Peyman Jafari

Peyman Jafari is a historian specializing in the modern Middle East, focusing on revolutions, energy, labor, and environmental intersections in global capitalism. He joined William & Mary from Princeton University, where he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies.

Jafari earned his PhD in history from Leiden University, where his dissertation received the Biennial Mehrdad Mashayekhi Dissertation Award from the Association for Iranian Studies. His research bridges historical analysis and contemporary global issues.

• Fields of Interest: Modern Middle East, Revolutions, Energy History, Labor History, Environmental History, Global Capitalism, Iranian Studies.

His publications emphasize the socioeconomic dynamics of oil industries, labor movements during revolutions, and transnational encounters in the Middle East. Articles span 2013–2023, with recent works analyzing resource nationalism, labor-state conflicts, and infrastructural history.

• Scientific Awards: Mehrdad Mashayekhi Dissertation Award (2023).

Jafari teaches courses including the History of the Middle East since 1400, Modern Iran since 1800, Energy and Environment in World History, and International Relations in Disciplinary Perspectives.