معرفی
Mohammad Ali Kadivar is an Associate Professor of Sociology and International Studies at Boston College. He holds a PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and MA/BA degrees from Tehran University. His research focuses on protest movements' interaction with democratization processes, blending comparative-historical methods with statistical analyses.
- Education:
- B.A. and M.A. in Political Science, Tehran University
- M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Postdoctoral Training: Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University (2016–2018)
His work examines global democratization dynamics rooted in his participatory research on Iran's pro-democracy movement. Key areas include social movement tactics, electoral activism in autocracies, and institutional deepening for durable democracy. Kadivar’s research appears in top journals like the American Sociological Review and has garnered multiple ASA section awards.
Publications emphasize how mass mobilization shapes democratic trajectories, with his 2022 book Popular Politics and the Path to Durable Democracy (Princeton University Press) synthesizing these themes. His op-eds analyze contemporary Iranian politics for outlets like Foreign Affairs and BBC Persian.
- Awards:
- Reinhard Bendix Award (2016)
- Elise Boulding Award (2016)
- ASA CBSM Mayer Zald Memorial Award (2013)
Teaching and advising focus on political sociology and global social movements. Current research explores labor organizing in Iran and digital mobilization strategies in authoritarian contexts.
