Hossein Bashiriyeh

Hossein Bashiriyeh
Born (1953-06-15) 15 June 1953 (age 71)
NationalityIranian
Alma materUniversity of Tehran
University of Essex
University of Liverpool
Scientific career
FieldsPolitical Science
InstitutionsUniversity of Tehran
National Endowment for Democracy
Syracuse University
ThesisThe State and Revolution in Iran: Social Classes and Political Conflict (1982)
Notable studentsSaeed Hajjarian
Javad Etaat

Hossein Bashiriyeh, is an Iranian scholar in political theory and political sociology, who was born in 1953 in Hamedan, Iran.

Bashiriyeh has been described as the "Father of political sociology in Iran", and was a prominent academic figure influencing the Iranian reform movement.[1]

He has a BA from the University of Tehran, an MA from Essex University and a PhD from Liverpool University, in Political Theories, he returned to Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and taught at several universities like Tehran University, Imam Sadegh University in Tehran and Bagherol-'Olum University in Qom. He resigned from Tehran University, where he was professor of political science. He is currently a professor of political science at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University.[2]

  1. ^ Postel, Danny, "Counter-Revolution and Revolt in Iran: An Interview with Iranian Political Scientist Hossein Bashiriyeh", Logos: a journal of modern society & culture, Logos International Foundation
  2. ^ "Hossein Bashiriyeh", Maxwell School. Retrieved November 16, 2013