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Shirin Saeidi

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Associate Professor / Director of Middle East Studies

Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with University of Arkansas through 2023.

Faculty Researcher

4 h-index 41 pubs 66 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Shirin Saeidi's research focuses on political and social dynamics within the Middle East, with a particular emphasis on Iran. Her work examines state formation, citizenship, and the role of women within the Islamic Republic, as evidenced by publications such as "Women and the Islamic Republic" and "Revolutionary Citizens." Saeidi also investigates contemporary political trends, including "Political Convergence, Surpluses of Activism, and Genealogy: Examining Iran's Quasi-Revolutionary Situation." Her research extends to environmental issues, with a publication on the sustainable management of groundwater resources in Iran. Saeidi holds a Ph.D. and has published 41 works with an h-index of 4 and 66 citations. She has collaborated with Najib Ghadbian on shared publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 41
  • Citations: 66

Selected Publications

  • The Art of Resistance in Islam: The Performance of Politics among Shi’i Women in the Middle East and Beyond. By Yafa Shanneik. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022. 288p. $85.97 cloth. (2023)
    Perspectives on Politics DOI OpenAlex
  • Iranian Women & Gender in the Iran-Iraq War, by Mateo Mohammad Farzaneh. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2021. 457 pages. (2022)
    Iranian Studies DOI OpenAlex
  • Hizbollah in the Global Arena (2022)
    Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • None (2022)
  • Revolutionary Citizens (2022)
    Cambridge University Press eBooks 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Iran’s Hezbollah and Citizenship Politics (2022)
    Cambridge University Press eBooks DOI OpenAlex
  • The Body in Isolation (2022)
    Cambridge University Press eBooks DOI OpenAlex
  • The Aftermath of War (2022)
    Cambridge University Press eBooks DOI OpenAlex
  • Bibliography (2022)
    Cambridge University Press eBooks DOI OpenAlex
  • Conclusion (2022)
    Cambridge University Press eBooks DOI OpenAlex
  • Women and the Islamic Republic (2022)
    Cambridge University Press eBooks 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Reflecting on an Idealized Past (2022)
    Cambridge University Press eBooks DOI OpenAlex
  • Index (2022)
    Cambridge University Press eBooks DOI OpenAlex
  • State Formation and Citizenship (2022)
    Cambridge University Press eBooks 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Middle East Update (2021)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science OpenAlex

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