informative and thought-provoking.</p> Headstart Publishing - United Kingdom en-US Advances in Social Sciences and Management 3049-7108 https://hspublishing.org/ASSM/article/view/620 <p>Innovation districts are experiencing growth and expansion. Currently, these districts are not only centers for innovation, commerce, research and education; but they have also evolved into hubs for recreational, cultural and social activities. However, the various dimensions of innovation districts remain relatively understudied and ambiguous. The aim of this study is to frame the concept of the innovation district and provide a conceptual model of it. Identifying the different features of innovation districts and providing a synthesis of them is another objective of this research. Additionally, addressing the important question of how to create and expand innovation districts is part of the current research objectives. The data collection method employed in this study is systematic review. 25 sources were reviewed as the final sources to primarily address the objectives of this research. The method for data analysis and articles used is the structure of qualitative content analysis. Various definitions and concepts of innovation zones were analyzed for this study. In the next stage, the concept of innovation zones was examined based on its existential philosophy, and the initial conceptual model of the innovation zone was extracted. This conceptual model includes 5 dimensions: specifications, actors, assets, capabilities, and characteristics. This study also describes policies and planning schemes to improve participation and cooperation in innovation zones.</p> Mostafa Ghafari Asl Ali Mamhoori Mohsen Pilannejad Copyright (c) 2024 Mostafa Ghafari Asl , Ali Mamhoori, Mohsen Pilannejad http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-09-08 2024-09-08 2 9 16 40 10.63002/assm.29.620 https://hspublishing.org/ASSM/article/view/624 <p>Tourism is an important source of income for many countries, on which many countries’ economies are based. However, many previous studies have indicated that there is a great impact on changeable international relations and the occurrence of crises on external tourism demand. Accordingly, the main objective of the current study is to illustrate the international relations between the Syrian government and other countries in light of the current Syrian crisis. Moreover, it aims to determine the impact of international relations changes and sanctions imposed on the Syrian government on external demand during the current crisis. However, the descriptive analytical approach was used in the study, and the characterization and analysis of a time series before and during the Syrian crisis was utilized to show the different consequences and effects of changing international relations on external tourism demand during the crisis in Syria. Additionally, the following findings have been confirmed, international relations and economic and political sanctions significantly affected external tourism demand on the Syrian coast and all of Syria during the crisis period; external tourism, both Arab and foreign, clearly deteriorated due to the breaking off foreign relations with the Syrian government and the closure of embassies; in addition to the long war and the complicated crisis in many Syrian governorates. Finally, Arab external tourism demand between 2022-2023 was more active than foreign one.</p> Zeina Suhil Naser Eldin Copyright (c) 2024 Zeina Suhil Naser Eldin http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-09-07 2024-09-07 2 9 01 15 10.63002/assm.29.624