Pezhman Shoureshi Do Courses

Pezhman Shoureshi Do is an Iranian scholar, currently teaching at the School of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Tehran in Iran. He received his doctorate in International Studies from the University of Tehran in 2009. Dr. Shoureshi Do’s work focuses on a variety of subjects related to the development and security of the Middle East, including Middle East politics, the role of power in the Islamic world, and the role of civil society. He has written extensively on the role of nonviolent resistance in the region, as well as the dynamics of Islamic youth groups. Dr. Shoureshi Do has presented a number of important theories related to the politico-economic situation of the Middle East and the surrounding region. He has developed a strong interest in the internal dynamics of civil society, and the potential for civil society to become an agent of change in the region. He believes that civil society is an important tool for citizens to hold governments accountable and to push for change. Additionally, he is a member of numerous organizations devoted to the study of civil society and its effects on the political dynamics of the Middle East. In 2014, Dr. Shoureshi Do was appointed Visiting Fellow at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and is a frequent commentator on international affairs. He has been widely quoted in the media, including the New York Times, Financial Times, The Guardian, and the Atlantic. In 2015, he was named a professor of International Relations at the University of Tehran and has been actively involved in the political and socio-economic developments of Iran since then.