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Reza H. Akbari
American University
Occupation
Graduate Student (Doctoral)
Contact
Battelle-Tompkins Memorial Building, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW
Department of History
Washington DC 20016
United States
ABOUT
Reza H. Akbari is a PhD candidate at American University where he focuses on the history of modern Middle East, modern Iran, and critical theory. Reza conducts research on state-society relations, social movements, political parties, Iranian domestic politics, political transition, and U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East. He has previously served as a Research Associate for the Iran Program at the Middle East Institute and a Research Assistant at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Discipline
History
Sub Areas
Comparative
Democratization
Foreign Relations
Iranian Studies
Middle East/Near East Studies
Theory
Geographic Areas of Interest
All Middle East
Bahrain
Iran
Specialties
State-society Relations, State Formation, Social Movements, Colonialism, Nationalism, Political Parties, American Foreign Policy Toward The Middle East
Languages
Persian (native)
Arabic (elementary)
Education
MA | 2012 | Middle East Studies | George Washington University
BA | 2007 | Political Science + International Studies | State University of New York at Fredonia
Abstracts
Etched in Mistrust: Continuity and Change in U.S.-Iran Nuclear Negotiations (1969–1978)