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IRAN'S 2019-2020 DEMONSTRATIONS: THE CHANGING DYNAMICS OF POLITICAL PROTESTS IN IRAN (2020)
Journal Article

The widespread protests of November 2019 may be marked as the bloodiest recent chapter of the Islamic Republic of Iran's history in terms of popular dissent. The two major protests in December 2017 and November 2019, followed by the public reaction t... Read More about IRAN'S 2019-2020 DEMONSTRATIONS: THE CHANGING DYNAMICS OF POLITICAL PROTESTS IN IRAN.

TALIBANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC STATE AND THE QUEST FOR RETROSPECTIVE LEGITIMACY (2019)
Journal Article

This paper develops the notion of ‘Talibanization’ – a concept which stems from the resilience and the determination of the Taliban to remain a dominant player in Afghanistan even after the downfall of their state in 2001. The factors that helped the... Read More about TALIBANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC STATE AND THE QUEST FOR RETROSPECTIVE LEGITIMACY.

The Shi‘i State and the Socioeconomic Challenges of the Sunni Communities in Iran: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (2019)
Book Chapter

Although Iran is one of the most diverse nations in the Middle East, the state historically has been reluctant to adapt a pluralistic approach to both socio-political and economic development. This chapter focuses on the Sunni population in Iran, whi... Read More about The Shi‘i State and the Socioeconomic Challenges of the Sunni Communities in Iran: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives.

DROUGHT: THE ACHILLES HEEL OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN (2019)
Journal Article

Approximately 97% of the country is experiencing drought conditions. Due to gross water mismanagement and its damaging impact on the country, Iran faces the worst situation in water resources of any industrialized nation. Tens of thousands of village... Read More about DROUGHT: THE ACHILLES HEEL OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN.

Water Security and the Rise of Sectarian Conflict in Yemen (2018)
Book Chapter

ECO-SECTARIANISM: FROM ECOLOGICAL DISASTERS TO SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN SYRIA (2018)
Journal Article

This study introduces ‘eco-sectarianism’, which is a new concept that explains the relationship between sectarian violence and environmental pressures in divided societies in the Middle East. Against the backdrop of climate change, ‘eco-sectarianism’... Read More about ECO-SECTARIANISM: FROM ECOLOGICAL DISASTERS TO SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN SYRIA.

The Military and the State in Iran: The Economic Rise of the Revolutionary Guards (2017)
Journal Article

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is a multilayered political, ideological, and security institution that has steadily acquired an increasing role in Iran's economy in recent years. This article analyzes the growing economic and business i... Read More about The Military and the State in Iran: The Economic Rise of the Revolutionary Guards.

Andalusiasation: Is Iran on the Trajectory of De-Islamisation? (2015)
Journal Article

Andalusiasation is a critical concept in the Islamic Republic's security discourse that implies the gradual de-Islamisation of cultural structures, which will eventually constitute an existential threat to the political domination of the Islamists. T... Read More about Andalusiasation: Is Iran on the Trajectory of De-Islamisation?.

The Politics of Truth Management in Saudi Arabia (2013)
Book

Exploring the management of ‘truth’ in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this book aims to investigate the ways in which the official ‘truth’ is constructed and institutionalised in the country. The Politics of Truth Management in Saudi Arabia argues t... Read More about The Politics of Truth Management in Saudi Arabia.

Erotic Republic (2013)
Digital Artefact