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Abdolmohammadi, Pejman

Dr Pejman Abdolmohammadi  

Department

Position held

Middle East Centre

Visiting Research Fellow

 

Non LSE positions held

John Cabot University, Rome

Lecturer of Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies

 

Experience keywords:

Iran; Persian Gulf; Shiite world; international relations of Middle East; nuclear deal; radical Islam and ISIS

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Pejman Abdolmohammadi is Visiting Research Fellow at LSE Middle East Centre. He is also Lecturer of Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies at John Cabot University in Rome. His PhD dissertation has been published as book with the title La Repubblica Islamica dell'Iran: il pensiero politico dell'Ayatollah Khomeini, De Ferrari, 2009. His research and teaching activities focus on politics and history of modern Iran, intellectual history of Iran, geopolitics of the Persian Gulf, and international relations of the Middle East. As Iranian-Italian Scholar, Dr Abdolmohammadi gives his comments and analyses regarding Middle Eastern issues, on the Italian National TV, RAIUNO and BBC Persian. Recently He has been Visiting Lecturer in Fall 2014 in the Department of World Cultures at the University of Helsinki and Visiting Researcher in Summer 2013, with DAAD Grant, at the Islamicwissenschaft Institute of the University of Kiel in Germany. His article “Iran as peculiar hybrid regime: the structure and dynamics of the Islamic Republic” has been recently published by the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies and his new book “Modern Iran: Between Domestic Affairs and International Relations” is forthcoming on Mondadori, Italy's leading publisher.

Sectors and industries to which research relates:

Consultancy; Creative Industries and Culture; Energy; Media Technology and New Media; Policy and Regulatory Bodies; Public Administration

Countries and regions to which research relates:

ISIS; Iran; Middle East; Shiite World

Languages:

Arabic [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]; Farsi [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]; Italian [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]

Media experience:

Has written for mainstream press; Radio; TV

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7955 7530

LSE email:

p.abdolmohammadi@lse.ac.uk

Publications

2015

Abdolmohammadi, Pejman and Cama, Giampiero (2015) Modern Iran: between domestic affairs and international relations First, Mondadori, Milan, Italy. ISBN 9788861844063

Abdolmohammadi, Pejman (2015) The revival of nationalism and secularism in modern Iran LSE Middle East Centre paper series, 11. LSE Middle East Centre, London, UK.

Abdolmohammadi, Pejman and Cama, Giampiero (2015) Iran as peculiar hybrid regime: structure and dynamics of the Islamic Republic British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 42 (4). 558-578. ISSN 1353-0194

2014

Abdolmohammadi, Pejman (2014) Quattrocentomila barili al giorno in viaggio sull’asse Iran-Cina la Repubblica (17 Mar 2014) opinion

Abdolmohammadi, Pejman and Rensmann, Lars (2014) Soccer breeds nationalism and anti-regime protests in Iran The Washington Post (15 Jun 2014)

Abdolmohammadi, Pejman (2014) The Shiite Islamic State between quietism and intervention Storia del pensiero politico (3). 439-460. ISSN 2279-9818

Abdolmohammadi, Pejman (2014) The Azeri question and the political competition between Iran and Baku Italian Review of Geopolitics, 2.

Abdolmohammadi, Pejman (2014) The political thought of Mirzā Aqā Khān Kermāni, the father of Persian national liberalism Oriente Moderno, 94 (1). 148-161. ISSN 0030-5472

2013

Abdolmohammadi, Pejman (2013) Iran and Iraq and the Shiite triangle Panorama 2013. 143-149.

Abdolmohammadi, Pejman (2013) The presidential elections in Iran: a political analysis Italian Review of Geopolitics.

Abdolmohammadi, Pejman (2013) The utopia of the Islamic revolution in Iran Italian Review of Geopolitics. 131-140.

Abdolmohammadi, Pejman (2013) The foreign policy of Rohani’s government and the nuclear issue ISPIonline.

Abdolmohammadi, Pejman (2013) Il pensiero politico di Moḥammad Moṣaddeq: costituzionalismo, patriottismo e democrazia Futūḥ al-buldān / Sources for the Study of Islamic Societies, 1. 179-197.

Abdolmohammadi, Pejman (2013) History, national identity and myths in the Iranian contemporary political thought: Mirza Fathali Akhundzadeh (1812-1878), Mirza Agha Khan Kermani (1853-1896) and Hassan Taqizadeh (1878-1970) In: Ansari, Ali, (ed.) Perceptions of Iran: history, myths and nationalism from medieval Persia to the Islamic Republic. I.B. Taurus, London, UK, 27-38. ISBN 9781848858305

2012

Abdolmohammadi, Pejman (2012) In the future of Iran could be a coup d’etat Italian Review of Geopolitics.

Abdolmohammadi, Pejman (2012) Iran and U.S. relations: military intervention, political compromise or Persian renaissance? Italian Review of Geopolitics.

2011

Abdolmohammadi, Pejman (2011) Iran and the Arab spring Panorama 2012. 129-137.

Abdolmohammadi, Pejman and Mezran, Karim (2011) A new Iran for a new Middle East Middle East Policy Council.

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