Hossein Bashiriyeh
| Hossein Bashiriyeh | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 June 1953 Hamedan, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Fields | Political Science |
| Institutions |
University of Tehran National Endowment for Democracy Syracuse University |
| Alma mater |
University of Tehran University of Essex University of Liverpool |
| Thesis | The State and Revolution in Iran: Social Classes and Political Conflict (1982) |
| Notable students |
Saeed 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 "Father of political sociology in Iran", and was a prominent academic figure influencing Iranian reform movement.
He has a B.A. from Tehran University, an M.A. from Essex University and a Ph.D. 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.
During the last 15 years he has published 35 articles in Persian language journals published in Iran. These essays have all been assembled in Reason in Politics: 35 Essays on Political Philosophy and Sociology (referred to above). These articles deal with the following topics: Reason in Politics; Main Concerns of Political Philosophy; Theories of Tolerance; Philosophy of Justice; New Liberalism; The Frankfurt School and Habermas; The fate of Modernity; Ethical aspects of Art; Weber and Islam; Opposition in Democratic and Authoritarian Regimes; Consensus and Conflict; Anarchist Ideals in Political Development; Political Culture in the Pahlavi Period; Civil Society after the Revolution; Traditionalism as Counter-enlightenment in Iran; Class Struggles after the Revolution; Political Ideology and Identity-Building after the Revolution.
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