Department of Politics, International Relations & Philosophy
Programmes Available for Supervision:
| PhD |
| Masters by Research |
Research Interests:
My research is situated at the intersection of International Relations, Middle East politics, and religion and politics. I am particularly interested in the international and transnational politics of the Middle East, political Islam, Shiʿi Islam and clerical politics, political mobilisation, and the role of religious and political networks in shaping regional politics.
My research has focused particularly on Iran, Iraq and Lebanon, including the political role of Shiʿi clerical elites, relations between religious authority and political activism, transnational networks, and the interaction between national, regional and transnational forms of politics. I am also interested in broader questions concerning regional order, state and non-state actors, political identity, authority, and the relationship between domestic and international politics in the Middle East.
Methodologically, I am interested in relational and network approaches to International Relations, social network analysis, historical and archival research, qualitative interviewing, process tracing, and the use of mixed qualitative and computational approaches to political research.
I welcome PhD proposals relating to Middle East international relations and comparative politics; Iran, Iraq and Lebanon; political Islam; Shiʿi politics and religious authority; transnational political and religious networks; social and political movements; regional politics and order; and relational or network approaches to the study of international politics.
Key Words:
International Relations, Middle East Politics, Middle East International Relations, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Political Isla, Shiʿi Islam, Shiʿi Politics, Religion and Politics, Religious Authority, Clerical Politics, Transnational Politics, Political Networks, Social Networks, Political Mobilisation, Social Movements, Regional Politics, Regional Order, Non-State Actors, Network Analysis, Relational International Relations
Important Links:
| Contact Dr Kalantari |
| Departmental Website |
| Dr Kalantari's Research Profile |
