Mohammad Ali Kadivar

Mohammad Ali Kadivar is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and International Studies at Boston College. His work contributes to political and comparative-historical sociology by exploring the causes, dynamics, and consequences of protest movements. his work grows out of his experience as a participant-observer of the pro-democracy movement in Iran, but his research agenda moves outward from this case to explore these issues on a global scale, using case studies, comparative-historical methods, and statistical analyses.

Kadivar’s research has been published in the American Sociological Review, Social Forces, Comparative Politics, Socius, Mobilization, Sociology of Development and has won awards from various sections of the American Sociological Association (ASA). His commentary and analysis of Iranian politics in English and Farsi also have been published in outlets such as Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, and BBC Persian among others.