Dr S. (Sabah) Mofidi
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Profile
Sabah Mofidi is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam. He is affiliated with AISSR, the program group Challenges to Democratic Representation. After gaining his MA at Allameh Tabatabai University of Tehran and PhD at Osmania University, India, he taught and researched at Payam Noor University of Iran (PNU), Applied and Scientific University of Iran (ASU), Iraqi-Kurdistan Conflict and Crisis Research Center (KCCRC), the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS) and the University of Amsterdam (UvA).
Research focus
In his research, Sabah Mofidi focuses on:
- Political function of religion
- Changes in political identity
- Political integration of immigrants
Research expertise
- Political religion
- Ethno-religious issues in the Middle East
- Kurdish issue
- Political-gender identity
- Political integration of immigrants
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Research
Research methods
- Interview
- Survey
Current research projects
- Studying Changes in Political Identity of Kurdish Immigrants in Western Europe
Research grants & honours
• 2021 Research funding by the Gerda Henkel Foundation for the research project “Studying Changes in Political Identity of Kurdish Immigrants in Western Europe”
• 2019 Fellowship by the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS) for the research project “the Political Function of religion in Nationalistic Confrontations” -
Publications
2023
Mofidi, S., & Aghapouri, J. (2023). The Role of Kurdish Identity in Shaping Political Identity: A Case Study of Kurdish University Students in Rojhelat, Kurdistan-Iran. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, 10(3), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/1465 [details]
2022
- Mofidi, S. (2022). The Political Function of Religion in Kurdish and Perso-Iranian Nationalist Confrontations after the 1979 Revolution. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, 29(5), 953-983. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718115-bja10080 [details]
- Mofidi, S., & Rahmani, S. (2022). Female Gender and the Political Identity of Kurdish Youth in Eastern Kurdistan-Iran, with a Focus on University Students. Asian Women, 38(3), 29-54. https://doi.org/10.14431/aw.2022.9.38.3.29 [details]
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Ancillary activities
No ancillary activities
Mofidi, S., & Aghapouri, J. (2023). The Role of Kurdish Identity in Shaping Political Identity: A Case Study of Kurdish University Students in Rojhelat, Kurdistan-Iran. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, 10(3), 1-17.