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State of the Field: The History of Masculinities

open access: yesHistory, Volume 111, Issue 394, Page 5-29, January 2026.
Abstract This State of the Field article discusses how, when and why the history of masculinities has emerged since the 1980s, and why it continues to be an important research field today. The article begins with the field's multiple origin stories and then discusses its expansion in chronology, geography and theme, as well as newer directions for ...
ERICA L. FRASER
wiley   +1 more source

Sohrab Sepehri's Poetic Utopia: A Silent Protest against the Policies of the Second Pahlavi Era

open access: yesMatn/Pizhūhī-i Adabī, 2020
Whenever we speak of protest, our minds immediately turn to poets such as Akhavān-Sāless, Ahmad Shamlou, Siāvash Kasrāʾi, Hamid Mosaddeq, and Shafiei Kadkani, among others. Many people find it difficult to accept Sohrāb Sepehri's protest against the socio-political system of his time since he did not conform to the prevailing standards of the time.
Minoo Mohammadi   +2 more
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‘Zionism as the Legacy of Cyrus’: (Online) Proxy Nationalism of Diasporic Iranians

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 907-917, October 2025.
ABSTRACT This paper focuses on examining the online activities of a group of diasporic Iranians who exhibit Israeli proxy nationalism online by openly expressing support for Israel and Zionism. By analysing posts, reposts and comments made on X after the Hamas‐led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 using the hashtag #IraniansStandWithIsrael, the paper ...
Ladan Rahbari
wiley   +1 more source

Iran or Persia : what's in a name, the decline and fall of a tourism industry? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The future of tourism in Iran depends on the tenor of the government, whether it be Islamic traditionalist or Islamic liberalist. In Iran religion and politics are inescapably intertwined and inseparable, with the priority of religion over politics. This
Baum, T.G., O'Gorman, Kevin D.
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The Perils of Nuclear Talks After the US‐Israel War on Iran

open access: yesMiddle East Policy, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 36-50, Autumn (Fall) 2025.
Abstract In June 2025, Israel bombed Iranian nuclear facilities, military commanders and scientists, and civilian areas, with assistance from the United States—Washington's first foray into conventional warfare against the Islamic Republic. This triggered debates in Iran about the merits of a weapons‐grade atomic program.
Banafsheh Keynoush
wiley   +1 more source

More Than a Game: Football and Ethnic Contestation in Contemporary Iran

open access: yesDigest of Middle East Studies, Volume 34, Issue 4, Fall 2025.
ABSTRACT This study examines a particular form of ethnic resentment, namely the use of sport as a medium for expressing repressed ethnic feelings. It focuses on how a sports club, going beyond mere entertainment and athletics, becomes a center for disseminating ethnic sentiments. Specifically, it explores the role of Tractor, a football club founded in
Ehsan Kashfi
wiley   +1 more source

Explaining the evolution of construction technology in Pahlavi period public buildings (case study: Tabriz) [PDF]

open access: yesاکولوژی انسانی
Technology is always an integral part of architecture and when it is placed in its proper place, it can cause the growth and elevation of architecture.
Vahid Soofi   +2 more
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Oil rents shocks and corruption in Iran

open access: yesReview of Development Economics, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 887-916, May 2025.
Abstract We investigate the response of the news‐based corruption reflection index to positive shocks in oil rents in Iran. Using annual data spanning from 1962 to 2019, we employ the vector autoregressive model and analyze generalized impulse responses. Our findings reveal a statistically significant and positive (increasing) response of corruption to
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Reza Zamani
wiley   +1 more source

Mobilized Resilience and Development under Sanctions in Iran

open access: yesDevelopment and Change, Volume 55, Issue 5, Page 933-964, September 2024.
ABSTRACT How do states maintain economic development in the face of sanctions? Recent studies have examined economic resilience as a property of a system preceding a shock, leaving unanswered questions about how sanctioned states discipline employers and limit predatory behaviour. Using the case of Iran, this article aims to fill this gap by presenting
Zep Kalb
wiley   +1 more source

URBANISM AND DICTATORSHIP: A Study on Urban Planning in Contemporary History of Iran, Second Pahlavi: 1941-1979

open access: yes, 2020
The evolution of urbanism under dictatorship forms the core of the current research. This thesis is part of a research network at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, which studies the 20th century's urbanism under different dictatorships. The network has provided a cross-cultural and cross-border environment and has enabled the author to communicate with other
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