Perspectives of Political Change in Iran (Roundtable)

Touraj Atabaki Surpassing the Islamic Republic: How Can Interaction be Achieved between Change-seeking Voters and Non-Voters? Saeed Paivandi The Third Force: Emergence of a New Figure in Iran’s Political Spectrum? Mohammad Maljoo The Political Consequences of Intra-Government Reconciliation in the 14th Election Moderator: Negin Shiraghaei
The Pathology and Evolution of Recent Social Movements in Iran (Panel)

Standalone Presentations by researchers in the International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speaker: Heyman Rahimi, Keyvan Mohtadi, and Anisha Asadollahi (presented by Morteza Samanpour)
Moderator: Touraj Atabaki
Persian Standalone Presentations 5

Standalone Presentations by researchers in the International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Mostafa Kazemian and Sara Shadabi
Moderator: Emmanuel Shokrian
Leftists and Democracy / Intellectual Currents in Baluchistan

Leftists and Democracy / Intellectual Currents in Baluchistan
Standalone Presentations by researchers in International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Mohammad Rigi Derakhshan and Alireza Behtoui
Moderator: Emmanuel Shokrian
English Standalone Presentations

English Standalone Presentations
Standalone Presentations of researchers in the International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies
Organizer: Iran Academia University
Date: August 22 and 23, 2024
Venue: Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Speakers: Behdad Bordbar and Soheil Rezanejad
Tortured Confessions and Three Decades of Political Ignominy

Tortured Confessions and Three Decades of Political Ignominy
Standalone Presentations by researchers in the International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speaker: Mazdak Daneshvar
Moderator: Raha Sabet Sarvestany
Sociolinguistic Situation in Xalxāl

Standalone Presentations by researchers in the International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Mazdak Daneshvar and Anahita Soltantouyeh
Moderator: Pardis Gharehbeglou
The Transformation of the Concept of Ashura and the Pursuit of Hegemony: Two Independent Analyses of Post-Revolutionary Iran

From Ashura to Authoritarianism: The Interplay of Tradition and Power in Post-Revolutionary Iran
Standalone Presentations by researchers in the International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Azadeh Fathi and Anahita Hosseini
Moderator: Ali Banuazizi
Command Economy in Contemporary Iran (Panel)

Panel – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Mehrdad Vahabi and Mohammad Maljoo
Moderator: Mazdak Daneshvar
Gender Discrimination in Iranian Textbooks (Panel)

Gender Discrimination in Iranian Textbooks (Panel)
Panel – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Saeed Paivandi, Maryam Mirza, and Elham Ghafarzadeh
Moderator: Maryam Mirza
Persian Media: Challenges and Prospects (Roundtable)

Persian Media: Challenges and Prospects
International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Behrouz Afagh, Mohammad Reza Nikfar, and Negin Shiraghaei
Moderator: Maryam Foumani
Transitional Justice (Panel)

Transitional Justice
Panel – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Shadi Manesh, Reza Khabook, and Raha Bahreini
The Motherhood in Social and Justice-Seeking Movements (Panel)

The Motherhood in Social and Justice-Seeking Movements (Panel)
Panel – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Soma Negahdarinia and Asefeh Rezai
Moderator: Mansoureh Shojaee
Manifestations of Otherness (Panel)

Manifestations of Otherness (Panel)
Panel – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Nasir Safari, Sadegh Abdi, and Farzaneh Barzegar
Moderator: Anita Karimi
Exploring the History of Iranian Architecture and Modern Visual Arts (Panel)

Exploring the History of Iranian Architecture and Modern Visual Arts (Panel)
Panel – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Kheyzaran Esmaeilzadeh and Marzieh Sabet Eghlidi
Moderator: Negin Shiraghaei
Repression, Violence, and Social Movements (Panel)

Repression, Violence, and Social Movements (Panel)
Panel – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Javad Khorrami Moghadam, Reza Karkhaneh, and Mehrdad Darvishpour
Moderator: Hadi Miri Ashtiani
Brain Drain, Migration, and Education (Panel)

Panel – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Shahnaz Ashrafi, Reza Fazlali, and Saman Jafari
Moderator: Saeed Paivandi
Identity Politics and Nationalism in Modern Iran (Panel)

Identity Politics and Nationalism in Modern Iran
Panel – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Maryam Kalantar and Seyed Ahmadreza Azmoun
Moderator: Abbas Shahrabi Farahani
Authoritarianism Before and After the Constitutional Revolution (Panel)

Panel – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Navid Gorgin and Hadi Miri Ashtiani
Moderator: Mohammad Reza Nikfar
Reimagining Societal Norms: Political and Cultural Perspectives from Iran (Panel)

Panel – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speaker: Abbas Shahrabi Farahani
Moderator: TBA
Healthcare Policies and Medical Education in Iran (Panel)

Healthcare Policies and Medical Education in Iran
Panel – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Mazdak Daneshvar and Pardis Gharehbeglou
Moderator: Yasmine Ansari
Kurdish Marginalization and Resource Exploitation in Iran (Panel)

Kurdish Marginalization and Resource Exploitation in Iran (Panel)
Panel – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Chalak Korde and Mansour Sohrabi
Moderator: Behdad Bordbar
Iran’s International Relations in the Middle East and Asia (Panel)

Iran’s International Relations in the Middle East and Asia
Panel – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Afshin Rezaei, Fatemeh Aman, and Jalil Roshandel
Moderator: Anahita Hosseini
Closing Reception (Plenary Session)

Closing Reception – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Moderator: Negin Shiraghaei
Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Iranian Music (Panel)

Panel – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Sepideh Khaksar and Beijan Maysami
Moderator: Soheil Human
Spatial and Mobility Justice in Urban Planning (Panel)

Panel – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Soran Mansournia and Farzaneh Bahrami
Moderator: Bahar Saba
Keynote Speech by Karima Bennoune (Plenary Session)

Keynote Speech by Karima Bennoune (Plenary Session)
Plenary Session – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speaker: Professor Karima Bennoune, Professor of International Law
Moderator: Nayereh Tohidi
Health Governance and Medical Practices in Post-Revolutionary Iran (Panel)

Health Governance and Medical Practices in Post-Revolutionary Iran
Panel – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Yasmine Ansari and Pardis Gharehbeglou
Moderator: Mazdak Daneshvar
Queer Iranian Identities in Migration: Narratives and Power Dynamics (Panel)

Queer Iranian Identities in Migration: Narratives and Power Dynamics
Panel – International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speakers: Zeynab Peyghambarzadeh and Mehran Rezaei
Moderator: Anahita Hosseini
Transnational Feminism and the Experience of Otherness

Transnational Feminism and the Experience of Otherness
International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies 2024
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany
Organized and hosted by Iran Academia
Speaker: Nayereh Tohidi