A Way of Democratic Governance in Multinational Societies
Article of Hemn Rahimi in the Iran Academia Journal – Volume 10
Marx, Capital Punishment, and Social Ontology
Article of Reyhaneh Gholami in the Iran Academia Journal – Volume 10
The concept of alienation and “Que la souveraineté est inaliénable” in the thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Karl Marx
Article of Navid Gorgin in the Iran Academia Journal – Volume 10
Agora is Possible
Article of Mina Eftekhari in the Iran Academia Journal – Volume 10
Academia Tour – Dialogue 3 – Azadeh Kian
Third Academic Tour Interview in the University of London, Institute in Paris
– Guest: Azadeh Kian
Touraj Atabaki interviews Azadeh Kian
“Academia Tour” is the name of a project launched by Iran Academia, going city to city for talks with various guests.
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Cesare Beccaria’s arguments in criticism of torture and the death penalty
In contrast to this common and traditional perception that considers torture as a natural treatment against the criminal, in modern thought, a tendency is strengthened that considers torture unjustified and attempts to define the limits of punishment accurately. However, the issue of the death penalty is still widely debated, and in Beccaria’s text, it is the first time that new arguments for avoiding the death penalty are presented.
Academia Tour – Dialogue 2 – Roya Karimi Majd
Second Academic Tour Interview in Charles University, Prague – Guest: Roya Karimi Majd
“Compass of Journalism: Navigating Truth, Influence and Agency”
Touraj Atabaki interviews Roya Karimi Majd
“Academia Tour” is the name of a new project launched by Iran Academia, going city to city for talks with various guests.
Academia Tour gratefully welcomes your support to continue its efforts.
Islam and Competing Nationalisms in the Middle East, 1876-1926
Opposing a binary perspective that consolidates ethnicity, religion, and nationalism into separate spheres, this book demonstrates that neither nationalism nor religion can be studied in isolation in the Middle East. Religious interpretation, like other systems of meaning-production, is affected by its historical and political contexts, and the processes of interpretation and religious translation bleed into the institutional discourses and processes of nation-building.
Academia Tour – Dialogue 1 – Arash Joudaki
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“Investigating Social Changes: The Impact of Digital Spaces on Convergence and Divergence”
“Academia Tour” is the name of a new project launched by Iran Academia, going city to city for talks with various guests.
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Sexual Politics
Talaat Pasha (1874–1921) led the triumvirate that ruled the late Ottoman Empire during World War I and is arguably the father of modern Turkey. Here is the first biography in English of the revolutionary figure who not only prepared the way for Atatürk and the founding of the republic in 1923, but who shaped the modern world as well. In this major work of scholarship, Hans Lukas Kieser tells the story of the brilliant and merciless politician who stood at the twilight of empire and the dawn of the age of genocide.
What is Ideology?
A review of ideology theories and the importance of “ideology criticism” in Iran
Litigation As a Daily Policy
This seminar is the third such event in the series of “Diverse Horizons For An Emerging Revolution” seminars, which was organized with the efforts and collaboration of a group of academics living in Sweden in coordination and cooperation with Iran Academia and other academics.
Amin Parsa, Leila Brännström, Atefeh Rangriz, and Mansoureh Behkish were present in this seminar.
This event will stream live on Iran Academia’s social media networks.
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Date/Time: July 20, 2023 | 4:00 pm CEST
The Possibility and Refusal to Realize Democracy in Iran
The final paper of the theory of democracy course, Iran Academia, Winter 2023: Internal and external factors that influence the transition movements towards democracy in Iran in the role of guiding or inhibiting are examined, and an attempt is made to deduce possible solutions based on today’s conditions.
The Concept of Populism and Its Importance
This seminar is the second such event in the series of “Diverse Horizons For An Emerging Revolution” seminars, which was organized with the efforts and collaboration of a group of academics living in Sweden in coordination and cooperation with Iran Academia and other academics.
Alireza Behtoui, Saira Rafiee, and Vafa Mehraeen were present in this seminar.
This event will stream live on Iran Academia’s social media networks.
To take part in this seminar follow the details of this post and Iran Academia social media networks.
Date/Time: June 19, 2023 | 4:00 pm CEST
Talaat Pasha, Father of Modern Turkey, Architect of Genocide
Talaat Pasha (1874–1921) led the triumvirate that ruled the late Ottoman Empire during World War I and is arguably the father of modern Turkey. Here is the first biography in English of the revolutionary figure who not only prepared the way for Atatürk and the founding of the republic in 1923, but who shaped the modern world as well. In this major work of scholarship, Hans Lukas Kieser tells the story of the brilliant and merciless politician who stood at the twilight of empire and the dawn of the age of genocide.
Immigration and Racial Discrimination in Iran
This seminar is the first event in the series of “Diverse Horizons For An Emerging Revolution” seminars, organized with the efforts and collaboration of a group of academics living in Sweden in coordination and cooperation with Iran Academia and other academics.
Shahram Khosravi, Khadija Abbasi, Elyas Alavi, and Reza Hosseini are present in this seminar.
This event will stream live on Iran Academia’s social media networks.
To take part in this seminar follow the details of this post and Iran Academia social media networks.
Date/Time: May 16, 2023 | 3:00 pm CEST
Series of Diverse Horizons For An Emerging Revolution
The series of “Diverse Horizons For An Emerging Revolution” seminars was organized with the efforts and collaboration of a group of academics living in Sweden in coordination and cooperation with Iran Academia and other academics. The content of these seminars are prepared and presented by this group, and Iran Academia has faciliated the live streaming and rebroadcasting of these dialogues in its social media networks and especially its website, making them available for those interested.
Visit the Iran Academia website page to see these series of events.
A History of Marxist Psychology – The Golden Age of Soviet Science
The mistake of introspective psychology was not in its desire to establish self-awareness as an object of psychological investigation, but in how to interpret self-awareness and the human psyche. The mistake of behaviorism was not that its goal was to explore people in their activity, but first of all, it was in the way of interpreting such activity. And the confusion of the psychology of the soul is not to understand the essence of consciousness through its relationship with culture, with ideology, but in how to interpret this relationship… The only way is to fundamentally revise the interpretation of both concepts of consciousness and human activity, which are inseparable. It is linked with a new interpretation of their interrelationships. Only the revision of such a foundation can lead to the correct revelation of the object of psychology.
About Islamic violence (Contradictions and Conflicts of the Rulings of the People of Tolerance and Forbearance)
What are the limits of liberalism’s tolerance with the intolerant and violent reactions of Islamic fundamentalists to the expansion of courtesy to Islamic holy figures?
An article by Slavoj Žižek, translated by Ahmadreza Mirnaseri
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Criticism of the Foundations of Psychology: Psychoanalytic Psychology
…in reality, however, scientific psychology is very unfortunate, it is the most absurd pretense, which has gained universal satisfaction by the encouragement of educated people who know only the common ground of methodology. Certainly, on the surface, the mentioned psychologists have helped psychology by fighting the worn-out ideas of “experimental psychology”, but in fact, they have built a shelter for experimental psychology where it can survive without any criticism.
Scientific-Research Publications of Iran Academia
“What is going on in Iran?” – A Project by Mohammad Reza Nikfar
The 17th essay published titled “The Theme Of A Fundamental Transformation”.
This collection of essay of a political thought project, entitled “What is going on in Iran?” by Mohammad Reza Nikfar. These researches were published for the first time on the Radio Zamaneh website and collected in this series with the aim of better accessibility. This file will be updated here at the same time or shortly after the publication of new researches in Media Times.
Alienation and Boredom of the Modern Era from the Point of View of Marx, Durkheim and Weber
In this article, the concept of Marx’s alienation and Durkheim’s and Weber’s criticisms of the modern world, and the disturbances caused by it are examined.
Fight for Place – Iman Ganji
Highlights of the 15th episode of the Iran Academia Podcast – Interview with Iman Ganji
The Significance of the Theory of “Uneven and Combined Development” in Analyzing Middle East Issues – Part 1 – Kamran Matin
This series of lectures have been taught in Academix’s massive open online course “Middle-East from History to Destiny”.
The Significance of the Theory of “Uneven and Combined Development” in Analyzing Middle East Issues – Part 3 – Kamran Matin
This series of lectures have been taught in Academix’s massive open online course “Middle-East from History to Destiny”.
The Middle East and the Problem of Not Having the Ideal of Building Peace – Part 1 – Mohammad Reza Nikfar
This series of lectures have been taught in AcademiX’s massive open online course “Middle-East from History to Destiny”.
The Difference Between Bodies and Political Dreams – Iman Ganji
Highlights of the 15th episode of the Iran Academia Podcasts – Interview with Iman Ganji
Social Movements in the Middle East – Assef Bayat
This series of lectures have been taught in AcademiX’s massive open online course “Middle-East from History to Destiny”.
The Significance of the Theory of “Uneven and Combined Development” in Analyzing Middle East Issues – Part 2 – Kamran Matin
This series of lectures have been taught in Academix’s massive open online course “Middle-East from History to Destiny”.
Movement Thinks and Creates – Amin Ganji
Highlights of the 15th episode of the Iran Academia Podcast – Interview with Iman Ganji