Popular Politics, Unbound
Ali KadivarNotes, observations, and analysis on protest, power, and political change across the globe, with a particular focus on the Global South, the Middle East, and Iran.
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Iran’s Third Front
I have a new piece out in the Journal of Democracy on something that has received far less attention than Iran’s military response or its institutional succession: the street.
Within hours of Khamenei’s killing, government supporters fille...
Bombs and Blindspots: War, Misreading, and State Survival in Iran
Yesterday I returned to Democracy Now for a conversation with Amy Goodman, one of the most seasoned journalists in American independent media. We discussed the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran — from the war’s devastating impact on civilian i...
The Factory Was Always the Target
Photo by Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times
Yesterday’s strikes on Iranian steel plants are being covered as news. They are also history repeating. Here is the history.
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From Rupture to Dynasty: War and Hereditary Succession in Iran
Battle of Chaldiran (1514), depicted in the murals of Chehel Sotoun Palace in Isfahan. The palace itself was recently damaged during American–Israeli bombardment in Isfahan.
Many observers initially interpreted the killing of Ali Khamenei...
The Fantasy of Liberation by War
Interior damage at Golestan Palace in Tehran following recent American-Israeli bombardment.
The current U.S.–Israel war on Iran is being celebrated in some quarters as a long-awaited rupture. For certain policymakers, it is a decisive blow...
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Political sociologist studying protest, revolution, and authoritarian politics, with a focus on Iran. Associate Professor at Boston College and 2025–26 Fellow at Harvard Radcliffe. Writing on protest dynamics and political change.
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