2008–14

PhD studies in International Relations

Department of Development Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS, Unversity of London)

Thesis: A Critical Geopolitics of Iran’s International Relations in a Changing World Order

(supervisers: Prof. Gilbert Achcar, Professor of Development Studies and International Relations, Department of Development Studies, Chair of the Centre for Palestine Studies, London Middle East Institite [LMEI] & Prof. Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Professor in Global Thought and Comparative Philosophies, Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies, LMEI)

2004–07

M.A. in European Studies

Institute of Political Science, University of Münster [D]

graduation mark: 1.0 (best possible)

M.Sc. in European Studies (cum laude)

School of Management and Governance, University of Twente [NL]

Joint Thesis: The Iran Crisis and the Emerging New World Order: Genesis, Stakes, and Solutions (mark: 1.0)

German−Dutch Double-Degree Programme ‘Europe Across Borders’

2002–04

B.A.  in Public Administration         

Institute of Political Science, University of Münster [D]

B.Sc.  in Public Administration 

Faculty for Business, Public Policy & Technology, University of Twente [NL]

2001–02

Intermediate Diploma

Lille Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po Lille) [France]

German−French Double-Degree Program

Fields covered: Political science, international relations, political sociology, constitutional law, history, political economy

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