Farhad Kazemi (academic)
Farhad Kazemi | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | American |
| Known for | Iranian Revolution in Perspective (1980) Poverty and Revolution in Iran (1980) Former president of Middle East Studies Association and Association for Iranian Studies. |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Michigan (Ph.D) George Washington University (MA) Harvard University (MA in Middle Eastern Studies) Colgate University (BA) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Middle Eastern Studies political science Iranian studies |
| Institutions | New York University |
Farhad Kazemi is an Iranian-American political scientist and professor emeritus of Politics and Middle Eastern Studies at New York University (NYU). He is known for his research on political development, urbanization, civil society, and gender in the Islamic Republic of Iran. He has published on Iran and broader Middle Eastern political issues, and has held academic and administrative positions during his four-decade career. He is also the former president of Middle East Studies Association and Association for Iranian Studies.