Curriculum Vitae
Hooshang Amirahmadi
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Employment History
Positions Held
2008-ongoing Senior Associate Member, St. Antony’s College, Oxford University.
1992-ongoing Professor, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
1992-1997 Chair and Graduate Director, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development, Rutgers University.
1988-1992 Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development, Rutgers University.
1985-2008 Director, Middle Eastern Studies, Rutgers University (intermittent periods).
1983-ongoing Full member of Graduate Faculty, Rutgers University.
1983-1988 Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development, Rutgers University.
1982-1983 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Wells College, Aurora, NY.
1982-1983 Instructor, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University
1981-1982 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Business and Economics, Tompkins-Cortland Community College, Dryden, NY.
1979-1982 Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant, Cornell University; Department of City and Regional Planning and Department of Economics (field research on Participatory Management and Labor Productivity Project).
Graduate Program Affiliations
2008-ongoing Senior Associate Member, Oxford University.
1988-ongoing Associate Member, Columbia University Seminar on Iranian Studies.
1983-ongoing Full Member of Graduate Faculty, Rutgers University.
Education
Highest Earned Degree
Ph.D., Cornell University, City and Regional Planning, 1982.
Dissertation
Transition from Feudalism to Capitalist Manufacturing and the Origins of Dependency Relations in Iran: 1797-1921. Cornell University.
Other Earned Degrees
Pre-M.B.A., University of Dallas,Management, 1977.
M.S., University of Dallas, Industrial Management, 1978.
B.S., Azarabadegan University, Iran, Agricultural Engineering, 1969.
Linguistic Ability
English, Persian
Memberships
Membership/Offices Held in Scholarly and Professional Societies
2009-ongoing Member of the Committee, Gill-Chin Lim Global Award.
2007-ongoing Chairman, Caspian Associates, Inc.
2001-2003 Member, Iran Policy Committee, Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C.
1999-2002 Member, Iran-Arab Policy Group, Atlantic Council, Washington D.C.
1998-ongoing President, American Iranian Council, Inc.
1997-ongoing Member, Advisory Board, Urban Technology Institute, New York City.
1997-2005 Member, International Advisory Board of the Pacific Rim International Development Research Institute, Samchok University, Korea.
1996-2013 Member, International Advisory Council, Today Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research, Tokyo, Japan.
1996-2005 Member, Policy Committee, National Foreign Trade Council.
1991-1993 Advisor, American Friends Service Committee
1988-ongoing Associate member of Seminars on Iranian Studies, Columbia University.
1987-1991 Board Member, Razi Group for Scientific and Technical Consulting.
1984-1996 Executive Director, Member of Executive Board, Center for Iranian Research and Analysis (CIRA).
1983-ongoing Member, International Sociological Association; Association of Collegiate School of Planning; The Middle East Studies Association of North America; Regional Science Association; International Society For Iranian Studies; American Planning Association; British Society for the Middle Eastern Studies (Fellow); Middle East Economic Association; Applied Regional Science Conference; Planners Network.
Teaching Activities
Courses Taught
1982-ongoing: Political Economy: I & II; Global Restructuring, International Economic Development, Planning and Public Policy; Political Economy for Planners; Political Economy of Development and Underdevelopment; International Political Economy; Third World Regional Development; Comparative Regional Development; Theories and Techniques of Regional Planning; Urban Economics and Spatial Patterns;; Third World Development Planning and Problems; Principles of Housing and Community Development; Planning, Economic Policy, and Territorial Restructuring; International Economics; Industrial Policy and Global Competition; Global Cities.
Special Courses Taught
1983-1993:
Several Summer Sessions: Special Topics on International Development: Issues and Strategies; Topics on the Middle East Politics; Global Restructuring and Post-Revolutionary Societies; Special Topics on the United States and the Middle East.
Curricular Development – Courses and Programs Developed
1995 “Globalization North America Planning Education on Global Approaches to Planning Education (With I Jammal, et.all). 50 pages.
1995-2007 Curriculum Development for the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Rutgers (using grants from NJ Department of Higher Education, NJ Committee on Humanities, and a Title V Grant from the Department of Higher Education)
Instructional Development
1995 “Globalizing North America Planning Education: Final Report.” ACSP Commission on Global Approaches to Planning Education (With I Jammal, et. al.). 50 pages.
1995-2007 Curriculum Development for the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Rutgers (using grants from NJ Department of Higher Education, NJ Committee on Humanities, and a Title V Grant from the Department of Higher Education).
Syllabi
Selected Syllabi
1. Planning and Social Theory; 2. International Economic Development; 3. Third World Development: Problems and Planning; 4. Industrial Policy and Global Competition; 5. Principles of Housing; 6. Special Topics in International Development Issues and Strategies; 7. Urban and Regional Economic and Special Patterns; 8. Seminar: Economic Deveopment; 9. Regional Developmet; 10. Advanced Planning Analysis; 11. Seminar: Global Cities; 12. Global Restructuring: Economic Planning and Policy; 13. Theories and Techniques of Regional Planning; 14. Comparative Regional Development.
Research Interests
Professional Identification
International Economic Development; Regional Development, National Spatial Development Planning; Global Restructuring and Public Policy; Global Territorial Restructuring and Cities; Urban and Regional Economics and Spatial Patterns; Diplomacy and US-Iran Relations, State-Civil Society Interaction in Development Process.
Publications
Books
2012: The Political Economy of Iran under the Qajar: Society, Politics, Economics and Foreign Relations, 1796-1926. London and New York: I.B. Tauris Publishers (Translated into Persian), 319 pages.
2012: Amirahmadi 1392: For Real Change in Iran, Princeton: Amirahmadi 1392 (Translated into Persian), 91 pages.
جامعه سیاسی، جامعه مدنی و توسعه ملی، تهران: نقش و نگار، ۱۳۸۰ (Political Society, Civil Society and National Development), 160 pages. 2001.
ابزارهای توسعه ملی: تداوم و گسست، مؤسسه نشر و پژوهش شیرازه، ۱۳۷۷ (Instruments of Industrial Development: Continuity and Change), 234 pages. 1998.
1990: Revolution and Economic Transition: The Iranian Experience, NY: Albany: State University of New York Press (Translated into Persian), 420 pages.
Edited Books, Anthologies, Collections, Bibliographies
2009 The United States and Iran: Is Confrontation Necessary? Editor and Contributor, Princeton: American Iranian Council, 135 pages (includes an article by Vice President Joseph Biden.)
2006 ایران پس از انقلاب، هوشنگ امیراحمدی و منوچهر پروین، تهران: نشر باز، ۱۳۸۵ (Persian translation of my co-edited book: Post-Revolutionary Iran. See below), 271 pages.
2005 جزایر خرد، سیاست های کلان: جزایر تنب و ابوموسی در خلیج فارس ، تهران: کتابسرای تندیس، ۱۳۷۸ (Persian translation of my edited book: Small Islands, Big Politics: The Tonbs and Abus Musa in the Persian Gulf. See below), 200 pages.
2004 US-Iran Relations and the Iranian-American Community, Editor and Contributor, Princeton: American Iranian Council, 120 pages (includes an article by Secretary John Kerry.)
2004 US-Iran Relations in the Shadow of September 11: Bridging the Great Divide, Editor and Contributor, Princeton: American Iranian Council, 109 pages (includes an article by Secretary Madeleine Albright.)
2002 The 107th Congress and Iran: Implications for US-Iran Relations, Editor and Contributor, Princeton: American Iranian Council, 97 pages (includes an article by Senator Arlen Specter.)
2002 Narcotics Traffic Control Cooperation and US-Iran Relations, Editor and Contributor, Princeton: American Iranian Council, 110 pages.
2002 The Iranian Presidential Elections and Its Implications for US-Iran Relations, Editor and Contributor, Princeton: American Iranian Council, 68 pages (includes an article by Secretory Chuck Hagel.)
2001 Iran in the New Millennium: Opportunities and Challenges First co-editor and contributor (with D. Zahedi), Princeton: American Iranian Council, 196 pages (includes an article by Ambassador Nejad Hoseinian.)
2001: US-Iran Relations: Financial Impediments and the Challenges of a “Global Settlement“, Editor and Contributor, Princeton: American Iranian Council, 90 pages (includes an article by Congressman James Leach.)
2000: The Caspian Region at a Crossroad: Challenges of a New Frontier of Energy and Development, Editor and Contributor, NY: St. Martin Press, 299 pages.
2000: Seizing a Historic Opportunity: Breaking through the US-Iran Impasse, Editor and Contributor, Princeton: American Iranian Council, 143 (includes the historic speech of an article by the Secretary Madeline Albright on U.S.-Iran relations.)
1999: Revisiting US-Iran Relations, Editor and Contributor, Princeton: American-Iranian Council, 112 pages (includes an article by Secretary Cyrus Vance.)
1998: US-Iran Relations in Clinton’s Second Term: International Perspectives, Editor and Contributor, Princeton: American-Iranian Council, 197 pages.
1996: World Oil at the Turn of the Twenty First Century, Emirates Occasional Papers, no. 5, Emirate Center for Strategic Studies, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 48 pages.
نفت در آستانه قرن بیست و یکم، تهران: دانشگاه امام حسین، ۱۳۷۴ (Persian translation of my original booklet: World Oil at the Turn of the Twenty First Century).
1996: Small Islands, Big Politics: The Tombs and Abu Musa in the Persian Gulf, Editor and Contributor, New York: St. Martin’s Press, 200 pages.
1995: Revisiting Iran’s Strategic Significance in the Emerging Regional Order, Editor and Contributor, Washington, D.C.: US-Iran Conference, 93 pages.
1994: US-Iran Relations: Areas of Tension and Mutual Interest, First co-editor, (with E. Hoogland) and contributor, Washington, D.C.: Middle East Institute, 127 pages.
1993: Urban Development in the Muslim World, First co-editor (with S. El-Shakhs) and Contributor, New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers University. Reprinted in 2012 by Transaction Publishers, 279 pages.
1993: Iran and the Arab World, First Co-editor (with Nader Entessar) and Contributor, NY: St. Martin Press, 260 pages.
1993: The Clinton Administration and the Future of US-Iran Relations, First co-editor (with James Bill), Washington, D.C: Middle East Insight, 97 pages.
1993: The United States and the Middle East: A Search for New Perspectives, Editor and Contributor, NY: Albany: State University of New York Press, 491 pages.
1992: Reconstruction and Regional Diplomacy in the Persian Gulf, First co-editor (with N. Entessar) and Contributor, London: Routledge, 306 pages.
نگرانیهای من: احمد شاملو، مرکز پژوهش و تحلیل مسائل ایران، ۱۳۶۹. مولف1990 . (My Worries: Ahmad Shamlou – a most revered Iranian poet). Editor and contributor. Center for Iranian Research and Analysis, 64 pages.
1998. Post-Revolutionary Iran, First co-editor (with M. Parvin) and Contributor, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 262 pages.
Chapters in Books or Monographs
2015: پیش به سوی ملت گرایی ایرانی برای جاودانی سرزمین و شادمانی مردم در علم و جامعه: جشن نامه دکتر ناصر طهماصبی.” اردیبهشت 1394 ” (Towards Iranian Nationalism: for eternal territory and contented people.) Pages: 17-27.
“Arab Spring and Iran” (with Aylin Unver Noi), in Islam and Democracy: Perspectives on the Arab Spring, Edited by Aylin Unver Noi, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013, pp. 203-225.
“Nuclear Geopolitics in the Middle East”, in Iran in the World: The Nuclear Crisis in Context, Edited by Soushiant Zanganehpour and Wade L. Huntley, Canada, Vancouver: University of British Columbia, 2008, pp. 55-60.
2006: “از ایدئولوژی تا سیاست پراگماتیک”، در ایران پس از انقلاب، تالیف هوشنگ امیراحمدی و منوچهر پروین، تهران: مرکز بازشناسی، ۱۳۸۵،صفحات ۱۵-۲۳”
(This is the Persian translation of my article “From Ideology to Pragmatic Policy” in my co-edited book Post-Revolutionary Iran).
2005: “ابعاد سیاسی-استعماری مناقشه ایران و امارات متحده عربی”، در جزایر خرد-سیاست های کلان، تألیف: هوشنگ امیراحمدی، تهران: تندیس، صفحات ۱۵-۵۷”
(This is the Persian translation of my article on “The Political-Colonial Dimension of Iran-UAE Dispute,” in my edited book, Small Islands, Big Politics).
2004: “Satan versus Evil: Can They Get Alone?” in US-Iran Relations and the Iranian-American Community, pp. 53-63.
2002: “AIPAC and US-Iran Relations”, in The Iranian Presidential Elections and Its Implications for US-Iran Relations , pp. 49-55.
2001: “Time for Fast Track Diplomacy”, in Iran in the New Millennium: Opportunities and Challenges, pp. 86-90.
“Endogenous Causes of Underdevelopment in the Moslem World: The Case of Iran”, in Islam Und Sozio-Okonomische Entwicklung, Edited by Franz Peter Lang and Mohammad Reza Asghari, Akademie Verlags Und Druck-Gesellschaft, 2000, pp. 45-54.
2000: “تـکنولوژی اطلاعات، سازمان دهی تولید و توسعه منطقه ای” در تکنولوژی اطلاعات. ترجمه و تالیف علیرضا طیب. تهران، نشر سفیر 1379، صفحات 45-122. (This is the Persian translation of my article: “Information Technology, Organization of Production, and Regional Development”).
2000: “Challenges of the Caspian Region”, in the Caspian Region at a Crossroad: Challenges of a New Frontier of Energy and Development, pp. 1-26.
2000: “Pipeline Politics in the Caspian Region”, in the Caspian Region at a Crossroad: Challenges of a New Frontier of Energy and Development, pp. 163-172.
2000: “Seizing a Historic Opportunity: Breaking through the US-Iran Impasse”, in Seizing a Historic Opportunity: Breaking through the US-Iran Impasse, pp. 13-26.
2000: “Urban Sustainability: The Case of Iran,” in Urban Sustainability: UNESCO Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Edited by Saskia Sassen and Peter Marcotullio, The Institute of Advanced Studies, the United Nations University.
1999: “The Political Risks of Various Pipeline Routes in the Caspian Basin”, in A Great Game No More: Oil, Gas and Stability in the Caspian Sea Region, Edited by Dieter Dettke, Washington, D.C: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, pp. 36-47. This article was translated into Persian and published as “مخاطرات سیاسی مسیرهای مختلف خطوط لوله در حوضه دریای خزر”، ماهنامه اطلاعات سیاسی-اقتصادی، سال پانزدهم- شماره نهم و دهم- صفحات ۱۶۲-۱۶۹، خرداد و تیر ۱۳۸۰
1999: “Toward a Dynamic Theory of the State and Civil Society Relations in the Development Process”, in Global Transformation Toward A Sustainable Civil Society, Edited by Gill-Chin Lim and Man-Hyung Lee, Seoul: Hanul Academy Publishing Co., pp. 25-55. This article was translated and published in Persian as”نقش دولت و جامعه مدنی در فرآیند توسعه”، ماهنامه اطلاعات سیاسی-اقتصادی، سال دهم، شماره سوم و چهارم، صفحات ۴-۱۵، آذر و دی ۱۳۷۴”
1999: “Giving all a Piece of the Pie” Revisiting US-Iran Relations, pp. 48-62.
1999: “Adopt a Longer-term Perspective on Iran”, in Revisiting US-Iran Relations, pp. 79-100.
1997: “Iran, The Gulf, and the United States”, in Energy Watchers VIII: Anticipating Change in the Global Energy Sector; Government and Industry Responses, Edited by Dorothea H. El Mallakh, The International Research Center for Energy and Economic Development, Colorado, pp. 63-70.
“Urban Planning in the Modern Middle East,” in Regional Science in Developing Countries, Edited by Manas Chatterji and Yang Kaizhong, London: MacMillan, pp. 257-268.
Also published in Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East, Edited by R. Bulliet, P. Matter and R. Simon, London and New York: Macmillan, 1997.
1996: “Iranian Economy in Regional Perspective”, in Iran and the Gulf: A Search for Stability, ed. Jamal Al-Suwaidi. Abu Dhabi, UAE: The Emirates Center for Strategic Research and Studies, pp. 287-324.
1996: “War Damage and Industrial Hazards of the Iran-Iraq War: A Case Study of Iranian Recovery”, in the Long Recovery: Community Responses to Industrial Disaster, ed. James K. Mitchell. Tokyo, New York and Paris: United Nations University, pp. 148-182.
1996: “The Colonial-Political Dimension of Iran-UAE Dispute”, in Small Islands, Big Politics: The Tombs and Abu Musa in the Persian Gulf, pp. 1-30.
1995: “The Political Economy of Iran’s Oil Policy”, in Oil in the New World Order, Edited by Kate Gillespie and Clement Moore Henry, Gainesville. Tallabassee. Tampa. Boca Raton. Pensacola. Orlando. Miami. Jacksonville: University Press of Florida, pp. 185-226. Persian translation of this article is published as: “اقتصاد سیاسی و نفت”، ماهنامه اطلاعات سیاسی و اقتصادی ، سال هشتم ، شماره پنجم و ششم ، شماره سریال ۷۷-۷۸ ، بهمن و اسفند ۱۳۷۲
1995: “Dual Containment and Iran’s Domestic Dynamics,” in Revisiting Iran’s Strategic Significance in the Emerging Regional Order, pp. 62-69.
1995: “An Evaluation of Iran’s First Development Plan and Challenges Facing the Second Plan”, in Iran and the Gulf: A Search for Stability, Edited by Jamal S. al-Suwaidi, pp. 287-324.
1995: “Bunyad”, in the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, Edited by John L. Esposito, New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 234-237.
1994: “Iran and the Persian Gulf: Strategic Issues and Outlook”, in Islam, Iran, and World Stability, Edited by Hamid Zangeneh, NY: St. Martin Press, pp. 97-134.
1994: “US-Iran Relations: Understanding the Issues, Refocusing the Emphasis,” in US-Iran Relations: Areas of Tension and Mutual Interest, pp. 5-12.
1993: “The United States and Iran: A Proposal for Reconciliation”, in The United States and Iran: Is Confrontation Necessary? Edited by Hooshang Amirahmadi, Princeton: American Iranian Council, pp. 64-73.
1993: “Global Restructuring, Persian Gulf War and the U.S. Quest for World Leadership,” in The United States and the Middle East: A Search for New Perspectives, pp. 363-430.
1993: “The United States and the Middle East: A Search for New Perspectives”, in The United States and the Middle East: A Search for New Perspectives, pp. 3-31.
1993: “Middle East Studies and Education in the United States: Retrospect and Prospects” (First co-author with Eliane Condon and Abrabm Resnick), in The United States and the Middle East: A Search for New Perspectives, pp. 323-360.
“A Multi-Gap Approach to Medium-Term Economic Growth in the Third World”, in Dynamic Transformation of Societies, Edited by Gill-Chin Lim and Man-Hyung Lee, Korea, Seoul: Nanam Publishing House, 1993, pp. 37-79
1993: “Urban Development in the Muslim World: Encounter with Modernity and Implications for Planning”, (First co-author with Mohamad Reza Razavi), in Urban Development in the Muslim World, pp. 1-10.
1993: “The Transformation of Tehran from a Garrison Town to a Primate City: A Tale of rapid Growth and Uneven Development,” (senior co-author with Ali Kiafar), in Urban Development in the Muslim World, pp. 109-136.
1993: “Population Dynamics, Urbanization and the Planning of Large Cities in the Arab World,” (First co-author with S. El- Shakhs), in Urban Development in the Muslim World, pp. 233-252.
1993: “Iranian-Arab Relations in Transition”, in Iran and the Arab World, pp. 1-18.
1993: “Iran and the Persian Gulf Crisis,” in Iran and the Arab World, pp. 94-125.
1993: “Iranian-Saudi Relations since the Revolution”, in Iran and the Arab World, pp. 139-160.
1993: “An Iranian Perspective for Better US-Iran Relations,” in The Clinton Administration and the Future of US-Iran Relations, pp. 31-34.
1992: “Persian Gulf in Turmoil: Political and Economic Dimensions,” in Reconstruction and Regional Diplomacy in the Persian Gulf, pp. 3-18.
1992: “Economic Destruction and Imbalances in Post-Revolutionary Iran”, in Reconstruction and Regional Diplomacy in the Persian Gulf, pp. 65-107.
1992: “Iranian Economic Reconstruction Plan and Prospects for its Success”, in Reconstruction and Regional Diplomacy in the Persian Gulf, pp.109-152.
1992: “Prospects for Iran’s Emergence as a Regional Economic Power,” in Iran, the Middle East and the Decade of 1990s, ed. Kamrouz Pirouz. Montclair, NJ: Montclair State College, pp. 28-61.
“Economic Costs of the War and the Reconstruction in Iran”, in Modern Capitalism and Islamic Ideology in Iran, Edited by Cyrus Bina and Hamid Zangeneh, New York: St. Martin Press, 1992, pp. 257-281.
“Incongruities Between the Theory and Practice of Regional Development in Less Developed Countries: Toward Bridging the Gap”, in Breaking the Boundaries: One-World Approach to Planning Education for Developing Countries, Edited by Bishwapriya Sanyal, London: Pilenum Press, 1990, pp. 211-230.
“Global Reconstructuring and Prospects for Third World Transformation”, in Dynamic Transformation: Korea, NICs and Beyond, Edited by Gill-Chin Lim and Wook Chang, Consortium on Development Studies, 1988, pp. 511-528.
1988: “War Damage and Reconstruction in the Islamic Republic of Iran”, in Post-Revolutionary Iran, pp. 126-149.
1988: “Middle Class Revolutions in the Third World”, in Post-Revolutionary Iran, pp. 225-244. Translated into Persian and published as “انقلابهای طبقه متوسط در جهان سوم”، ماهنامه اطلاعات سیاسی-اقتصادی، سال سیزدهم، شماره پنجم و ششم، صفحات ۷۲-۸۱، بهمن و اسفند 1337. تجدید چاپ در مرکز بازشناسی، تهران، ۱۳۸۵، صفحات ۲۴۱-۲۶۷
1988: ” What Do We Know About Development and Where Does the Korean Experience Fit”, in Korean Development Into The 21st Century: Economic, Political, and Special Transformation, ed. Gill-Chin Lim. Consortium on Development Studies. Urbana, Ill., USA and Seoul, Korea, pp. 43-61.
Articles in Refereed Journals
2014: ” Iran-US Relations: Learning from Experience, Marching towards Recognition”, Hemispheres, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 5-20.
“Avoid Repeating Mistakes toward Iran”, The Washington Quarterly, winter 2013, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 145-162.
“Toward a Theory of Community Capital,” Me‘mar Magazine (Journal of Architecture), Tehran, 2009.
2008: “به سوی نظریه سرمایه مجتمع زیستی ،نشریه هویت شهر“، سال دوم ، شماره 3، پاییز و زمستان 1387. (Toward a theory of territorial capital).
2007: “Estructura del poder en la republica islamica”, Vanguardia, no. 24, pp. 48-55. (The Structure of Power in the Islamic Republic of Iran).
درآمدی برجامعه مدنی در ایران امروز”، ماهنامه ایران فردا، سال پنجم، شماره بیست و هشتم، صفحات ۱۵-۲۱، آبان ماه 2005.۱۳۷۵”. (An Introduction to Civil Society in Iran).
2003: “A Vision for the Place of Iran in the New World”, Journal of Iranian Research and Analysis, vol. 19, no. 2 & 20, No. 1, pp. 75-84.
“New York City: A Social Profile and Alternative Economic Futures”, Journal of Urban Technology, April Issue.
Also published in Milano Review, 2003, vol. 3, pp. 81-93.
1998: “An Analysis of the Iranian Budgets”, Public Budgeting and Financial Management, vol. 9, no. 2, (summer), first co-author with Hamid Zangeneh, pp. 1-19.
1998: “”بحران افغانستان و سیاست منطقه ای ایران”، ماهنامه اطلاعات سیاسی-اقتصادی،سال سیزدهم، شماره اول و دوم، صفحات ۴-۱۵، مهر و آبان ۱۳۷۷
(The Afghan crisis and Iran’s regional policy).
1997. “پویایی شناسی توسعه و نابرابری استانها در ایران”، ماهنامه اطلاعات سیاسی-اقتصادی، سال یازدهم، شماره های اول و دوم، صفحات ۱۵۴ – ۱۷۱، مهر و آبان ۱۳۷۵
(Translation of my original article: Dynamics of provincial disparity in Iran,
in Third World Planning Review – see below)
1996: “درآمدی بر جامه مدنی در ایران”، مجله ایران نامه، سال چهاردهم، شماره ۱،صفحات ۷۹-۱۰۶، زمستان ۱۳۷۴, vol. 14, pp. 79-106. (An introduction to civil society in Iran).
1996: “ارزیابی عملکرد برنامه اول و چالش های برنامه دوم”، مجله ایران نامه، سال سیزدهم، شماره های ۱-۲، صفحات ۷-۴۸، زمستان ۱۳۷۳- بهار ۱۳۷۴
Also published as: “ارزیابی عملکرد برنامه اول و چالش های برنامه دوم”، ماهنامه اطلاعات سیاسی-اقتصادی، سال نهم، شماره هفتم و هشتم، شماره سریال ۹۱-۹۲، صفحات ۹۴-۱۰۵، فروردین و اردیبهشت ۱۳۷۴”ارزیابی عملکرد برنامه اول و چالش های برنامه دوم”، ماهنامه اطلاعات سیاسی-اقتصادی، سال نهم، شماره نهم و دهم، شماره سریال ۹۳-۹۴، صفحات ۸۳-۹۲، خرداد و تیر ۱۳۷۴”
(Evaluation of Iran’s First Development Plan and Challenges of the Second Plan)
“Iran’s Development: Evaluation and Challenges”, Third World Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 123-147, 1996.
ایران در جهان سه قطبی”، فصلنامه گفتگو، صفحات ۷-۲۷،تابستان 1996.۱۳۷۵”
(Iran in a tri-polar world).
“Toward a Dynamic Theory of the State and Civil Society in the Development Process”, Journal of Planning Education and Research, vol. 16, No, 1 (September) (senior co-author with D. Gladstone), pp. 15-2, 1996. Also published as: “نقش دولت و جامعه مدنی در فرآیند توسعه”، ماهنامه اطلاعات سیاسی- اقتصادی، سال دهم، شماره های سوم و چهارم، صفحات ۴-۱۵، آذر و دی ۱۳۷۴- بهار ۱۳۷۴.
1996: “World Oil at the Turn of the Twenty First Century”, Futures: The Journal of Forecasting, Planning and Policy, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 433-452.
1996: “Emerging Civil Society in Iran,” SAIS Review, Vol. XVI, no. 2, pp. 87-107.
1996: “World Oil and Geopolitics to the Year 2010”, Journal of Energy and Development, vol. XXI, no. 1, pp. 85-122.
1996: “Persian Gulf Stability Hinges on US-Iran Dialogue”, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (April), pp. 75-96.
ارزیابی مبانی و عملکرد برنامه اول توسعه”، ایران فردا، سال سوم، شماره هجدهم، صفحات ۳۶-۴۳، تیر ماه 1995.۱۳۷۴” . (An evaluation of the Principles and Policies of Iran’s First Development Plan)
1995: “ارزیابی مبانی و عملکردهای برنامه اول توسعه”، نشریه ایران فردا، سال سوم، شماره هجدهم، صفحات ۳۶-۴۳، تیرماه ۱۳۷۲” (Evaluation of the Principles and Practice of the First Development Plan of Iran)
1995: “وضعیت نفت در آستانه قرن بیست و یکم”، فصلنامه خاورمینه، سال دوم، شماره ۲، صفحات ۳۴۱-۳۸۲، تابستان ۱۳۷۴”. (Translation of my original article on Oil at the Turn of 21st Century – see above).
1995: “النزاع الإیرانی-الاماراتی الأبعاد الاستعماریة و الاسیاسیة”، نشرة شؤون الأوسط، العدد ۴۴ ایلول، صفحات ۳۱-۵۶، ستبمبر ۱۹۹۵”. (Translation into Arabic of my original article on The Political-Colonial Dimension of Iran-UAE Dispute – see above).
جایگاه استراتژیک ایران در بازار جهانی نفت”، ماهنامه اطلاعات سیاسی-اقتصادی، سال دهم، شماره یکم و دوم، صفحات ۸۰-۸۹، مهر وآبان 1995.۱۳۷۴”. (Iran’s strategic place in the world oil market).
1995: “Export Processing Zones in Asia”, Asian Survey, vol. 35, no. 9 (Sept.), pp. 828-849 (senior co-author with W. Wu).
1995: “Information Technology, Organization of Production, and Regional Development”, (senior co-author with C. Wallace) Environment and Planning A, vol. 26, pp. 1745-1775. (Translated into Persian and published as: “تکنولوژی اطلاعات، سازماندهی تولید و توسعه اقتصادی” ، ماهنامه اطلاعات سیاسی-اقتصادی ، سال هشتم – شماره یازدهم و دوازدهم – (شماره سریال ۸۳-۸۴) شهریور ۱۳۷۲
سیاسة ایران الاقلیمیة”، نشرة شؤون الأوسط، العدد السابع و العشرون، صفحات ۶-۲۰، آذار 1994.۱۹۹۴”) Iran’s regional policy)
1994: “Toward a Conceptualization of Ethnic Politics“, International Journal of Group Tensions, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 115-138.
1994: “Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries” (senior co-author with W. Wu), Journal of Developing Areas, vol. 28 (January), pp. 167-190. Translated into Persian and published as:”سرمایه گذاری مستقیم در کشورهای در حال توسعه”، ماهنامه اطلاعات سیاسی-اقتصادی، سال چهاردهم، شماره هفتم و هشتم، صفحات ۱۴۰-۱۶۳، فروردین و اردیبهشت ۱۳۷۹
سیاست خارجی منطقه ای ایران”، ماهنامه اطلاعات سیاسی-اقتصادی، سال هفتم، شماره یازدهم و دوازدهم، صفحات ۴-۱۳، مرداد و شهریور ۱۳۷۲”سیاست خارجی منطقه ای ایران”، ماهنامه اطلاعات سیاسی-اقتصادی، سال هشتم، شماره اول و دوم، صفحات ۴-۷، مهر و آبان۱۳۷۲” (Translation of my original article: Iran’s regional policy). 1993.
1993: “Iran’s Regional Oil Policy: OPEC Factor”, Petroleum Politics, vol 4, no 3 (fall), pp. 33-43.
1993: “Globalization and Planning Education”, Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, vol. 20, pp. 537-555.
1993: “Science Parks: A Critical Assessment”, (senior co-author with Grant Saff), Journal of Planning Literature, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 107-123. Translated in Farsi:”پارکهای علمی: یک ارزیابی انتقادی”، فصلنامه رهیافت، شماره دهم، صفحات ۳۲-۴۳، پاییز “۱۳۷۴پارکهای علمی: یک ارزیابی انتقادی” ۲، فصلنامه رهیافت، شماره دوازدهم، صفحات ۶۸-۴۷۵، بهار و تابستان ۱۳۷۵
1993: “Private Capital Flows and Developing Countries”, (senior co-author with W. Wu), Journal of Third World Studies, vol.10, no. 1, pp. 327-357.
1993: “Iran and the Persian Gulf: Strategic Issues and Outlook”, Iranian Journal of International Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2 (September), pp. 366-407.
پارکهای علمی”، فصلنامه آبادی، سال دوم، شماره ششم، صفحات ۶۶-۷۱، پائیز 1992.۱۳۷۱”
1992: “نظم نوین جهانی، جنگ خلیج فارس و تلاش ایالات متحده برای رهبری جهان”، ماهنامه اطلاعات سیاسی-اقتصادی، سال ششم، شماره هفتم و هشتم، صفحات ۱۴-۲۸، فروردین و اردیبهشت ۱۳۷۱ نظم نوین جهانی، جنگ خلیج فارس و تلاش ایالات متحده برای رهبری جهان، ماهنامه اطلاعات سیاسی-اقتصادی، سال ششم، شماره نهم و دهم، صفحات ۲۵-۳۶، خرداد و تیر ۱۳۷۱
(Translation of my original article: Global Restructuring, Persian Gulf war and the US Quest for World Leadership – see above)
1992: “تحلیلی از اوضاع از اقتصادی ایران و چشم انداز ارتقاء ایران به یک قدرت اقتصادی در خاورمیانه”، نشریه مهرگان، سال اول، شماره ۱، صفحات ۹۰-۱۰۱، بهار ۱۳۷۱
(An analysis of Iran’s Economic position and the prospect for becoming an economic power in the Middle East)
1992: “Toward a Multi-Gap Approach to Medium-Term Economic Growth in Iran”, in Orient, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 97-117.
1991: “United States-Middle East Policy and Kuwaiti Crisis”, Iranian Journal of International Affairs, vol. III, no. 1 (spring), pp. 141-150.
رشد جمعیت و توسعه اقتصادی-اجتماعی در ایران”، ماهنامه اطلاعات سیاسی-اقتصادی، سال پنجم، شماره سوم، صفحهات ۴۷-۵۷، دی ماه 1990.۱۳۶۰” (population growth and Iran’s socio-economic development).
رشد جمعیت و توسعه اقتصادی-اجتماعی در ایران”، مجله اطلاعات سیاسی-اقتصادی، جلد پنجم، شماره ۳ ، شماره مسلسل ۴۰، صفحات ۵۷-۵۸، دی ماه 1990.۱۳۶۹”. (Population Growth and socioeconomic development of Iran)
1990:”Economic Reconstruction of Iran: Costing the War Damage”, Third World Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 1 (January), pp. 26-47.
1990: “بازسازی اقتصادی در ایران”، ماهنامه گزیده مسائل اقتصادی-اجتماعی، سال هفتم، شماره ۱۱ و ۱۲، صفحات ۶۷-۸۶، بهمن و اسفند (Iran’s post-war reconstruction).
۱۳۶۹”.
1989: “Development Paradigms at a Crossroad and the South Korean Experience”, Journal of Contemporary Asia, vol. 19, no. 2 (June), pp. 167-185.
1989: “The State and Territorial Social Justice in Post-Revolutionary Iran”, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, vol. 13, no. 1 (March), pp. 92-120. Reprinted in Iranian Journal of International Affairs, vol. 1, no. 2 & 3 (Summer-Fall), pp. 225-258.
1988: “Universalism in Planning Education: Toward an Interactive Pedagogy”, Ekistics, special triple issue on Professional Education and Training (January-June), pp. 69-76.
1988: “Popular Movements, Incidental Factors, and the State’s Measures for Regional Development in the Islamic Republic of Iran”, Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies, vol.1, no. 1 (December), pp. 47-64.
1988: “The Urban System and Its Integrative Potential in the Arab Nations”, Regional Development Dialogue, Special Issue (with S. El-Shakhs), pp. 68-83.
1987: “The Non-Capitalist Way of Development”, Review of Radical Political Economics, vol. 19, no. 1 (spring), pp. 22-46.
1987: “A Theory of Ethnic Collective Movements and Its Application to Iran”, Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 10, no. 4 (October), pp. 363-391.
1987: “Dynamics of Provincial Development and Disparity in Iran: 1956-1984”, Third World Planning Review, (senior co-author with F. Atash), vol. 9, no. 2 (May), pp. 155-185.
1987: “Large Third World Cities: Growth, Problems, and Prospects”, Journal of Planning Education and Research, (first co-author with W.W. Goldsmith) vol. 6, no. 3 (spring), pp. 160-161.
1987: “Tehran: Growth and Contradictions”, Journal of Planning Education and Research, (senior co-author with A. Kiafar). vol. 6, no. 3 (spring), pp. 167-177.
1987: “Destruction and Reconstruction: A Strategy for the War-Damaged Areas of Iran”, Disasters: International Journal of Disaster Studies and Practice, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 134-147.
1986: “Urbanization and Spatial Development in Africa: Some Critical Issues”, African Urban Quarterly, (with S. El-Shakhs), vol. 1, no. 1 (January), pp. 3-19.
2015: “Dark Geopolitics of the Middle East”, Cairo Review of International Affairs. Vol. 8, pp. 86-94.
1986: “Regional Planning in Iran: A Survey of Problems and Policies”, Journal of Developing Areas, vol. 20, no. 4 (July), pp. 501-530.
1984: “Population Growth, Urbanization and the Third World Spatial Development: Trends and Prospects”, Journal of Asia-Pacific and World Perspectives, (with S. El-Shakhs), vol. 8, no. 1 (summer), pp. 27-49.
Articles in Non-refereed or General Journals
لایحه بودجه 1394″ ، تجارت فردا ، سال سوم ، شنبه 2 اسفند 1393″
(The 2015 Iranian Budget Bill).
آمریکا پوزش می طلبد” ، ماهنامه سیاسی فرهنگی نسیم بیداری، شماره 45-46 ، نوروز 1393″
(The Story of American “Regret”) 2014.
“Dangers of stalled nuclear talks in Moscow”, Iran Review, 2012.
“Iran After February 14!”, AIC Update, NO.95, February 2011
“Toward an Obama Policy for Better U.S.-Iran Relation”, The AIC Whitepaper, February 2009
2006: “US-Iran Relations: Perils and Promises”, Geopolitics of Energy, vol. 28, no. 9 (September), pp. 3-12.
2003: “Options for Transition into a Democratic Iran”, The Echo of Iran, No. 172, P. 19. Part 1.
2000: “توسعه شهری در رویایی با نوگرایی و الزامات برنامه ریزی “، فصلنامه مدیدریت شهری، شماره دوم، تابستان 1379”
(Urban Development in the Age of innovation and new planning requirements)
2000: “Iran and the US: Mutual Interests Justify Rational Relations”, Middle East Insight, November-December, pp. 19-20.
بحران افغانستان و سیاست منطقه ای ایران”، ماهنامه اطلاعات-اقتصادی، سال سیزدهم، شماره اول و دوم، صفحات ۴-۹، مهر وآبان 1998.۱۳۷۷”
1998: “The Political Risks of Various Pipeline Routes in the Caspian Basin”, CIRA Bulletin, vol. 14, no.2.
1997: “Globalization and Global Education”, CIRA Bulletin, vol. 13, no. 2 (September), pp. 3-8.
1997: “International Education from Universalism to Globalism”, CIRA Bulletin, March, p. 2.
1996: “Iran’s Role in Future Oil Market Cannot Be Denied”, Iran Business Monitor, vol. v, no. 1, February-March, p. 3.
1996: “Persian Gulf Stability Hinges on US-Iran Dialogue”, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, vol. XIV, no. 8 (April), p 75.
1996: “Gulf Stability Hinges on US-Iran Dialogue”, Oil Daily Energy Compass Weekend Review, vol. 7, no. 4 (January), pp. 6-19.
1995: “Iran’s Role Vital for Future Energy Strategy”, Iran Business Monitor, vol. IV, no. 9, September, p. 5.
1995: “Proof of Some Lessons Learned in 2nd Economic Plan”, Iran Business Monitor, vol. IV, no. 6, June, p. 11.
1995: “U.S. Ban not Popular among Allies”, Iran Business Monitor, vol. IV, no. 7, July, p. 3.
1995: Iran Projects Buyer-Producer Cooperation on Oil”, Iran Business Monitor, vol. IV, no. 2, February, p. 3.
1995: “In the Islamic Republic of Iran’s points of view, there are three types of nations”, Iran Business Monitor, vol. IV, no. 4, April, p. 11.
1995: “Dual Containment Policy Rests on Faulty Grounds”, Iran Business Monitor, vol. IV, no.11, December, pp. 3.
1995: “The World Oil Market and Geopolitics”, Arab Bankers Association of North America, vol. XII, no. 4 (April), pp. 9-10.
1995: “Iran: from Political Islam to Secular Nationalism”, Muslim Politics Report, no. 4 (November/December), p 1.
1995: “Iran’s Second Development Plan”, Middle East Executive Report, vol. 18, no. 2 (February), pp. 9-14.
1995: “Iran’s First Development Plan: An Evaluation”, Middle East Executive Report, vol. 18, no. 4 (April), pp. 6-19.
1995: “US-Iran Relations: Implications for Iran’s Oil Policy”, Middle East Insight, vol. XI, no. 5, pp. 94-96.
ایران و تهدید الإسلامي”، نشرة شؤون الأوسط، العدد ۳۴ تشرین الأول،صفحات ۹-۲۶، اکتوبر 1994.۱۹۹۴”
(Iran and the Islamic Threat)
1994: “Terrorist Nation or Scapegoat: Taking a Close Look at Iran and the Islamic Threat”, Middle East Insight, vol. X, no. 6 (September-October), pp. 23-29.
1994: “The Spiraling Gulf Arms Race”, Middle East Insight, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 45-49.
1994 “The Islamic Republic and the Question of Palestine”, Middle East Insight, vol. 10, no. 4-5, pp. 50-54.
مناطق پردازش صادرات، جایگاه برای استراتژی انتقال”، ماهنامه مناطق آزاد، شماره چهل و دوم، صفحات ۱۴-۱۷، مرداد 1994.۱۳۷۳”
(Free Trade Zones for transition to a new economic development concept).
1993: “Does Iran Have a Future in Central Asia”, Middle East Insight, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 41-44.
1993: “Iran’s Regional Oil Policy”, Middle East Insight, vol. IX, no. 6, (September-October), pp. 47-51.
“Islam, Oil and the West”, Middle East Executive Report, 1993.
1992: “Iran’s Pragmatist Efforts to Repair Its Economy”, Middle East Executive Report, vol. 15, no. 1 (January), pp. 8-18.
1991: “Iran Invites Foreign Investors and Seeks return of Exiles”, Mideast Markets, May 20, p. 6.
1991: “Imbalances in the Iranian Economy and the Reconstruction Plan”, Echo of Iran, no. 36 (January), pp. 16-19.
1991: “Post-War Reconstruction in Iran”, International Real Estate Journal, July/Aug, pp. 35-37.
1990: “Iran Plays the Waiting Game”, by Hooshang Amirahmadi, Philadelphia Inquirer, November 11, 7-F.
1990: “Iran’s Economic Efforts Focus on Free Zone”, Mideast Markets, October 29, p. 4.
1990: “Five Year Plan: Finalizing the Development Strategy”, MEED Middle East Business Weekly, vol. 34, no. 8 (March), pp. VIII-XIV.
1990: “Stubborn Economic Problems Hindering Iran’s Reconstruction Efforts”, Middle East Executive Report, vol. 13, no. 12 (December), pp. 9-13.
خسارت جنگ و بازسازی اقتصادی ایران”، ایران تایمز، سال بیستم، شماره ۹۵۶، جمعه ۲۵ اسفند 1990.۱۳۶۸”
(War damage and Reconstruction of Iran).
1989: “Reconstruction in Iran: Obstacles and Issues”, Middle East Executive Report, vol. 12, no. 9 (Sept.), pp. 9-16.
1989: “Reconstruction: Iran Debates its Strategy”, Middle East Executive Report, vol. 12, no. 7 (July), pp. 9-19.
Electronic Publications, Refereed
2015: “ISIS is the Product of Muslim Humiliation and the New Geopolitics of the Middle East”, Carnegie for Ethics in International Affairs, April 7. Link: http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/publications/articles_papers_reports/729
“Rouhani’s New Budget Offers Pain without Hope”, National Interest, February 2015. Link: http://nationalinterest.org/feature/rouhanis-new-budget-offers-pain-without-hope-12249
2006: “Iran and the International Community: Roots of the Perpetual Crisis,” in OpenDemocracy.net, November 24. Link: https://www.opendemocracy.net/democracy-irandemocracy/iran_perpetual_crisis_4128.jsp
“‘Satan’ versus ‘Evil’: Can They Get Along? Towards a US-Iran Reconciliation”, Logos 1.2, spring 2002, pp. 23-30. Link: http://www.payvand.com/news/02/feb/1040.html
Electronic Publications, Not Refereed
2007: “از گفتمان دمکراسی خواهی به گفتمان عادی سازی در جمهوری اسلامی ايران”, Second part, Goya News.
Link: http://news.gooya.com/politics/archives/2007/04/058609.php
2015: “بودجه نئولیبرالی دولت روحانی”، ایران امروز.(The Neoliberal Budget
of President Rouhani). Link: http://www.iran-emrooz.net/index.php/politic/more/54298/
2015: “Iran’s Neoliberal Austerity-Security Budget”, Payvand Iran News. Also published in Asre Iran. Link: http://www.payvand.com/news/15/feb/1076.html
2015: What Iranians Think about the Nuclear Deal, The National Interest, September 10. Link: http://nationalinterest.org/feature/what-iranians-think-about-the-nuclear-deal-13807?page=show
2014: “In the name of the Iranian People: Regime Change or Regime Reform?” AIC Update. Link: http://www.payvand.com/news/06/mar/1208.html
2014: “The Nuclear Negotiations: The Melting Strategy and the Missiles Time Bomb”, Payvand Iran News. Reprinted in AIC Update. Link: http://www.payvand.com/news/14/dec/1160.html
2014: “For the Sake of Reconciliation”, Iranian.com. Link: http://iranian.com/main/2011/aug/sake-reconciliation.html
2013: “My presidential campaign: Setting the record straight.”, CNN, May 29. Link: http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/29/opinion/iran-election-opinion-amirahmadi/
2013: “درد و درمان، معضلات جاری اقتصاد ایران و راهکارهای رفع آنها”، اقتصاد ایران، شنبه 14 دی 1392 (Pain and the Cure: Difficulties of current Iranian economy and ways of solving them).
2012. ایران حمله پیشدستانه نمی کند” ، در عصر ایران، ۹ آبان”. (Iran will never initiate a preemptive strike). Link: http://www.asriran.com/fa/news/238982/%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B4%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%85%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AF
2012. بازار برخوردها داغ تر است” ، در مهرنامه، مهرماه “. (The market of conflicts is hot). Link: http://www.irannamaye.ir/article/view/2420270/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%BA-%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87-%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA-%D9%88-%DA%AF%D9%88%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%88%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%88-%D9%87%D9%85%DA%86%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7
2012: “Nuclear Talks: Factional Infighting in Tehran and Miscalculations in Washington”, Payvand News, May 14. Link: http://www.payvand.com/news/12/may/1151.html
2012: “Dangers of Stalled Nuclear Talks in Moscow,” (with Shahirsaless), in Asia Times Online, June 13.Also published in Payvand News, June 13. Link: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/NF13Ak01.html
2012: “Iran Nuclear Talks Primed for Failure,” (with Shahirsaless), in Asia Times Online, May 16. Link: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/NE16Ak02.html
2012: “US Must Drop the Donkey Policy,” (with Shahirsaless), in Asia Times Online, February 25. Link: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/NB25Dj02.html
2011: “Challenges of Egyptian Transition to Democracy”, Middle East, Foreign Policy Blogs, March. Link: http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2011/03/26/challenges-of-egyptian-transition-to-democracy/
2011. آشتی ملی راه جلوگیری از حمله به ایران است” ، در آسمان دیلی نیوز، ۲ دی . همچنین منتشر شده در عصر ایران، ۲ دی. (National Reconciliation is the key to preventing preemptive strike on Iran). Link: http://www.asriran.com/fa/news/192816/%D8%A2%D8%B4%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%AC%D9%84%D9%88%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA
2011: حذف مجاهدین از لیست تروریستها و سود و زیان احتمالی آن” در ایران امروز، ۲۵ آگوست.
(Delisting the MEK from the Terroriat List: Possible ramifications). Link: http://www.iran-emrooz.net/index.php/politic/more/30780/
2011: .پیش به سوی ملت گرائی ایرانی” ، در ایران امروز، ۳ سپتامبر”. (Towards the Iranian nationism). Link: http://www.iran-emrooz.net/index.php/politic2/33471/
2011: “Delisting the MEK for Higher Aims,” in The Guardian and AIC News, August. 9. Link: http://www.payvand.com/news/11/aug/1174.html
2011: “The West’s Silence over Bahrain Smacks of Double Standards,” (with Kaveh Afrasiabi) in The Guardian and Oil Leader News, April 29. Link: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/apr/29/bahrain-saudi-arabia-iran-west
2010: .ایالات متحده آمریکا و جمهوری اسلامی” ، در ایران امروز، ۱۶ دسامبر”. (The United States and Iran,) Link: http://www.iran-emrooz.net/index.php/politic/more/25724/
2007: “از گفتمان دمکراسی خواهی به گفتمان عادی سازی در جمهوری اسلامی ايران”, First part, Goya News.
Link: http://news.gooya.com/politics/archives/2007/04/058621.php
2005: .انتخابات ریاست جمهوری ایران و وظایف ما” ، در ایران امروز، ۱۶ می”. (Iranian Presidential Elections and Our Responsibilities) Link: http://www.iran-emrooz.net/index.php/politic/more/1344/
2004: .حاکمیت جمعی و امنیت انسانی در منطقه دریای خزر” ، در ایران امروز، ۲۱ مرداد”. (Collective Sovereignty and Human Security).
2004: . چشم اندازی از جایگاه ایران در دنیای نو” ، در ایران امروز، ۲۱ جوئن”. (A Vision for the Place of Iran in the New World). Link: http://kimeaya.blogspot.com/2004/12/blog-post_110348674770138391.html
2002: “نگاهی نو به جنبش اصلاحات در ایران” ، در آفتاب، بهمن ماه.همچنین در درگویا نیوز، ژانویه. (A New Look at the Iranian Reform Movement).
2002: “Iran is no Afghanistan”, Iranian.com, February 19. Link: http://iranian.com/HooshangAmirahmadi/2002/February/Bush/index.html
2002: “Sea of Opportunities: The Caspian Challenge”, Iranian.com, August 15. Link: http://iranian.com/Opinion/2000/August/Caspian/index.html
2000: “The Time is now” in The Iranian.com, December 22. Link: http://iranian.com/Opinion/2000/December/Time/index.html
1998: “National Interests Come First”, Iranian.com, September 14. Link: http://iranian.com/Opinion/Sept98/Taleban/index.html
1998: “From Mullaism to Nationalism”, Information Times, January 21.
1996: “Iran’s Power Structure”, Iranian.com (March). Link: http://iranian.com/Mar96/Opinion/AmirIran.html
Published Conference Proceedings
2004: “Toward a Theory of Community Capital”, Seventh Sharjah Urban Planning Symposium (SUPS), Cities in the Postmodern Age: Co-ordination, Networking & Regional Development, pp 385-390
2000: “Vision Planning: From Concept to Practice”, in Vision Planning in the Age of Globalization, Edited by Ali Parsa and Obaid Al-Tunaiji, Sharjah, UAE. SUPS.
1999: “Toward National Spatial Development Planning (NSDP)”, in 2nd Sharjah Urban Plan Symposium (SUPS). Symposium Program and Proceeding. pp 239-264
1999: “The Political Risks of Various Pipelines Routes in the Caspian Basin”, in A Great Game No More: Oil, Gas and Stability in the Caspian Sea Region. German Interests and European Politics in the Trans-Caucasian and Central Asian Republics. pp 36-47.
1999: “National Spatial Development Planning,” in National Spatial Development Planning in the Middle East. Ali Parsa and Obaid Altunaiji, eds. Sharjeh, UAE. SUPS
1998: “Urban Development and Planning in the Modern Middle East”, 1st Sharjah Urban Planning Symposium: Rapid Urban Development in the UAE, pp 12-22. This is a Keynote Address.
1997: “A Conceptual Prism for Analyzing Iranian-Arab Relations”, Arab-Iranian Relations: Present trends and Future Prospects. Proceedings of a Conference held in Doha, Qatar, (September11-14), Center for Arab Unity Studies, Beirut, Lebanon.
1997: “Toward a Dynamic Theory of the State and Civil Society in the Development Process”, in Global Transformation toward a Sustainable Civil Society. Korea Planners Association (KPA), Consortium on development Studies (CODC), Michigan State University (MSU).
العقلات الدولیة للدائرین العربیة و الایرانیة و حساسیة المصالح الدولیة للعلاقة بینهما، الملاقات العربیة-الایرانیة: الاتجاهات الراهنة و آفاق المستقبل، مرکر دراسات الوددة العربیة، صفحات ۷۹۵-1996.۸۱۳
(Wise regimes in Iran and the Arab World and the sensitive regional matters).
1995: “An Evaluation of Iran’s First Development Plan And Challenges Facing The Second Plan”, in Economic Development in Post-Revolutionary Iran. Department of Economics and Finance, School of Business Administration, Montclair State University. pp 428-61.
ایران و خلیج فارس: دیدگاهها و مسائل استراتژیک”، ،دورنمای صلح و ثبات در خلیج فارس و دریای عمان، مرکز مطالعات خلیج فارس ، صفحات ۴۵۹-1993.۵۰۹” (Iran and the Persian Gulf: Outlooks and Strategic Issues).
پارکهای علمی”، فصلنامه مطالعات و تحقیقات شهرسازی و معماری، صفحات ۶۶-1992.۷۱”
(Science parks)
1991: “The Persian Gulf and World Oil”, in International Energy and Environment. Foreign Policy Institute, Paul H. Nitze, School of Advanced International Studies John Hopkins University. pp 46-48.
1991: “Prospects for Iran’s Emergence as an Economic Power in the Middle East”, in Iran, the Middle East, and the Decade of the 1990’s. Department of Economics and Finance, School of Business Administration. Montclair State University, pp 23-43
1991: “Toward a Multi-Gap Approach to Medium-Term Economic Growth in Iran”, in Proceedings of the First Conference on Planning and Development. Institute for Research on Planning and Development, Plan and Budget Organization, Tehran.
تلفیق کاهش آسیب پذیری از زلزله و توسعه روستایی”، طرح ریزی کالبدی، مرکز مطالعات و تحقیقات شهرسازی و معماری ایران، صفحات ۱۲۳-1991:۱۳۲”
(Integration of earthquake vulnerability analysis with rural development).
1991: “Post-War Reconstruction: A Conceptual Framework,” in Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Reconstruction of War-Damaged Areas. Tehran: Tehran University Press.
1991: “Toward a Multi-Gap Approach to Medium-Term Economic Growth in Iran,” in Proceedings of the First Conference on Planning and Development. Institute for Research on Planning and Development, Plan and Budget Organization, Tehran.
1991: “The United States and the Middle East: The Persian Gulf War and Beyond”. An edited conference proceedings held in Rutgers). 350 page (to be published as a book).
1991: “Third World Economic Imbalances and Global Restructuring: Prospects for Medium-Term Growth”, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Dynamic Transformation. Seoul, Korea. Seoul National University, pp. 457-465.
1988: “A Comprehensive, Self-Reliant Territorial Reconstruction Strategy for the War Damaged Areas of Iran”, in Proceedings of the Third International Conference on War Damage and Reconstruction. Tehran: Tehran University Press, pp. 121-138.
نقش زور در ایجاد هژمونی منطقه ای در جهان در حال تغییر امروز ، سمینار بررسی مسائل خلیج فارس ،مرکز مطالعت خلیج فارس، صفحات ۱۲۷-۱۳۳، اردیبهشت ما.1988.:
(The role of offensive force in gaining regional hegemony).
1986: “Problems of Planning for Large Cities in Arab Countries”, BRISMES Proceedings of the International Conference on Middle Eastern Studies. British Society of Middle Eastern Studies (with S. El-Shakhs) Oxford, UK, pp. 415-429.
1986: “Population Dynamics, Urbanization and the Planning of Large Cities in the Arab World”, in BRISMES Proceedings of the International Conference on Middle Eastern Studies. pp 415-429.
استراتژی برنامه ریزی جامع خوداتکاء جهت بازسازی مناطق جنگ زده ایران”، کنفرانس بین المللی بازسازی مناطق جنگ زده، نشریه دانشکده هنرهای زیبا، صفحات ۲۴۱-۲۹۱، اسفند ماه.1986. ”
(A comprehensive self-reliant planning strategy for
Reconstruction of war-damaged areas).
Reviews
1995: “The Gulf War and the New World Order: International Relations of the Middle East,” eds. T. Y. Ismael and J. S. Ismael. CIRA Bulletin, vol. 10, no. 3 (spring), pp. 9-10.
1992: “Iranian Politics and Religious Modernism: The Liberation Movement of Iran under the Shah and Khomeini,” by H. E. Chahabi, Iranian Studies.
1992: “The Poverty of Nations: A Guide to the Debt Crisis,” ed. Elmar Altvater, et al., Choice (April), p. 490.
1992: “Aid and Power: The World Bank and Policy-Based Lending,” in two volumes, by Paul Mosley, et al., Choice (April), p. 486.
“Political Economy, Ideology, and the Impact of Economics on the Third World”, by Gondwe, Derrick K., Praeger, 1992, 192p, in American Library Association, 30-1611, HB98, 91-37624 CIP, November 1992.
1991: “Comparative Political Economy,” by Jan-Erik Lane, Choice (September), pp. 482.
1991: “Recolonization: GATT, the Uruguay Round and the Third World,” by C. Raghavan, Choice (September), pp. 490.
1991: “Social Change and Development: Modernization, Dependency, and World-System Theories,” by So Alvin Y., Choice (January), pp. 433.
1991: “Today’s Problems, Tomorrow’s Solutions: The Future Structure of Muslim Societies,” ed. by Abdullah Omar Naseef, in Choice.
“Social Change and Development: Modernization, Dependency, and World-System Theories”, by So, Alvin Y., Sage, 1990, 283p, in American Library Association, 28-2837, HD75, 89-28110 CIP, Jan 1991.
“A Prologue to National Development Planning”, by Jamshid Gharajedaghi, in Studies in Comparative International Development. Fall 1989, pp. 94-95. A shorter version in Choice (May 1987), pp. 393-94.
1989: “Development, Administration and Aid in the Middle East,” by Gerd Nonnenman, in Choice (September), p. 519.
1989: “The Making of Contemporary Algeria,” by Mahfoud Bennoune, in Choice (September):481-82.
“A Prologue to National Development Planning”, by Jamshid Gharajedaghi in collaboration with Russel L. Ackoff, New York: Greenwood Press , 1986, 210p, in Studies in Comparative International Development, vol. 24, no. 3, Fall 1989.
1988: “Saudi Arabia in the Oil Era,” by Mordechai Abir, in Choice (May), p. 305.
1988: “Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor,” by Nathan Godfried, in Choice (May), p. 369.
1988: “Unequal Alliance,” by Robin Broad, in Choice (December), pp. 392-93.
1988: “Institutional Development,” by Arturo Israel, in Choice (November), pp. 423
1988: “Regional Economics and Policy,” by Harvey Armstrong, in African Urban Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 4 (November), pp. 467
1988: “Does Aid Work? Report to an Intergovernmental Task Force,” by Robert Cassen and Associates in Choice (February), pp. 412.
1987: “The Economics of the Oil Crisis: Theories of Oil Crisis, Oil Rent, and Internationalization of Capital in the Oil Industry”, by Cyrus Bina, in CIRA Newsletter, vol. 3, no. 1 (spring), pp. 13-14.
1987: “The Geography of Third World Cities”, by Stella Lowder, in Choice (October), pp. 485.
1987: “Iran and the West: A Critical Bibliography,” by Cyrus Ghani, in CIRA Newsletter, vol. 3, no. 2 (fall), p. 5.
“Iran and the West: A Critical Bibliography”, by Cirus Ghani, London: Kegan Paul International, 1987, 967. Choice
“Regional Economies and Policy”, by Harvey Amstrong and Tim Taylor., New York: Humanities, 1985, 340p, in African Urban Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 4, November 1987.
“The Socialist Third World: Urban Development and Territorial Planning”, Edited by Forbes and N. Thrift, London: Basil Blackwell, 1987, in Economy Geography.
1986: “Significance of Space in Regional Development”, African Urban Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 3-4, (August-November), pp. 246-47.
1986: “Foreign Trade and Investment: Economic Development in the Newly Industrializing Asian Countries”, ed. Walter Galeman, Choice (March), pp. 361-62.
1986: “The Creation of Regional Dependency”, by Ralph Matthew, 1 African Urban Quarterly, vol. 1. No. 1 (January), pp. 66- 87; a shorter version in Choice (June 1984), pp. 502.
1986: “From Nationalism to Revolutionary Islam”, ed. Said Amir Arjomand, Iranian Studies, vol. XIX, no. 1 (Winter), pp. 104-07.
1986: “International Debt and the Developing Countries”, Ed. G.W. Smith and J.T. Cuddington, Choice (February), pp. 404.
1986: “Capitalism and Public Policy in the UK”, by T. Burden and M. Campbell, Choice (April), pp. 534.
1986: “A Question of Class: Capital, the State, and Uneven Development in Malaya”, by J.K. Sundagam, Choice, (December), pp. 426.
“Metropolitan Management: The Asian Experience”, by K.C. Sivaramakrishnan and L. Green, Choice, (December 1986), pp. 424-5.
“From Nationalism to Revolutionary Islam”, Edited by Said Amir Arjomandi, State University of New York, 1984, xxi + 256pp, in Iranian Studies, , vol. XIX, no. 1, November 1986.
“Significance of Space in Regional Development”, by Charles Gore, London: Methuen, 1984, 290p, in African urban Quarterly, vol 1, no. 3 and 4, November 1986.
1985: “Equilibrium Approach”, by Allen C. Kelly and Jeffry G. Williamson, Choice (May), p. 688.
1985: “Housing and Urban Development in the USSR”, by Gregory D. Andrusz, Choice (September), pp. 378-79.
1985: “Cities of the World: World Regional Urban Development”, ed. Stanley Brunn and Jack F. Williams, Journal of American Planning Association (winter), p. 118.
1985: “The Political Economy of Nationalism”, by Dudley Seers, Choice (January), pp. 477-78.
1985: “Shelter in Saudi Arabia”, K. Talib, Choice (March), p. 104.
1985: “Technology, Finance, and Development: An Analysis of World Bank as a Technological Institution”, ed. Charles Weiss and Nicolas Jequier, Choice (March), p. 8.
1985: “What Drives Third World City Growth? A Dynamic General Equilibrium Approach”, by Allen C. Kelley and Jeffrey G. Williamson, Choice (May), p. 688.
1985: “Development Theory in Transition: The Dependency Debate and Beyond: Third World Responses”, by M. Blomstrom and B. Hettne, Choice (December), p. 428-29.
“Cities of the World: World Regional Urban Development”, by Stanley Brunn and Jack F. Williams., Harper & Row, New York, 1983, 506p, in APA Journal.
“Unified Approach to development Analysis Planning”, by Ahmad Ashraf, Praeger, 1972, in United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, August 1972.
Other Publications
2003: “Sharjah 2020 Vision Plan.” Sharjah Municipality (UAE).
2002: The American Iranian Council: Identity, Achievements and Challenges. Princeton: American Iranian Council.
هویت، دستاوردها و چالشها شورای امریکاییان و ایرانیان
2001: “The roots of terrorism”, Rutgers Focus, October 12, p. 4.
1999: “The Crisis in Afghanistan and Iran’s Regional Policy,” Ettelaat-e Siasi Va Eqtesadi, Vol13, Nos 1- 2, pp. 4-9.
1998: “Fact and Fiction in US-Iran Relations,” Iran Daily (August 24-26).
1997: “Dialogue on Civil Society,” Ettelaat-e Siasi va Eqtesadi, nos. 117-118 (June-Jully), pp. 4-47.
1997: “All Roads End Up to the United States!” Asr-e Maa (19 Shahrivar), pp. 8-11.
1997: “Iranian Society is Building a New Civilization,” Parts I-III, Iran Daily (August 24, 25, 26), beginning pages 10, 11, 10 respectively).
1997: “US-Iran Relations: A Dialogue,” Iran-e Farda (fall), no. 39, pp. 44-47 (in Persian).
1997: “Iran and Civil Society,” Hamshahri Daily (September 18 and 20), p. 6
1996: “World Oil and Geopolitics at the Turn of the Twenty First Century,” Emirates Occasional Papers, no. 5, The Emirate Center for Strategic Studies, Abu Dhabi, UAE. 48 pages.
1996: “Civil Society in Iran Today,” in Iran-e Farda, part one in no. 27 (fall), pp. 10-17; part two in no. 28 (fall), pp. (forthcoming).
“The Civil Society Approach to Iranian Studies”, CIRA Bulletin, vol. 11, no.1, fall 1995.
1995: “Tahrimhaye Bihasel,” in Keyhan Havayei, October 11.) Counterproductive Sanctions).
1995: “Proof of Some Lessons Learned in 2nd Economic Plan,” in Iran Business Monitor, Volume IV, no. 6, June.
1995: “Export Processing Zones in Asia,” Working Paper # 84. Center for Urban Policy Research. Rutgers University. 42 pages.
1995: “Information Technology, Organization of Production, and Regional Development,” Working Paper # 74. Center for Urban Policy Research. Rutgers University. 56 pages.
1995: “Iran’s Auto Industry: A Market Analysis for the GM.” Marketing Report. Detroit-Goodman, Lister & Peters. 20 pages.
1995: “ارزیابی برنامه اول و چالشهای برنامه دوم” Iran Nameh, vol. 13. pp. 7-48. Also published in Ettelaat-e Siasi va Eqtesadi, part one, nos. 91-92, pp. 94-105; part two, nos. 93-94, pp. 83-92. (An Evaluation of Iran’s First Development Plan and Challenges Facing the Second Plan).
1995: “Iran, US Economic Embargo, and a Specific Viewpoint,” Gozaresh, no. 53, pp. 31-32. Translated into Persian.
1995: “Oil at the Dawn of the 21st Century,” Faslnameh-e Khavar-e Miyaneh, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 341-382. Translated into Persian.
1995: “The Iran-UAE Conflict,” Shu’un al-Awsat, no. 44 (Sept.), pp. 31-56. Translated into Arabic “Toward a Conceptual Framework of Ethnic Politics,” Jame’a-ye Salem, no.21, pp. 37-45. Translated into Persian by Sharareh Hesami.
1995: “Evaluation of the Principles and Performance of the First Development rda, Part 1, no. 18, pp. 36-43; part 2, no. 19, pp. 34-38 (interview, in Persian).
1995: “Iran’s Strategic Place in the World Oil Market,” Ettelaat-e Siasi va Eqtesadi, translated into Persian by Alireza Teyyeb, nos. 97-98, pp. 80-89.
1994: “Iran’s Place in the World Economy,” interview, Jame’ah-e Salem, vol 4, no. 16, pp. 52-64 (in Persian).
1994: “Goals and Priorities of Asia’s Free Trade Zones,” Manateq-e Azad, translated into Persian by Mohammad Elmi (August and September) pp. 41-43.
1994: “Iran’s Regional Foreign Policy,” Shu’un al-Awsat, no. 27 (March), pp. 6-20 (in Arabic).
1994: “Information Technology, Organization of Production, and Economic Development,” Ettelaat-e Siasi va Eqtesadi, part one, nos. 83-84, pp. 71-79; part two, nos. 85-86, pp. 94-101. Translated into Persian by Alireza Teyyeb.
1994: “Iran, the Islamic Threat, and Israel’s New Iran Policy,” Shu’un al-Awsat, no 34 (October), pp. 9-26. Translated into Arabic.
1994: “An Evaluation of Export-Processing Zones in Asia,” Manateq-e Azad, part one in vol. 4, no. 42 (August), pp. 14-17; and part two in vol. 4, no. 43 (September), pp. 40-43. Translated into Persian.
1993: “Oil and Political Economy of Iran,” Ettelaat-e Siasi va Eqtesadi, part one, nos. 75-76, pp. 82-88; part two, nos. 77-78, pp. 66-74. Translated into Persian.
1993: “Iran’s Regional Foreign Policy,” Ettelaat-e Siasi va Eqtesadi, part one, nos. 71-72, pp. 4-13; part two, nos. 73-74, pp. 4-7 & 54 (in Persian).
1993: “Iran and the Persian Gulf: Strategic View Points and Issues,” in Majmo`eh-e Maghalat-e Seminar-e Barrasi-ye Masa’l-e Khalige-e Fars. Institute for Political and International Studies, Tehran, 1372, pp. 459-510 (in Persian).
1992: “Foreign Citizens Experience RU”, by Hooshang Amirahmadi, The Daily Targum, September 30, p. 5
1992: “Global Restructuring, the Persian Gulf War, and the U.S. Quest for World Leadership,” Working Paper # 34. Center for Urban Policy Research. Rutgers University. 67 pages
1992: “Science Parks: An Overview and Assessment,” senior co- author with G. Saff. Working Paper # 46. Center for Urban Policy Research. Rutgers University. 38 pages.
1992: “Science Parks,” Abadi, vol 2, no. 6, pp. 66-71 (in Persian)
1992: “An Analysis of the Iranian Economy and Prospect for Iran’s Emergence as a Regional Economic Power” Mehregan, vol. 1, no. 1 (spring) (in Persian).
1992: “The New World Order, the Persian Gulf War and the US Quest for Global Leadership,” translated into Persian by Cyrus Saidi, part one in Ettelaat-e Siasi va Eqtesadi, vol. 6, nos. 55-56, pp. 14-25; and part two in vol. 6, nos. 57-58, pp. 25-36.
1992: “Integration of Earthquake Mitigation Planning with Rural Development” Tarhrizee-ye Kalbodi (Physical Planning). A Conference Proceedings. Esfahan, Iran (January), pp. 123-132 (in Persian).
1992: “Political Liberalization and Economic Liberalization,” interview in Iran-e Farda, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 26-31 (in Persian).
1991: “Prospects for Iran’s Emergence as an Economic Power in the Middle East,” Echo of Iran, vol. 39, no. 12.
1991: “Iran Seeks Foreign Help to Increase Oil Production”, by Hooshang Amirahmadi in MidEast Markets, June 17, p 4.
1991: “Foreign Stake in Iranian Oil Already Large, Will Grow”, by Hooshang Amirahmadi in MidEast Markets, July 1, p 7.
1991: “Iran’s New Oil Policy”, By Hooshang Amirahmadi, November, p. 4.
1991: “Iran To Its Reconstruction Effort”, by Hooshang Amirahmadi in MidEast Markets, March 18, p 7.
“Fars Province,” a chapter published in Iran’s Regional Geography and Politics. US Government Publication. 2009.
1991: “Iran to Benefit from Kuwaiti Exclusiveness”, by Hooshang Amirahmadi in MidEast Markets, March 11, p 7.
1991: “$15 Billion Budget Deficit Projected By Iranian Budget”, by Hooshang Amirahmadi in MidEast Markets, April, p 6.
1991: “Iran Used Gulf Crisis To Mend Relations With West”, by Hooshang Amirahmadi in MidEast Markets, May 13, p 6.
1991: “Iran Invites Foreign Investors and Seeks Return of Exiles”, by Hooshang Amirahmadi in MidEast Markets, May 20, p 6.
1991: “Revisions to Iranian Law May Bring in Foreign Capital”, by Hooshang Amirahmadi in MidEast Markets, July 22, p 7
1991: “Iran Floats Exchange Rate For Select Transactions”, by Hooshang Amirahmadi in MidEast Markets, March 4, p 3.
1991: “Conceptions and applications of space,” an interview, in Abadi, vol. 1, no. 3 (Winter 1370), pp. 14-17 (in Persian).
1990: “Iran Plays the Waiting Game,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday, Nov. 11, p. 7-F (editorial).
خسلرت جنگ و بازسازی اقتصادی ایران” ، دکتر هوشنگ امیراحمدی، ایران ، ۲۵ اسفندماه ۱۳۶۸” 1990
1990: “Emerging Trends and the Quest for Universalism in Planning Education and Research: Toward an Interactive Pedagogy.” Working Paper # 3. Center for Urban Policy Research. Rutgers University. 32 pages.
1990: “Economic Reconstruction of Iran: Costing the War Damage”, translated into Persian by and published in Iran Times International, in six parts, vol. XX, nos. 1-6 (March 16; March 23; March 30; April 6; April 13; April 20).
1990: “Iran’s Economic Efforts Focus on Free Zone”, By Hooshang Amirahmadi, October 29, p. 4.
1990: Another translation of the article by Reza Alizadeh has been published in the journal of Gozideh, vol. 7, nos. 11- 12, 1369/1990, pp. 67-86 (published in Tehran by the Plan and Budget Organization).
1990: “Tehran: Growth and Contradictions,” (senior co-author with A. Kiafar), translated into Persian by Seyyd Hassan Ma`soumi Ashkevari, published in Majaleh-e Elmi-ye Me`mari va Shahrsazi, no. 8 (June-July), pp. 23-31.
1989: “The Role of Force in Gaining Regional Hegemony in the Present Changing World,” in Majmo`eh-e Maghalat-e Seminar-e Barrasi-ye Masa’l-e Khalige-e Fars. Institute for Political and International Studies, Tehran, 1368, pp. 127-133 (in Persian).
1987: “A Comprehensive, Self-Reliant Territorial Reconstruction Strategy for the War-Damaged Areas of Iran”, Majmo`eh-e Maghalat-e Conferance-e Bain ol-melali-e dar bareh-e Bazsazi-ye Manategheh Jang-zadeh-e Iran, Tehran: Tehran University, pp. 247-291 (in Persian).
1986: “Macro-Economic Operations in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Problems and Policies.” Tehran: Ministry of Plan and Budget. 110 pages.
1981: “Notes on Regional Policy”, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell (January). Prepared with Professor W.W. Goldsmith for the Mexican Ministry of Finance. 21 pages.
1977: “A System of Financial Control for R.T. Mark, Inc.” Small Business Administration. Monograph. Dallas, Texas. 45 pages.
Works in Progress
2016: “The United States and Iran: Perspectives and Challenges”
2016: “The Iranian Predicaments: Perspectives and Challenges”
2015: “وضعیت نفت در آستانه سده بیست و یکم” (Oil at the Turn of 21st Century)
2015: “Overcoming the Iran Analysis Trap”
Scholarship Other
“Is US playing “good-cop-bad-cop with Iran?” Trend New Agency, February 1, 2015.
2014: “مذاکرات هسته ای در گفت و گوی عصر ایران با هوشنگ امیراحمدی”، سایت تحلیلی خبری عصر ایران، اردیبهشت 1394. (Interview on nuclear negotiations – with Asre-Iran Site).
2014: “Interview with the president of the American-Iranian Council (AIC) Mr. Hooshang Amirahmadi”, Talish.org.
2014: “ما هنوز ملت نیستیم/ گفتگوی اختصاصی با دکتر هوشنگ امیر احمدی” خبرنامه مرکزدموکراسی برای ایران.) Interview on Nationism with Center for Iranian Democracy).
“Interview with Professor Hooshang Amirahmadi by Juan Francisco”, for Semana Magazine, Columbia, October 2014.
2014: “در آمریکا با دخترم تالشی صحبت میکنم”، تالش، ماهنامه سیاسی، فرهنگی، اجتماعی و اقتصادی، سال دوم، شماره ۱۵، تیر ۱۳۸۴ (interview on native culture with Talish monthly).
“Iran won’t accept nuclear deal US is ready to offer without Israel’s approval”, RT News, November 9, 2013.
2013: “انتخابات یازدهم ریاست جمهوری – اقتصاد از نگاه کاندیداها”، تجارت فردا، 21 اسفند 1391
(Iranian Eleventh Presidential Elections – Economic views of the candidates)
2013: “تحلیل هوشنگ امیر احمدی از مذاکرات ژنو: از غنی سازی تا خروس قندی / اوباما میخواهد دست روحانی را بخواند” سایت تحلیلی خبری عصر ایران 27 آبان 1392. (From Uranium enrichment to a symbolic program).
“I spoke to a rejected Iranian presidential candidate”, Vice, 5/5/2013.
“Q&A: Iran’s never-was presidential candidate”, Aljazeera, May 26, 2013.
“Presidential hopeful Hooshang Amirahmadi says he can mend Iran-US relations”, Sunday’s Zaman, May 12, 2013.
“Will Hassan Rouhani, not the first moderate Iranian president, bring more of the same for nuclear program?” Interview with JNS.org, June 18, 2013.
2013: “اینجا صحبت از آزمایش ایران نیست”، مصاحبه با اعتماد، 27 مهر 1392. این مصاحبه همچنین در روزنامه مردم سالاری چاپ شذه است. (Interview: Here they are not talking about testing Iran – with Eetemad Daily).
2013: “The Leading Unknown Candidate”, interview by Taimur Khan in The National (UAE’s main daily), April 8, p. 9.
2013: “Ben Iran’in ‘Cuce Teng’iyim”, interview by Mahir Tan in Ayrupa, February 21, p. 2.
“Interview on Presidential Candidacy”, Brown Political Review, spring 2013, Volume II Issue 2, p 33.
2012: “Turkiye’nin Suriye Politikasi Tam Bir Fiyasko”, interview by Dilek Bakirci in Avrupa, December 13, p. 12-13.
2012: “Iran Must Resolve its Quarrel with the US”, interview by Manal Alafringi in Gulf News, May 18, p. 8-9.
2011: .فرهنگ سیاسی و توسعه ملی” ، مصاحبه بوسیله سایت انتخاب، ایران امروز، ۴ دسامبر”
(Political culture and national development- interview with Entekhab site).
سرمایه داری آمریکا تا مغز استخوان فاسد شده است”، مهرنامه ، شماره ۱۸، دی 2011.۱۳۹۰ ” (American Capitalism has become decadent)
امیراحمدی: ایران و آمریکا دوست نشوند ولی روابطشان منطقی شود”، عصر ایران ، ۱۱ آذر 2011.۱۳۸۹ ” (US and Iran do not need to be friend, all they need is to have a normal realtions – interview with Asre Iran.)
2011: “Devlet Yoneten Islam, Dine Zarar Verir”, interview by Mahir Tan in Avrupa, July 14, p. 2
2010: “Experts believe Turkey on right track in Iran diplomacy” Today’s Zaman, May 17.
زمان مذاکره با آمریکا فر رسیده”، روز آنلاین ، ۲۱ آبان 2006.۱۳۸۵ ” ( the time has come for US-Iran negotiation).
ارزیابی هوشنگ امیراحمدی از مناظره بوش و کری”،گفتگو با رادیو فردا ، ۲۸ آبان 2006.۱۳۸۵ ” (Amirahmadi’s evaluation of Bush-Kerry debate- Radio Farda).
مذاکره با آمریکا بر سر عراق برای ایران خطرناک است”، مصاحبه : مریم انصاری، دویچه وله ، ۲۹ نوامبر” (Negotiation with the US on Iraq only is risky for Iran – interview with Deutsche Welle – German radio). 2006.
2006: “Politics-Iran: Ahmadinejad’s Divine Inspiration”, interview by Omid Memarian in Inter Press Service News Agency, October 31.
2006: “Experts Wrestle with Crisis in Afghanistan, Iran”, interview by Joshua Kucera in Eurasia Insight, November 18
The world is watching, Interview with Iraninan.com, May 18, 2005
نبود احزاب سیاسی، جامعه مدنی را تبدیل به جامعه سیاسی کرده است ، روزنامه عدالت ، (Absence of political parties has made civil society to act as political society) 2005.
بازتاب سخنرانی گزارش سالانه رئیس جمهوری آمریکا به کنگره: سیاست آمریکا در قبال ایران، از دید یک صاحبنظر”، رادیو فردا ، ۱۵ بهمن 2005.۱۳۸۳ ” (President Bush’s State of the Union Address and policy towards Iran – interview with Iran Farda radio).
اروپا با آمریکا همراه خواهد شد”، مصاحبه: آرش صالحی، وب لاگ آرش کمانگیر ، ۲۸ آبان 2005.۱۳۸۵ ” (Europe will cooperate with the US – interview with Arash Kamangir site).
هوشنگ امیراحمدی: من ضد هیچ کس نیستم!”، صدای آمریکا ، ۲۲۰ اردیبهشت 2005.۱۳۸۴ ” (I am not against anyone- interview with VOA).
2004: “Interview with Ambassador R. Pickering”, by Hooshang Amirahmadi, in AIC Insight, no. 2, June 15.
“Interview with Ambassador Javad Zarif”, by: Hooshang Amirahmadi, in AIC Insight, no. 1, March 2004
فرصت از دست رفته برای عادی سازی روابط ایران و آمریکا: تصمیم جدی دولت کلینتون و افسوس رئیس جمهوری اسلامی”، رادیو فردا ، ۸ شهریور ۱۳۸۳، صفحه 2004:۱ ” (Lost opportunity for normalization of US-Iran relations: Clinton serious offer and Iran’s president’s regret).
2003: “A Historic Opportunity”, interview by The Gulf View, December, p. 33.
2000: “Sea of Opportunities,” in Iranian Times, August 1
1999: “Iran, Israel are Forging Contacts,” The Jerusalem Post International Edition (September 20), p. 32
1998: “Fact and Fiction Effect Political Islam and the West,” Iran News (Nov. 11), p. 2.
1998: “National Interests Come First,” in Iranian Times, September 14
ایران و جامعه مدنی”، همشهری ، صفحه ۶، ۲۷ شهریور1997.۱۳۷۶ ” (Iran and civil society-. Interview with Hamshari daily)
1997: “Iran enacting reform to lure E&D investment,” Oil & Gas Journal (January 12), p. 24
1996: “Tehran Wanderlust: Hot Item in Tehran: U.S. Visa”, interview by Daniel Pearl in Wall Street Journal, October 11, p. 1.شوق سفر به آمریکا: حرف روز تهران” ، ایران تایمز اینترنشنال، ۱۸ اکتبر”.
1996: “Hunt Company Organizes Iran Conference”, interview by Gregg Jones in The Dallas Morning News, April 30.
1996: “Gulf Stability Hinges on US-Iran Dialogue,” Energy Compass, 26 January, pp. 11-13.
1996: “Civil Society in the Islamic Republic: A Reply,” CIRA Bulletin, vol. 11, no. 3 (spring), p. 25.
1996: “Future of Civil Society in Iran,” The Echo of Iran, nos. 98 & 99 (June and July), pp. 22-27 and 19-25 respectively.
1996: “A ‘Great Place’ to Do Business: North Jersey Sets Campaign to Boost Image,” interview by Anne E. Tergesen in The Sunday Record (March 31), pp. B1-B2.
1996: “Iran’s Role in Future Oil Market Cannot Be Denied,” Iran Business Monitor, vol. V, no. 1 (February-March), p. 3.
1995: “Beyond the Rhetoric,” interview in The Jerusalem Post Magazine, June 30.
1994: “The Brains Behind The Bombs?”, interview by Elizabeth Lawrence Cohler in The Jewish Week, August 5-11, p. 21.
1994: “Demonizing Iran Does not Equal Foreign Policy,” The New York Times (August 8), Editorial Page.
1993: “Area Muslims Shun Identification with Extremist,” interview by Monica Maske in The Sunday Star Ledger, March 7, p. 20.
آزادسازی سیاسی و آزادسازی اقتصادی”، نشریه ایران فردا ، صفحات ۲۶-۳۱، خرداد و تیر 1993.۱۳۷۱ ” (Political liberalism and economic liberalism – in Iran Farda magazine).
1993: “Discredited ‘Surprise’ leaves accuser tainted”, Interview by Martin Seiff, Washington Times. February 16.
1993: “Road Paved with Peril”, interview by Cyril Tuohy in The North Jersey Herald & News, September 14, p. 2.
1993: “Mideast Peace Plan draws Cautious Optimism Locally”, interview by Toni Clarke in The Trentonian. September 15.
1993: “Muslims Say Stories Create an Unfair Label,” interview in Asbury Park Press, March 6.
1993: “American Expert Called Allegation of Washington and Allies Unfounded,” interview in Kayhan-e Havaei, June 28, p. 16.
1993: “Experts Fear US may be in Peril from a Rising Tide of Fanaticism,” interview by Adrienne Knox in The Star Ledger, June 25.
1993: “Finish the Business,” interview by George Berkin in The Star Ledger, Monday, June 28, p. 5.
1993: “Turning Soft Would be seen as a Weakness,” interview in The Courier-News, January 25, p. A5.
1992: “Foreign Citizens Experience RU”, interview by Dori Makinoff in The Daily Targum, September 30, p. 5.
گفتگو با محققان ایرانی مقیم خارج از کشور”، فصلنامه مطالعات و تحقیقات آبادی ،صفحات ۱۴-۱۷، زمستان 1992.۱۳۷۰ ”
(Interview with Iranian expatriate researchers).
1992: “Iran Considers Reform, Inside and Out”, Interview by Alan Kovski, the Oil Daily, May 7, p. 8.
1992: “Area Studies, the Middle East and Global Education,” interview, Common Purpose, vol. 3, no. 1 (October), pp. 1, 4.
1992: “The Persian Gulf and World oil,” Energy Papers, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University.
1991: “Students Gather for Panel Discussion on Gulf War”, interview by Josh Zuckerbrod in The Daily Targum, February 1, p. 7.
1991: “Jersey Observers See Little Danger to Alliance”, interview by Anthony F. Shannon in The Star Ledger, February 15, p. 38.
1991: “Analyst Sees Iran Seeking Bank, ADB Loans”, World Bank Watch, May 20.
1991: “Gulf Crisis May Rechill Cold War, N.J. Analysts Say,” interview in The News Tribune, February 27, p. A10
1991: “Professor Reports Differing Iranian War Sentiment,” interview by Elizabeth Smith in The Daily Targum, February 13, p, 9.
1990: “University, US React to Crisis in Middle East”, interview by Mark Cohen in The Daily Targum, September 4, p. 8.
1990: “Middle East Expert Says U.S. Overreacted”, interview by Kirk C. Davis in Diocese, December 6, p. 19.
1990: “Give Sanctions Chance to Work, Urge Speakers”, interview by Helen Mallon in Chestnut Hill Local, December 13Vol. XXXI, No. 52.
1990: “Panel: News Coverage of Crisis Needs Work,” interview by Wisam Ali in The Home News, Sunday, November 18.
1990: “2 Saddam Views: He’s Overrated, May Attack Israel,” interview by Paul Fiorella in The News Tribune, Friday, August 10, p. A-5.
1990: “Jersey Experts back Decision to Send Troops,” interview by Kevin R. Richardson in The Star-Ledger, August 9, p. 45.
1990: “Iraq’s Strike on Kuwait: At Roots, Tribal Rivalry,” interview by Dennis Hevesi in New York Times, Sunday, August 5, P. 13.
1989: “Santa Satan? A More Pragmatic Iran May Gradually Change Its View of the US,” interview in Barron’s, vol. LXIX, no. 3 (July), p. 10.
1988: “Iran: At the Threshold of Reconstruction,” interview in Urban Edge, vol. 12, no. 10 (December), pp. 4-5.ایران در آستانه بازسازی”، انتشارات بانک جهانی ، دی ۱۳۶۷”
1987: “Group Explores Cultural Issues”, interview by Wendy Wunder in The Daily Targum, October 1, p. 4.
Honors and Awards
Fellowships
2008-2009: InterMarine incorporated Fellowship for visiting professorship in Oxford University: $150,000.
Professional Awards and Honors
2012 Speeches at UK House of Commons and House of Lords, Recognition by the Middle East Conservative Committee of the House of Commons.
2000 Appreciation memo through a signed picture from Secretary Madeline Albright for introducing her at a 2000 American Iranian Council conference.
1998 The Best Teachers in America selected by the Best Students, whose who among America’s Teachers.
1997 The Best Paper Award, International Conference on Global Transformation toward a Sustainable Civil Society, September 25-28, 1997, Seoul, Korea
1993 Distinguished Service Insignia, Center for Iranian Research and Analysis
1993 Recognition letter from Anthony Lake, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, September 1.
1991 Nominate for the Paul Davidoff Publication Prize of the ACSP the book Revolution and Economic Transition: The Iranian Experience
1990 Faculty Academic Service Award, Rutgers University (Many years).
1988 Panelist for: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon
1988 Listed in International Who’s Who of Professionals
1988 Featured in: The Japanese number one daily newspaper, Mainichi.
1977 Sigma Iota Epsilon Medal for Distinguished Graduate Work in Management.
2001-2003: Member, Iran Policy Committee, Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C.
2009-ongoing: Member of the Committee, Gill-Chin Lim Global Award.
1999-2002: Member, Iran-Arab Policy Group, Atlantic Council, Washington D.C.
1998-ongoing: President, American Iranian Council, Inc.
1997-ongoing: Member, Advisory Board, Urban Technology Institute, New York City.
1997-2005: Member, International Advisory Board of the Pacific Rim International Development Research Institute, Samchok University, Korea.
1996-2013: Member, International Advisory Council, Today Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research, Tokyo, Japan.
Funding
Externally-Funded Research and/or Training Grants
2009 (Grant Amount: $50,000) InterMarine Incorporated (to the Bloustein School)
1991-2015 (Grant Amount: $3,000,000) Many Grants and “Contributions” for the American Iranian Council from major American foundations (e.g., Rockefeller Foundation, Open Society Institute, Starr Foundation) and private companies (e.g., Exxon, Mobil, Chevron, Conoco, Haliburton, Boeing, AIG, Chase), and NGOs like The Weis Foundation, Middle east Institute, US Outreach Fund. I have funded many of my research and students through this grants.
1990-1997 (Grant Amount: $375,000) Alavi Foundation Grant (to the Middle Eastern Studies)
1990 (Grant Amount: $50,000) Alavi Foundation Grant (to the Bloustein School)
Internally-Funded Research and/or Training Grants
1983-1990 (Grant Amount: $18,000) Several small grants from Rutgers University supporting my research, conferences, and teaching.
International Studies and Programs Grants
2007-2010 (Grant Amount: $270,000) Department of Higher Education: Title V Grant for the Middle Eastern Studies. For Three years. (First ever Title V grant to Rutgers).
2007-2008 (Grant Amount: $1,500,000) Middle Eastern Community of New Jersey: Including a 5-year pledge. For the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES).
2006 (Grant Amount: $6,000) Boraie Fellowship (for the Bloustein School)
1992-1993 (Grant Amount: $10,000) New Jersey Committee for the Humanities: Curriculum Development grant.
1992-1993 (Grant Amount: $10,000) New Jersey Committee for the Humanities: Conference grant
1990-1991 (Grant Amount: $10,000) New Jersey Committee for the Humanities: Curriculum Development grant. CMES
1990 As department chair, I helped generate grants and other funds for the Bloustein School from Housing and Urban Development, Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program, Korean Development Institute, and channel program. Amounts unknown, but very significant.
1989-1990 (Grant Amount: $36,655) New Jersey Department of Higher Education: International and Foreign Language Grant Programs: Curriculum Development Grant Program
1988-1989 (Grant Amount: $28,288) New Jersey Department of Higher Education: International and Foreign Language Grant Programs: Curriculum Development Grant Program.
1986-1987 (Grant Amount: $10,000) New Jersey Department of Higher Education: Faculty Development Grant Programs, International and Foreign Language Grant Programs: Curriculum Development Grant Program
Conference Presentations, Lectures, Demonstrations
Keynote or Plenary Addresses
2007: “US Foreign Policy and The Middle East, presented at Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Rutgers University, New Brunswick (March 27).
چشم اندازی از جایگاه ایران در دنیای نو” ، نشست مشترک شورای بازرگانان ایرانی ، مارچ 2004″. Iranian Business Council, Dubai.
2004: “A Vision for the Place of Iranian in the New World”, presented at the joint meeting of the Iranian Business Council of Dubai and the Globalization for Common Good, Dubai, UAE, (March 28).
گزینه های گذار به یک ایران دموکراتیک و رابطه ایران و آمریکا “، انجمن ایرانیان دانشگاه تورنتو ، 12 آگوست 2003”. (Options for democratization of Iran- Iranian Association, University of Toronto).
2002 .نگاهی نو به جنبش اصلاحات در ایران “، مونترال ، کانادا ، ژانویه”. (A look at the reform movement in Iran -Montreal, Iranian Association of Université de Montréal.
“US-Iran Relations: from Confrontation to Modus Vivendi”, Center for Iranian Research and Analysis, April 1999.
1998: “Urban Development and Planning in the Middle East”, First Sharjah Urban Plan Symposium, Sharjah, UAE, (April 15-16).
1991: “Iran, Middle East, & the Decade of 1990’s”, Montclair State College, School of Business Administration.
1990: Conference on the Middle Eastern and Persian Gulf Crisis, Chestnut Hill College, (November 14).
Invited Addresses
“The New Geopolitics of the Middle East,” the Emeriti Assembly of the Rutgers Council of AAUP-AFT Chapters, (October 21, 2014).
2014: “The Need for Strategic thinking in US-Iran Relations”, AIC, Washington DC, August 14.
2013: Invited Speech at UC Berkley, CA. March 8.
2013: Invited Speech at NY University, January 28.
2013: Invited Speech at Belfast, Northern Ireland (February).
2013: Invited Speech at Aberdeen Scotland, February).
2013: Invited Speech at Virginia Tech, Feb 17.
2013: Invited Speech at Kenyon College, November 7.
2013: Iranian Elections. NYU University. January.
2013: Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations Conference in Dubai.
2013: “A New President for Iran, a New Outlook on US-Iran Relations,” Seton Hall University.
2012: “Astana Economic Forum”, Astana, Kazakhstan, August.
2012: “A Strategic Approach to Building Graduate Curriculum”, Program Eurasian Higher Education Leaders’ Forum, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan (August 19-21).
2012: “The Role of the Double Standard in International Relations”, The Tenth Eurasian Media forum, Astana, Kazakhstan (October 11-12).
2012: Speech at UK House of Commons and Lord, London.
2011: Speech at British-Iranian Chamber of Commerce, London.
2011: “Breaking the Impasse between Iran and the United States”, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. (May16).
2011: Speech at Defense Intelligence Council, Washington, DC.
2010: Speech at British-Iranian Business Association, London.
2010: “Vth KAZENERGY Eurasian Forum”, the Kazakhstan Association of Oil & Gas and Energy Sector Organizations
2010: “Iran: The Next Chapter”, Conservative Middle East Council, UK Parliament. Chaired by Adam Holloway MP, CMDC Deputy Chairman, Wednesday 14th July.
2010: “Iran’s Global Ambitions-Iran sure has Regional and Global Ambitions”, Lecture delivered at National Ground Intelligence Center, Virginia.
2010: “The Role of Iranian Media in the Nation’s International Image-Making”, The Tenth Eurasian Media forum, Astana, Kazakhstan (April 27-28).
I traveled extensively in Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, where I spoke at various universities and professional conferences, delivered invited and public lectures, and met academics and politicians, among others. Some of the institutions/countries where I presented invited and public lectures include: British House of Commons – London, Oxford University, Yale University, Georgetown University, University of California – Irvine, University of Californian – Berkley, Tehran University, The British House of Commons (London), University of Southern California, Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Azerbaijan Republic, Eurasia Media Forum – Kazakhstan, University of Florida – Orlando, Conference of World Leaders for International Dialogue – Kazakhstan, Le Cercle (London and Washington, DC), National Ground Intelligence Center (Charlottesville, VA), Defense Department (Washington, DC), US Congress (for AIC), British-Iranian Chamber of Commerce (London), Atlas Economic Research Foundation (Washington DC), The Middle East Institute (Washington DC), Iranian Business Council of Dubai (UAE), The Lichtenstein Institute – Princeton University (presented in Lichtenstein), The Athens (Greece) Conference (organized by the Center for Middle Eastern Development at UCLA and sponsored by the Greek Foreign Ministry) (Athens), The German Heinrich Boll Foundation in New York City, and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. (2008-2009)
“Iran and America: Can Obama Find a Political Solutions?”, Le Cercle Conference, Washington, DC, November 14, 2008
توسعه تالش “، خانه تالش ، ایران ، اردیبهشت 2008۱۳۸۷”. Tehran, House of Talish.
I presented papers, mostly as invited speaker, at over 50 international conferences and symposia in Germany, France, UK, Switzerland, Belgium, S. Korea, Iran, Kazakhstan, United Arab Emirates, Haiti and more. My domestic presentations have included over 80 speeches and papers given at universities and professional symposia and conferences throughout the nation, including at such prestigious institutions as the Council on Foreign Relations and the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars.(1998-2007)
“Iranian National Interests and US-Iran Relations”, Lecture at UCI, Irvine, CA, February 1, 2007
Socio-Political Situation in North Africa and Middle East. The Military Centre for Strategic Studies. Rome, Italy (February 19-23, 2007)
2007: “Understanding the International Implications of Geopolitics and Economics in Iran”, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Washington, D.C. (October 26).
2007: “Iran in the World: The Nuclear Crisis in Context”, Simons Centre for Disarmament & Non-Proliferation Research, Vancouver, CA (March 6).
“Clayton Securities: Conference on Iran: Issues & Outlook”, New York, (June 28, 2006)
2006: “Forum on Global Energy, Economy and Security”, Aspen Institute, (July 12-15)
“New Approaches to Enduring Issues”, 60th Annual Conference of the Middle East Institute, (November 13-14, 2006)
” The Religion, Politics, and Globalization Program”, Berkeley University, (October 5, 2006)
“Nuclear Weapons, Energy, and Nonproliferation: Pressures on the Global Community”, The Stanley Foundation’s 41st Conference on the United Nations of the next Decades, (June 16-21, 2006)
2006: Iran’s Nuclear Programs: What Are They Doing? How Should the US Respond? Iran Forum, Democracy for America Newton Chapter (Boston).
2006: “Opening the Dialogue”, American Iranian Council, Brookville, New York (December 2).
2006: “Can Iran Become a Democracy in the Absence of Relations with the US”, Falls Church High School-Iranian Cultural Association (ICA) of Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington D.C. (August 14).
2006: “Territorial Outlook and Sustainable Development: Globalization, Devolution, and the Challenge of Governance”, the Ninth Sharjah Urban Planning Symposium, Sharjah, UAE (April 2-4).
2006: “Iran: Relations with the US and Prospects for Democracy”, University of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA (October 5).
2006: “Iran in the Contemporary West”, Stuart Day School of the Sacred Heart, Princeton, NJ (December 2).
2005: “Federalism & Strategic Planning Co-Ordination: Theory, Practice, and the Case of the UAE”, the Eighth Sharjah Urban Planning Symposium (SUPS 8), Sharjah, UAE (April 5).
2004: “Cities in the Postmodern Age: Co-ordination, Networking & Regional Development”, the Seventh Sharjah Urban Planning Symposium, Sharjah, UAE (April 4-6).
2004: “Good Governance and Human Security in the Caspian Region”, Caspian Region and Central Asia: Maritime Dimensions of Security, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada (May 14-16).
“Toward a Theory of Community Capital”, Sixth Sharjah Urban Planning Symposium, Sharjah, UAE, April 2001
2003: “Iran’s Nuclear Dispute: Strategic Perspective”, Sandia National Lab, Albuquerque, NM (November 3).
“An Inter-faith Perspective on Globalization”, International Conference, 27th July to 3rd August, 2002. Coventry, UK.
“Complexities of Iran and the elements that must be considered in the next phase of the U.S-led war against terrorism”, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, February 19, 2002
2002: “A Demographic and Occupational Profile of New York City”, Technische Universitat, Brauanschweig, Germany (March 27-28).
2002: “Uneven Global Urbanization & Mega Cities: Challenges for a Global Urban Policy”, The Fifth Sharjah Urban Planning Symposium (SUPS), Sharjah, UAE (April 7-9).
“Uneven Global Urbanization and Mega Cities: Challenges for a Global Urban Policy”, Life Cycle Engineering and Industrial Ecology, Berlin, Germany. October 2001
” Roles of National Delegates”, Naval War College, December 7, 2001
“The Future of US-Iran Relations”, Asia Society, New York, 2002
“Global Urbanization and implications for Urban Planning”, Braunschweig Preis 2001, Germany.
2001: “Toward a Theory of Coordinated Planning”, the 4th Sharjah Urban Planning Symposium (SUPS), Sharjah, UAE (April 8-11).
2000: I presented papers, mostly as invited speaker, at over 20 international conferences and symposia in Germany, France, UK, Switzerland, Belgium, S. Korea, Iran, Kazakhstan, United Arab Emirates, Haiti and more. My domestic presentations have included over 30 speeches and papers given at universities and professional symposia and conferences throughout the nation, including at such prestigious institutions as the Council on Foreign Relations and the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars.
2000: “The Iranian Elections:” Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Center for Middle East Peace & Economic Cooperation, Washington, D.C. (March 8).
1999: “Global Energy Deregulation and Risk Management”, An ESAI/Johns Hopkins Executive conference, Washington D.C. (March 25-26).
1999: “Urbanization, Urban Theory and Planning in the Middle East: The Role of Visible and Invisible Factors in the Next Millennium”, 2nd Sharjah Urban Plan Symposium (SUPS), Sharjah, UAE (April 10-11).
1998: “The Middle East: Problems and Opportunities”, MEI’s 52 Annual Conference, Sharjah, UAE (April 2-4).
1998: “US-Iran Relation: from Confrontation to Modus Vivendi”, Graduate Institute of International Studies Program for Strategic and International Security Studies, Geneva (October 12-13).
1998: “Iran’s Caspian Interests and US-Iran Relations,” Feriedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation, Washington, D.C. (March 11-12).
1998: “Fact and Fiction in US-Iran Relations,” Saint Phalle International Group, Washington, D.C. (February 17).
1998: “Iran’s Internal Dynamism,” James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston (April 2).
1998: “US-Iran Relations: Prospects and Problems,” The Mid-America Committee, Chicago (March 30).
1998: “Urban Planning in the Modern Middle East,” Rapid Urban Development and Problems of Coordination, Sharjah, UAE (April 15-16).
1998: “Iran’s Strategic Defense Planning,” Biological Warfare and Disarmament: Problems, Perspectives and Possible Solutions, UN, Geneva (July 5-8).
1997: “Global Transformation toward a Sustainable Civil Society, Seoul Education and Culture Center, Korea (September 25-28).
1997: “Iran: The Outlook of Oil and Gas Transportation,” Caspian Pipelines: The Keys to the New Oil Rush, Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C. (November).
“Islam and Globalization of Politics”, Council on Foreign Relations, (June 18, 1996)
“Changing Energy Supply: The Foreign Policy Dimensions”, Council on Foreign Relations, (March 26, 1996)
“Governing in the Middle East and South Asia: Regimes and the Eternity of Power”, Office of Near Eastern and South Asian Analysis of the State Department (May 21-22, 1996)
“Seminar on Iran”, Centre for European Policy Studies, Belgium (December 12, 1996)
Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations, (late September, 1996)
1996: “Adopt a Longer-Term Perspective on Iran”, Iran in Transition: An Economic, Political and Energy Conference, Dallas, TX (May 1-2).
1996: “Iran’s External Economics,” US Department of State, Washington, D.C. (November).
1996: “Civil Society in Iran Today,” School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University (April).
1996: “Global Changes and Implications for Education of US Labor Force,” Rutherford High School, Rutherford, N.J.
1996: “The Political Economy of Iran and the Persian Gulf: A Strategic Perspective,” The Fourth Annual Middle East Oil and Gas Conference: Adopting to Changing Markets,” Bahrain
1996: “Persian Gulf Stability Hinges on US-Iran Dialogue,” Institut Culturel Avicenne,” Paris, France (June 29).
“Economic Development in Post-Revolutionary Iran”, Montclair State School of Business Administration, (March 3, 1995)
“The International Relations of the Arabs and Iranians of International Interests to the Relations between them”, Center for Arab Unity Studies, San Francisco (April 3-6, 1995)
“Oil at the Turn of 21st Century,” First Annual Conference of ECSSR”, the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies & Research, (February 28, 1995)
“Iran into the 21st Century”, Center for Iranian Research and Analysis (CIRA), (April 7-9, 1995)
Relevance of U.S. Systems to other Countries, Humphrey Fellows Program, Rutgers University, April 25, 1995
1995: “Iran’s External Economics”, presentation at the US Department of State’s Conference on Iran, Washington, D.C. (November 6).
Global Issues: The Impacts of Globalization on Developing Countries, Humphrey Fellows Program, 1995
1995: “Iran’ Development Plans: Progress and Prospects,” Montclair State University (March 3).
1995: “US-Iran Relations and Domestic Changes in Iran,” (in Persian), organized by Rutgers Mid-East Studies and Iranian Cultural Society of Central New Jersey (August 4).
1995: “The Caspian Challenge for the World Energy Market,” International Conference on Oil and Gas in the Caspian Region,” Institute for Political and International Studies, Tehran (January 21).
1994: “A Conceptual Prism for Analyzing Iranian-Arab Relations,” Doha, Qatar (September 14).
“Taos Roundtable”, Institute for the Study of Earth and Man (ISEM), (September 23-25, 1994)
“The Middle East and a New World Order: The Imperative of a Holistic Approach”, University of Virginia, (September 9, 1994)
1994: “بحران ریال و ارز در جمهوری اسلامی ایران”، کنفرانس موسسه پژوهش در برنامه ریزی و توسعه، تیرماه ۱۳۷۳ (National currency crisis in the Islamic Republic of Iran)
Economic Structural Adjustment Plans and their Social Impacts, Spring Humphrey Symposium, Rutgers University, May 3, 1994
1994: “Iranian Oil Industry and Prospect for De-regulation,” Taos Roundtable, Institute for the Study of Earth and Man, Southern Methodist University (September 23-25).
1994: “Local-Global Interaction in Muslim Mega Cities: Tehran and Cairo as Case Studies,” International Workshop on Local Cultures in the Global Cities.” Istanbul, Turkey (April 29-30).
“Regional Topics: The Persian Gulf”, World Oil in the 1990s, International Petroleum Executive Seminar, Washington, DC (October 25-18, 1993)
1993: “World Oil in the 1990’s”, International Petroleum Executive Seminar, Washington, D.C. (October 25-28).
1993: “Oil and Regional Security in the Persian Gulf,” SAIS, Johns Hopkins University (April).
1993: “Iran’s Current Political Economy,” Princeton University (February). February 27.
1993: “Information Technology and the Future of Industrial Organization,” Industrial Management Organization. Tehran (August).
1992 “The Middle East after Desert Storm: As the Dust Settles”, World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, (March 11, 1992)
1992 “The Post-War Iranian Economy and Its Future Prospects”, Middle East Institute, Columbia University, (January 28, 1993)
1992 “International Energy and environment Program”, John Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute, (April 16, 1992)
1992 “A New Energy Order?” the International Energy and Environment Program, the Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute, (April 16, 1992)
1992 “Iran and the Muslim Republics of the Former Soviet Union”, Center for Strategic & International Studies, CSIS Middle East Program, (June 25, 1992)
تاریخچه و کاربرد رشته علوم سیاسی در ایران”، دفتر همکاری حوزه و دانشگاه، ۲۶ دیماه 1992.۱۳۷۰” (History and practice of political science in Iran).
1992: “Iran’s New Oil Policy,” SAIS, Johns Hopkins University (April)
1992: “Industrial Hazards of War – A Case Study of Recovery in Iran”, Minamata International Conference on Community responses to Industrial Hazards, Minamata, Japan (April 2-4).
1992: “A New Energy Order? The Persian Gulf and World Oil”, Eleventh Annual Washington Energy Conference, Washington D.C (April 16).
1992: “Iran and the Muslim Republics of Central Asia,” Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C. (June)
1992: “The Middle East After the Desert Storm: As the Dust Settles,” World Affairs Council of Philadelphia (March 11).
1992: “Iran’s New Thinking on International Oil and Economic Reconstruction,” International Conference on: “Oil in the 1990s: Toward a New Regime?” University of Texas at Austin (April 25).
1992: “Science Parks, Technology Development and Regional Change,” Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Iran (August 16).
“Ethnic Minorities in International Relations”, University Lodzki, (November 27, 1991).
“Halabja Memorial Competition Conference”, University of Tehran, (February 25, 1991)
“The Third York Workshop on Settlement Reconstruction Post-War”, Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies, University of York, UK (July 22-24, 1991)
“International Conference on Dynamic Transformation of Societies”, Korea Planners Association (KPA), (October 10-11, 1991)
“Reconstruction of War-Damaged Areas”, Second International Conference, Tehran (January 5-15, 1991)
” Dynamic Transformation of Societies”, Michigan State University, (October 23, 1991)
“Inner Borders, Regions and Regionalism”, Political and Human Regional Geography University of LODZ, (September 30-October 2, 1992).
“The Middle East, New Frictions, New Alignments”, World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, (February 28, 1991)
“Iran and the Persian Gulf Crisis”, the Challenges of the Middle East, the Regis College, (March 20, 1991)
War in the Gulf, the Rutgers Iranian Cultural Club, Rutgers University, 1991
Peace in the Middle East: A Dialogue among Peoples, All Day Forum on the Persian Gulf, History Department of Rutgers University, February 13, 1991
Perspectives on the Crisis in the Persian Gulf, Rutgers College General Honors Program, February 1991
1991: “Beyond the Gulf War: Opportunities and Obstacles,” World Affairs Council of Philadelphia (April 18).
1991: “The Persian Gulf War and a New World Order,” University of Southern Maine (March 18).
1991: “United States and the Kuwaiti Crisis,” Allentown College (November 28).
1991: “News Coverage of the Gulf Crisis,” New Jersey Chapter, Sigma Delta Chi/Society for Professional Journalism (November 14).
1991: “United States Policy in the Middle East: Retrospect and Prospect,” Dwight-Englewood School (November).
1991: “Crisis in the Middle East,” Chestnut Hill College (December).
1991: “Middle East: Political and Economic Development Issues,” Wayne Valley High School (May 15).
1991: “Development Planning and the New World Order,” Center for Strategic Studies, Tehran, Iran, (January 17).
1990: The Institute of Ismaili Studies, Two-day workshop, Aga Khan Trust for Culture in Iran.
“The Persian Gulf Crisis”, CUNY Law School, (October 15, 1990)
“What do Mid-easterners think of the Persian Gulf Crisis?” New Brunswick’s Cultural Neighborhood, (November 8, 1990)
“Reconstruction on Iran”, Khamsin: Conflict and Change in the Middle East, The Middle East Institute, Washington D.C., (October 12-13, 1990)
“The Middle East”, the College of Saint Rose, Albany, New York, (March 22, 1990)
“Global Approaches to Planning Education”, Center for Comparative Studies in Development Planning, (September 17, 1990)
“Current Economic and Reconstruction Situation in Iran”, IPIS Annual Conference, Tehran (October 12-13, 1990)
US Middle East Policy in Transition, Crisis in the Middle East: A Panel Discussion, Rutgers University, September 13, 1990
1990: “Imbalances in the Iranian Economy and Prospect for Growth,” The Middle East Institute (October 12).
1990: “Iranian Economy and Problems of Post-War Reconstruction,” Iranian Club of Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, N.J. (July 13).
1990: “Urban Planning in the Middle East,” School of Oriental Studies, University of London, England (July 12).
Global Reconstructing: Implications for the Middle East, Perspectives on the Middle East, Princeton Day School, (April 12, 1989)
Regional Science Conference, Kyoto University, Japan, (October 15th, 1989)
1989: (کنفرانس بین المللی خلیج فارس”، وزارت امور خارجه، دفتر مطالعات سیاسی و بین المللی، (۲۰- ۲۲ نوامبر ۱۹۸۹” “International Conference on the Persian Gulf”, the Institute for Political & International Studies (IPS) Center for Persian Gulf Studies, Tehran, Iran (November 20-22).
Workshop on “Settlement Reconstruction after War”, Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies, University of York, Third World Studies, (16-18 May 1989)
1989: The Afghanistan Question: How was the Conflict negotiated and what are the prospects? Tinsley, the Liberal Arts Hall, Spring Project Presentations
1989: “Iran Today”, the Convocations Committee at Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN (May 1).
1989: “The Iranian Economy since the Revolution,” Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Univ. of California, Berkeley (Nov. 14).
1989 1989: “Iran Today”, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden (May 26).
“Trends and Challenges of Urban Reconstructing”, The International Sociological Association Development, Rio de Janeiro (September 26-30, 1988)
“The Gulf War as a Case Study in Global Restructuring and the Limits of the Application of Force to Gain Hegemony”, the University of Vermont, (November 10-13, 1988)
1988 “Boundaries and Frontiers Social”, the Institute of Economic Geography and Space Organization of the LODZ, (January 8, 1988)
1988 “Education for Planning in the 21st Century”, the George Washington University, (September 16, 1988)
1988 “SGSG session on Socialist Transition in the Third World”, Simon Fraser University, (May 20, 1988)
1988 “Economic Development and Regional Planning in Iran”, University of California, Berkeley, (Nov 14, 1988)
1988: The New World Order and Limits of Force to Achieve Dominance, Tinsley Hall Classroom, Rutgers University
1988: “Iran at the Threshold of Peace and Reconstruction”, Society for Iranian Professionals, San Jose, California (November 12).
1988: “The World City Perspective”, Symposium on the World City Perspective”, University of Southern California, Division of Social Sciences and Communication, Los Angeles, (November 5).
1988: “Islam: The Religion and Its Relevance for the Contemporary Politics”, Johnson & Johnson Chapter of Sigma Xi, Research Center, New Brunswick, NJ (March)
1988: “Theories of Development and Reconstruction of War Damage,” 12 lectures delivered at the Ministry of Plan and Budget, Tehran, Iran (August 8-21)
1988: “Approaches to Territorial Planning,” Ministry of Plan and Budget, Tehran, Iran (May 23).
1988: “Global Restructuring and the New International Division of Labor,” College of International Relations, Tehran, Iran (May 22).
“Education in Spatial Thinking”, University of LODZ, (October 10-18, 1987)
“Impact of Iran-Iraq War on the Iranian Economy and Settlement Systems”, GIDS Group for International Development Studies, (April 6, 1987)
“Conference for Planning for Human Settlements in Shanghai”, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, (March 13, 1987)
Company at Dinner, TONGJI University (June 29, 1987)
“Korean Development into the 21st Century: Spatial, Political and Economic Transformation”, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, (August 14, 1987)
“The Iranian Islamic Revolution Eight Years Out”, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, (April 25, 1987)
1987: “What Do We Know About Development?” International Conference on Korean Development into the 21st Century, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (September 26).
1987: “Obstacles to Cross-Cultural Understandings: U.S. versus the Middle East,” The Wesley Foundation, New Brunswick (September 21).
1987: Two Lectures: “Iranian Economy in the Post-1979 Period,” and “War and Reconstruction under the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden (February 23 and 24).
“International Conference on reconstruction of the War-Damaged Areas”, University of Tehran, (February 2, 1986)
“Subnational Development and Planning in Africa”, New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, (February 28, 1986)
1986: The Iran/Iraq War and Its Effect on Iranian Society, Tinsley, The Liberal Arts Hall, Rutgers University
راهبردهای برنامه ریزی جوامع ملی برای مناطق جنگ زده” ، کنفرانس بین المللی بازسازی مناطق جنگ زده ، تهران ، ایران ، اسفند ماه ۱۵- ۲۵” (A strategy for reconstruction of war-damaged areas of Iran) 1986.
1986: “Middle East in the 1980s,” Summer Faculty Seminar, Montclair State College, Montclair, NJ (September). The full-day seminar I conducted for 12 college faculty members included a lecture, a slide presentation, and two discussion sessions.
1986: “Planning Theory and Practice in the Third World,” Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton (fall).
1986: “The Iran-Iraq War: Causes and Consequences,” Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ (February).
1986 “Critical Issues in African Urbanization and Regional Development,” Cornell University, Ithaca (March).
1986 “Politics of Planning in Iran Since the Revolution of 1979,” University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (May 17).
“Middle East Economics and the Involvement of Politics”, Fairleigh Dickinson University, (September 26 1985)
Papers, Abstracts, and Lectures
2014: “The Changing Character of the Islamic Republic of Iran”.
2014: “The US miscalculation is pushing the conflict over Iran’s nuclear issue to the point of no-return”.
2014: “A New World of Energy”, West Asian Energy Forum, Tehran, Iran (June 14-15).
2013.”یک گفتمان جدید برای راهی بسوی امید” (A New discourse Towards Hope).
2013: “Taking action for the Iranian Youth”, New York University, NY.
2012: ” Will the Negotiation between P5+1 and Iran on Nuclear Dispute Succeed?”
2012: “The Place of the Qods Force in Iran’s Defense and Foreign Policy”.
2012: “The Iranian 2012 Uncommon Parliamentary Elections”.
2011: “An Analysis of the Iranian Government Budgets”, Oxford University, UK.
2010: “Iran’s Strategic Position in the World Oil Market and Implications for US-Iran Relations”.
2010: “The New Multi-Prong American Iran Policy and the US’ Russian Gamble”.
2009.”جنبش سبز و من” (The Green Movement and I)
2009: ” Explaining the Green Movement”.
2007: “The Islamic Republic of Iran and Weapons of Mass Destruction”, by NESAF Islamic Symposia Series #3, Washington D.C.
2005: “Open Letter to the Council of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran”.
2005: ” The US and Iran Might Clash While We Remain Complacent”. AIC Conference, Washington, DC.
2001: “The Need for Removing Sanctions for a Way Forward”, the AIC Congressional Round Table, Washington D.C., (June).
1999: .جنبش اصلاحات ایران و رابطه ایران و آمریکا” ، دانشگاه برکلی” (The Reform Movement in Iran and US-Iran Relations). Berkeley. CA.
“The Best Paper Award,” from Korean Planners Association and Consortium on Development Studies, at International Conference on Global Transformation toward Sustainable Civil Society, Seoul, Korea. 1999.
1997: “US-Iran Relations in Clinton’s second Term,” American-Iranian Council, Washington D.C. (June).
1997: “Civil Society and Political Development,” Fifteen Annual Conference of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis, Atlanta (April).
1997: “Toward a Theory of the State and Civil Society in the Development Process,” Global Transformation toward A Sustainable Civil Society, Seoul, Korea (September).
1997: “Global Transformation toward a Sustainable Civil Society”, Soul Education and Culture Center, Seoul, Korea, (September 25-28).
1996: “Global Polarization and Development Reversal? Some Preliminary Thoughts”, ACSP-AESOP Joint International Congress, (July 28)
1996: “Middle East Oil and Gas Supply and Asia-Pacific Demand: Fixed Equation to 2020?”, The International Research Center for Energy and Economic Development (ICEED), (March 19-20)
1996: “Adopt a Longer-Term Perspective on Iran,” Iran in Transition: an Economic, Political and Energy Conference, Petro-Hunt Corp. and Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (May 1-2).
1996: “Persian Gulf Stability and US-Iran Relations,” Fourteenth Annual Conference of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis (CIRA), Coventry University, Coventry, UK (March 28-31).
1996: “Caspian Region at a Crossroads of Energy and Development”, 2nd International Conference on Oil and Gas Pipelines in the Central Asian Republics, Istanbul, Turkey, (May 14-15).
1996: “Oil at the Turn of 21st Century”, Trade and Investment Opportunities in the Russian Oil Industry, Moscow, Russia, (March 28-29).
1996: “Persian Gulf Stability and US_Iran Relations”, Fourteenth Annual Conference of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis (CIRA), Coventry University, UK, (March 28-31).
1996: “The Changing Character of the Islamic Republic of Iran”, Iran in Transition: An Economic, Political and Energy Conference, Petro-Hunt Corporation, Institute for the study of Earth and man at Southern MethodistUniversity, (March 1-2).
1995: “Pipeline Politics in One Caspian Region”, Oil and Gas Prospects in the Caspian Region, Institute for International Energy Studies, Tehran, Iran (December 10-11).
1995: “An Evaluation of Iran’s First Development Plan and Challenges Facing the Second Plan,” Conference of Economic Development in Post-Revolutionary Iran, Montclair State University, New Jersey (March 3).
1995: “Globalization North America Planning Education on Global Approaches to Planning Education (With I Jammal, et.all). 50 pages.
1995: “Iran’s Auto Industry: A Market Analysis for the GM.” Mimeographs. Detroit-Goodman, Lister & Peters. 20 Pages.
1995: “Iran’s Domestic Dynamics and American Dual Containment Policy,” Third US-Iran Conference, Washington, D.C. (April 28).
1995: “Economic Crisis and Political Outcome in Iran,” Roundtable on Politico-Economic Problems and Future Prospects in Iran, Center for Defense of Democracy in Iran, New York (May 6).
1995: “Iran’s Economic Challenges at the Unfolding of the 21st Century,” Thirteenth Annual Conference of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis (CIRA), Columbus (April 7-9).
1995: “The Iranian Economy and Gulf Stability,” International Conference on Iran and the Gulf: A Search for Stability, the Emirate Center for Strategic Studies, Abu-Dhabi, UAE (January 8-12)
1995: “Iran Update”, Middle East Studies Association, Washington D.C, (October 18)
1995: “The Place of Russia in the World oil Market”, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, UK, (March 5).
1995: “Adopting to Changing Markets”, The Fourth Annual Middle East Petroleum & Gas Conference, Georgetown University, (January 16-18).
1994: “The Changing Economics of Oil: New Discoveries, New Constraints,” International Conference on the Middle East and the New World Order. University of Virginia, Charlottesville (September 9-10).
1994: Roundtable on the Causes Behind the Current Politico-Economic Crisis in Iran (in Persian), New York (December 18).
1994: “Crisis of Rial and Foreign Currency in Iran,” Planning and Development Research Institute, Tehran (July).
1994: “Global Networks and Local Cultures in Tehran and Cairo,” International Conference on Global Cities and Local Culture. Organized by the Deutsch Orient Institute, Istanbul, Turkey (April 28-30).
1993: “Local Planning and Disaster Mitigation,” International Conference on Natural Disasters, Housing Foundation, Iran (October)
1993: “An Iranian Perspective for Better US-Iran Relations,” The First Conference on US-Iran Relations: The Clinton Administration and the Future of US-Iran Relations. Washington, D.C. (January 14).
1993: “Globalization and Planning Education,” 35th Annual Conference of the Collegiate Schools of Planning. Philadelphia (October).
1993: “US-Iran Relations: Understanding the Issues, Refocusing the Emphasis,” The Second Conference on US-Iran Relations: Areas of Tension and Mutual Interest. Washington, D.C. (September 8).
1993: “Current Issues in the Political Economy of Iran’s Oil Policy,” World Oil in the 1990s, V, International Petroleum Executive Seminar, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University (October 27).
1993: “Iran and the Persian Gulf: Strategic Issues and Outlook”, Center for International and Strategic Studies, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
1993: “Comparing Approaches to the Teaching of International Development Planning”, ACSP, (October 28-31).
1992: ” Science Park: An Overview and Assessment”.
1992: “The Political Economy of Iran’s Oil Politics,” International Oil in the 1990,” The University of Texas, Austin (April 24-25).
1992: Iran’s New Thinking on Oil and Regional Security,” 25th Annual Meetings of the Middle East Studies Association of North America, Portland (October 29-November 1).
1992: “The Persian Gulf and World Oil,” A New Energy Order? Washington Energy Conference, Washington D.C. (April 16).
1992: Global Education and Planning Pedagogy,” 34th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Columbus (October 30-November 1).
1992: “A Multi-Gap Approach to Third World Economic Growth in Medium-Term,” International Conference on Planning and Development. Tehran, Institute for Planning and Development Studies (January 10-13).
1992: “Earthquake Mitigation from a Rural Development Perspective,” International Conference on Physical Planning, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Isfahan, Iran (January 14-16).
1991: “International Conference on Dynamic transformation of Societies”, Hoam Faculty House, Seoul National University/Korea Planners Association, / Michigan State University & Consortium on Development Studies, (October 10-11
1991: “Prospects for Iran’s Emergence as a Regional Economic Power,” Iran, the Middle East and the Decade of 1990s, Montclair State College (October 25).
1991: “Iran and the Persian Gulf Crisis,” 24th Annual Meetings of the Middle East Studies Association of North America, Washington, D.C. (November 10-13).
1991: “The Three-Gap Model for Third World Economic Growth.” The Ninth Annual Conference of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis, The University of Michigan (April 5-7).
1991: “Global Restructuring and Prospects for Third World Transformation,” Joint International Congress of ACSP/AESOP, Oxford, U.K., July 8-13.
1991: “A Strategy for Earthquake Disaster Mitigation in Rural Iran,” First International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Tehran, Iran (May 27-29).
1991: “The Three Gaps in the Iranian Economy and a Medium-Term Growth Strategy,” International Conference on Economic Growth Prospects for Iran, Queens University, Kingston, Canada (April 10-11).
1991: “Post-War Reconstruction: A Conceptual Framework,” Second International Conference on Reconstruction of War-Damaged Areas in Iran, University of Tehran, Iran (January 5-15).
1990: “Iran at the Threshold of Post-War Reconstruction”.
1990: ” Emerging Trends and the Quest for Universalism in Planning Education and Research: Toward an Interactive Pedagogy”.
1990: “Third World Revolutions: Prospect and Retrospect,” 32nd Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Austin, Texas (November 2-4).
1990: “The Iranian Economy and Prospects for Post-War Reconstruction,” Eighth Annual Conference of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis, University of California, Berkeley (April 7-8).
1990: “Global Restructuring and Implications for the Iranian Economy,” The Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Middle East Economic Association, Washington, D.C. (December 28-30).
1990: “Critical Planning Issues in the Middle East,” Global Approaches to Planning Education, University of Buffalo (September 6-7).
1990: “Toward a Theory of Ethnic Politics and National Integration,” International Conference on Minority Problems within Borderlands, Lodz, Poland, (October 2-6).
1990: “The Iranian Economy since the Revolution and Prospect for Reconstruction,” Second International Conference on Medium- Term Development Strategy, Stockholm, Sweden, (April 19- 20). Organized by United Nations University/World Institute for Development Economic Research (WIDER).
1990: “External Constraints on the Iranian Revolution: The Struggle with the United Stated for National Sovereignty”.
1989: “US-Iran Relations: The Time Has Come!”
1989: “Global Restructuring and Implications for Third World Development,” 31st Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Portland (October 4-7).
1989: “Toward a New Paradigm of Development,” Third International Conference on Planning and Development in Rapidly Changing Societies, Maryland, the University of Maryland at College Park (June 2-3).
1989: “Toward A Reconstruction Strategy for Iran,” Seventh Annual Conference of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis, Columbia University, New York City (April 7-9).
1989: “Middle-Class Revolutions in the Middle East: Retrospect and Prospects,” 23rd Annual Meetings of the Middle East Studies Association of North America, Toronto, Canada (November 15-18).
1989: “The Role of External Factors in Constraining Social Change in Post-Revolutionary Societies,” Second International Conference on the Problems of the Gulf Region, Tehran, Iran (November 20-22).
1988: “The State and Territorial Social Justice in Post- Revolutionary Iran”, 30th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Buffalo (October 27-30).
1988: “Iran’s Quest for Regional Hegemony in the Persian Gulf: Problems and Prospects”, 22nd Annual Meetings of the Middle East Studies Association of North America, Los Angeles (November 2-5).
1988: “Global Restructuring and the Limits of Application of Force in Gaining Hegemony: The Case of the Persian Gulf War,” 21st Annual Convention of the Association of Arab- American University Graduates, San Francisco (Nov. 10-13).
1988: “Impact of the War on the Iranian Economy”, Annual Conference of the American Economic Association, New York City (December 28-30).
1988: “Regional Planning Education for the Third World: Problems and Prospects”, 2nd Conference on Education for Planning in the 21st Century, Airlie House, Warrenton, VA (Sept. 16-18)
1988: “Strategies for Gaining Regional Hegemony: War, Economic Competition, or Regional Integration and Cooperation?” 17th Annual Conference of the Northeastern Regional Science Association, Cornell University (October 7-8).
1988: “Middle-Class Revolutions in the Third World,” The Sixth Annual Conference of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis, Chicago, the University of Chicago (April 8-11).
1988: “A Theory of Ethnic Collective Movements”, International Conference on Trends and Challenges of Urban Restructuring, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (September 26-30).
1988: “Postwar Reconstruction in the Third World: Problems and Prospects,” International Conference on Aggression and Defense, Tehran, Iran (August 6-12).
1988: “Global Restructuring and the Limits of Application of Force For Gaining Regional Hegemony,” First International Conference on the Problems of the Persian Gulf Region, Tehran, Iran (May 17-20).
1988: Presentation: Global Restructuring and Limits of Force in Gaining Regional Hegemony, Northeast Regional Science Association, 17th Annual Meeting
1988: “Trends and Challenges of Urban Restructuring”, International Sociological Association (ISA), Botafogo – Rio de Janeiro, (January 26).
1987: “From Diversity to Universalism: Contribution of Comparative Approach to Planning Education for Less Developed Countries,” 29th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Los Angeles (November 6-8).
1987: “Regional Administration in the Post-Revolutionary Iran”, 29th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Los Angeles (November 6-8).
1987: “Development Debates in the Post-Revolutionary Iran,” 21st Annual Meetings of the Middle East Studies Association of North America, Baltimore (November 14-17).
1987: “War Destruction and Reconstruction in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” 5th Annual Conference of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis, Widener University, Chester, PA (April 10-12).
1987: “Regional Planning for the Third World: Problems and Prospects”, International Seminar on Spatial Thinking in Social and Technical Education, Lodz-Cracow, Poland (October 10-18).
1987: “Integrating Space, Sector and Class in Planning: The Chinese Experience,” International Conference on Planning for Human Settlements in U.S. and China, Tongji University, Shanghai, The People’s Republic of China (June 28-July 4).
1987: “Regional Planning in a Post-Revolutionary Society: The Islamic Republic of Iran From 1979 to 1986,” The 10th Pacific Regional Science Association Conference, Pusan, The Republic of Korea (July 6-11).
1987: “Regional Planning in a Post-revolutionary Society: The Islamic Republic of Iran 1979 to 1986”, 10th Pacific Regional Science Conference, Pusan, Korea, (July 6-8).
1986: “War and Production in Iran since the Revolution of 1979,” 20th Annual Meetings of the Middle East Studies Association of North America, Boston (November 20-23).
1986: “Regional Planning in Post-Revolutionary Societies: The Case of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” 28th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Milwaukee (October 8-10).
1986: “A Territorial Reconstruction Strategy for War-Damaged Areas: The Case of Iran”, National Conference on Economic Development: Agenda for Research, Teaching and Practice, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati (April 2-4).
1986: “Comprehensive, Self-Reliant Territorial Planning Strategy for Reconstruction of War-Damaged Areas in Iran,” First International Conference on Reconstruction of War-Damaged Areas in Iran, University of Tehran, Iran (March 6-16).
1986: “Problems of Planning for Large Cities in Arab Countries”, International Conference on the Middle East, British Society for Middle Eastern Studies and the Middle East Studies Association of North America, School of Oriental and African Studies, Univ. of London, England (July 6-9).
1986: ” Macro-Economic Operations in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Problems and Policies.” Tehran: Ministry of Plan and Budget. 110 Pages.
1986: “Economic Operations in Post-Revolutionary Iran: Major Impacts, Problems, and Policy Directions”, the 20th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association of North America, Boston, (November 20-23).
1985: “Economic Planning and Revolution in Iran”, Allied Social Science Associations Convention, New York City (December 28- 30).
1985: “Spatial Transformation and the Problem of Regional Integration in the Middle East and North Africa” (with S. El-Shakhs), 19th Annual Meetings of the Middle East Studies Association of North America/African Studies Association, New Orleans (November 22-26).
1985: “Planning and Budgeting in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” 3rd Annual Conference of Center for Iranian Research and Analysis, New Brunswick (April 13-14).
1985: “Tehran: Growth and Poverty,” Association of American Geographers, Middle States/NESTVAL North-Eastern Regional Science Meeting, Albany (October 18-19).
1985: “Problems of Research in the Third World”, 27th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Atlanta (November 1-3).
1985: “Sector, Space and Class in Planning: A Theoretical Formulation,” 27th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Atlanta (November 1-3).
1984: “Political Economy of Regional Development in Iran,” 18th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association of North America, San Francisco (November 28-December 7).
1984: “Regional Problems and Policies: A Comparative Analysis of the USSR and the UK,” The 14th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Regional Science Association Meeting, Buffalo (May 25-27).
1984: “Population, Urbanization and the Third World Spatial Development: Trends and Prospects,” 26th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, New York City (October 19-21).
1981: “Notes on Regional Policy”, by Hooshang Amirahmadi and William W. Goldsmith.
1980: “The Role of the Transitional State in the Iranian Social Formation from 1905 to 1963”.
1980: “Planning and Capitalist Development in Iran: The Role of the State and Imperialism”.
1977: “A System of Financial Control for R.T. Mark, Inc” Small Business Administration. Monograph. Dallas, Texas. 45 pages. Other Presentations, Lectures, Demonstrations
Other Presentations, Lectures, Demonstrations
2013: Other: “Iranian Presidential Candidate Makes Social Media Splash (on Riddit AMA)”, Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), February 7.
2013: Other: “The Talk of the Town”, the New Yorker Magazine, February.
2013: Other: “potential Iranian presidential bet goes on Reddit”, Reddit, Feburary 7. (Second most popular on Riddit to that date).
2013: Other: “Aux Etats-Unis, le reve d, Amirahmadi d, etre president…en Iran”, Liberation, June 6.
2013: Other: “A rare pitch for mediation”, Gulf News, February 14.
2013: Other: “Iranian-American launches bid for Iran’s presidency”, CNN.com, May 14,
2013: Other: “Hooshang Amirahmadi: Iran’s Next President or another Reformer to Be Stifled by the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iranian Clerics?” International Business Times, March 29, 2013.
2013: Other: “Why Rutgers Professor Hooshang Amirahmadi is Running for President of Iran”, The World, March 15, 2013.
2013: Other: “US scholar campaigning to be Iranian president”, The Jerusalem Post, January 30, 2013. Also published on The Jerusalem Post.
2013: Other: “Cornell Alumnus to Run for Iranian Presidency”, The Cornell Daily Sun, March 29, 2013.
2013: Other: “NJ professor’s quixotic quest to be Iran president”, Big Story AP, March 13,
2012: Other: Speeches at UK House of Commons and Lords.
2010: Other: “Iran Expatriates Get Chilly Reception”, New York Times, August 7.
2006: Other: Special letters from Anthony Lake, The ASPEN Institute; Middle East Institute; US Senator Chuck Hagel, Secretary of State Madeline Albright; Professor Megan, Professor Jahanpour (on file).
2006: Other: Interviewed by Barron’s, Urban Edge (World Bank), World Bank Watch,
1998: Other: The Best Teachers in America selected by the Best Students, whose who among America’s Teachers.
1997: Other: The Best Paper Award, International Conference on Global Transformation toward a Sustainable Civil Society, September 25-28, 1997, Seoul, Korea
1993: Other: Distinguished Service Insignia, Center for Iranian Research and Analysis
1993: Other: Letter from Anthony Lake, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, September 1.
1991: Other: Nominate for the Paul Davidoff Publication Prize of the ACSP the book Revolution and Economic Transition: The Iranian Experience
1990: Other: Faculty Academic Service Award, Rutgers University (Many years).
1988: Other: Panelist for: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon
1988: Other: Listed in International Who’s Who of Professionals
1988: Other: Featured in: The Japanese number one daily newspaper, Mainichi.
1977: Other: Sigma Iota Epsilon Medal for Distinguished Graduate Work in Management.
Most Significant Accomplishments
Most Significant Scholarly and Creative Accomplishments within the Past Five Years
Professional Activities: US-Iran Relations (Albright and other speeches); AIC Whitepaper for the Obama Administration; Presidential Candidacy, Iran; Founding and Directing the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Rutgers; Senior Associate Membership at Oxford University; Founding and Directing the American Iranian Council (AIC); Co-funding and Directing the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis.
Books: Political Economy of Iran; Revolution and Economic Transition; Civil Society in Iran; Big Politics, Small Islands, Caspian Sea at a Crossroad, Iran and the Arab World, The United States and the Middle East.
Organizing and Chairing Activities
Participation in Organizing or Chairing Conferences, Workshops, and Organizations
2008: “The 107th Congress and Iran”, American Iranian Council, Georgetown University, (March 22)
2007: Luncheon Discussion, Featuring US Senator Chuck Hagel, the American Iranian Council and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies-Rutgers University
2007: “Women and Human Rights in the Middle East”, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Rutgers University, (May 16).
2005: “US-Iran Relations: A View from Tehran”, American Iranian Council, Open Society Institute, New York (January 14).
2005: “Iran’s National Interests What There Are and How Best to Achieve Them”, National Conference, Oxford University, UK.
2004: Honorary Co-Host of the Council Meeting, International Energy Advisory Council, (October 13)
2002: “The 20th Annual Conference of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis (CIRA)”, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, Emory University, Atlanta Georgia
2002: “The American Iranian Council: Achievements and Challenges.” AIC, Fairmont Hotel, Santa Monica, California.
2002: “The United States and Iran: Is Confrontation Necessary?” American Iranian Council, The US Chamber of Commerce, (March 13).
2001: “Celebrating the Achievements of the Iranian-American Community”, American Iranian Council, Georgetown University, (August 30).
1997: US-Iran Relations in Clinton’s Second Term: International Perspectives, the University Club, 1800 K St., NW, Washington, D.C.
1997: Organizers: Middle Eastern Studies, Rutgers University and the Middle East Institute
Organizing the International Conference on Caspian Oil, Gas and Pipelines: Business Opportunities and Strategic Outlook, September 1996, Capital Hilton, Washington D.C
Caspian Oil, Gas and Pipelines: Business Opportunities and Strategic Outlook, September 29-30, 1996, Capital Hilton, Washington, D
Washington, D.C. round-table on US-Iranian Relations, May 6, 1996
FLIC Founding Meeting, May 6, 1996, Washington, DC
Proceedings on the 1995 US-Iran Conference, Coventry, 1996
1996: “US perspective on the Caspian region’s political future”, Caspian Oil, Gas and Pipeline, (September 29)
“DC Roundtable on US-Iranian Relations”, Rutgers University, (May 1996)
“1995 US-Iran Conference”, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, (April 10)
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1996: “Business Prospects, Pipelines and Strategic Affairs”, International Conference on Caspian Oil & GAs, New York, (June 6-7).
1996: “Business Prospects & Strategic Affairs”, International Conference on Caspian Oil Gas & Pipelines, Washington D.C., (September 29-30).
1996: “Washington Roundtable on US-Iran Relations”, Washington D.C., (May 6).
1996: “Dealing with the Muslim Politics of the Middle East”, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, (March 29).
Revisiting Iran’s Strategic Significance, Conference, April 28, 1995
1995: “Revisiting Iran’s Strategic Significance in the Emergence Regional Order”, US-Iran Conference, Washington D.C., (April 28)
“Conference on Iran”, Meridian International Center, Washington D.C. (November 6, 1996)
Participating and organizing “25th Anniversary Committee”, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, April 1993.
1993: 25th Anniversary Celebration, Rutgers Department of Urban Planning and Policy, (April 28)
1993: “US-Iran Relations: Areas of Tension and Mutual Interest”, Middle Eastern Studies, Rutgers University, (September 8)
1993: “Enriching Culture through Diversity”, 13th Annual International Festival, Raritan Valley Community College, North Branch, NJ, (April 13 -May 2)
Iran and the New World Order, Tenth Annual Conference of Center for Iranian Research and Analysis, 10-12 April 1992, Burdine Hall, The University of Texas, Austin
1992: “Oil in the 1990s: Toward a New International Regime?””, Rutgers Department of Marketing Administration, (Jan 27)
1991: Attended as a moderator for the Panel, Brock Lewis Associates Limited, (Jun 25)
1991: “The United States and the Middle East: The Persian Gulf War and Beyond”, Middle Eastern Studies Program, Rutgers University, (April 20-21).
1988: Conference Panel, MESA Beverly Hills, (November 3)
1988: Moderator and Discussant for the Panel, 30th Annual Conference of ACSP University Buffalo, (July 15)
1987: “28th Faculty-Student Discussion”, the Wesley Foundation, (September 1)
“Competitive Interference and Twentieth Century Diplomacy,” Hofstra University’s Public policy Workshop, (December 4, 1986)
1986: “Development problems in the Middle East and the Arab World”, Montclair State College, (April 14)
1986: “Planning Education as Vocation”, Milwaukee, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, (October 21)
1985: Participating and organizing “The Impact of the Iran-Iraq War on Iranian Society”, MESA/SIS Conference, Sheraton Hotel, Boston.
1985: “Planning Education for Developing Nations”, Atlanta ACSP Conference, (November 11)
1980: “Conference on the Relevance of U.S. Education for Students from Underdeveloped Countries”, International Activities Group (IAG), (Feb 9)
1980: “Political Islam and the West”, Cyprus, Nicosia (October 30-31) Conference Co-Chair.
1980: “International Conference on Oil, Gas, and Pipelines”, Washington DC (September). Conference Chairman and Organizer.
1980: “Revisiting Iran’s Strategic Significance in the Emerging Regional Order”, Washington, D.C. (April 28). Conference Chairman and Organizer.
1980: “The Clinton Administration and the Future of US-Iran Relations”, Washington, D.C. (January 14). Conference Chairman and Organizer.
1980: “US-Iran Relations: Areas of Tension and Mutual Interest”, Washington, D.C. (September 8).
1980: “International Conference on the United States and the Middle East: The Persian Gulf War and Beyond. Rutgers University (April 22-23). Conference Chairman and Organizer.
1980: “Summer Institute”, as part of a grant from department of Higher Education, N.J., Rutgers University (may 17-20). Organizer and Seminar Leader.
1980: “The Eighth Annual Conference of the center for Iranian Research and Analysis, University of California, Berkeley, (April 7-9). Member of conference Committee.
1980: “The Seventh Annual Conference of then Center for Iranian Research and Analysis”, Columbia University, (April8-11). Member of Conference Committee.
1980: “The Sixth Annual Conference of the center for Iranian Research and Analysis”, The University of Chicago, Chicago (April 8-11). Member of Conference Committee.
1980: “International Conference on the Recent Development in the Middle East and Their Implications for Curriculum in International Education in the United States, Rutgers University, New Brunswick (April 25-26). Organizer and Coordinator.
1980: “The Fifth Annual Conference of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis, Widener University, Chester, PA (April 10-13). Member of Conference Committee.
1980: “The Fourth Annual Conference of the center for Iranian Research and Analysis, Widener University, Chester, PA (April 10-13). Member of Conference Committee.
1980: “The Third Annual Conference of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis, co-sponsored by the International Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick (April 13-14). Organizer and Coordinator.
1980: “Conference on the Relevance of U.S. Education for Students from Underdeveloped Countries, Cornell University, Ithaca (February 9). Member of Conference Committee.
2011: “The Changing Middle East: New Challenges, Players & US-Iran Relations,” AIC, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington D.C.
Editorial Activities
Editorship of Scholarly or Professional Journals
1993-1997 Editor, CIRA Bulletin, CIRA Newsletter, Center for Iranian Research and Analysis.
1991-2005 Editor, AIC Update, AIC Insight
1988 Guest editor, Special Issue of Regional Development Dialogue (on regional development in developing nations)
1987 Guest co-editor: Special Issue of the Journal of Planning Education and Research on large Third World cities). With William W. Goldsmith.
Membership on Editorial Boards of Scholarly or Professional Journals
1997-2002 Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Urban Affairs Quarterly.
1996-ongoing Editorial Board, Journal of the Iranian Research and Analysis, of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis.
1995-ongoing Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Urban Technology.
1995-1996 Member of Editorial Board, Iran Business Monitor.
1992-1996 Contributing Editor, Digest of Middle East Studies; Mid-East Markets; Geopolitics of Oil; Echo of Iran; Middle East Insight and Choice.
1985-ongoing Referee and reviewer: for tenure and promotion of many faculty members in various universities.
1985-ongoing Reviewer for several Journals including International Journal of Urban and Regional Research; Journal of American Planning Association; International Journal of Middle East Studies; Journal of Planning Education and Research; Iranian Studies; Ethnic and Race Relations; Urban Affairs Quarterly; Studies in Comparative International development; Urban Studies; Third World Planning Review; and International Planning Studies, British Society for Middle Eastern Studies. Also served as referee for many book manuscripts including for Routledge (London), SUNY Press, St. Martin’s Press, Westview Press, University of Florida Press and Paragon House.
Students Supervised
Master’s or Doctoral Students by Type of Supervision
Doctoral – Primary
2006 Jonny Pata, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and
2005 Maryam Zarnani, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and
2004 Asma Azam, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
2000 Fereydoun Nikpor, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1997 Yubing Zhai, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1996 Pooya Alaedini, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1995 Adam Rabiner, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1995 A.R. Dehghan Niri, the University of New South Wales, Postgraduate Section Student Office
1995 Tarek Ragab, University of Alexandria, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Architecture
1995 Marlen Llanes, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1995 Steve Dinero, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1995 David Fineberg, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1995 Francos Halla, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1992 U.S. Advisor of Channel Ph.D. Candidate, Tarek Ragab, Alexandria University, Egypt
1992 George Fenich, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1992 Solomon Mulugeta, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1992 U.S. Advisor of Channel Ph.D. Candidate, Tarek Ragab, Alexandria University, Egypt (1992-1995)
1991 Ali-Asghar Moghadas, Shiraz University
1991 1991 Weiping Wu, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1991 External Member of Ph.D. Committee (External Advisor) for M. Moghaddasi, Teachers University, Tehran, Iran.
1991 M. Moghaddasi, Teachers University, Tehran, Iran
1991 Catherine Hill, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1991 Edward Ramsamy, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1990 Magdy El-Bastawisy, Alexandria University, Egypt
1990 Ahmad Sharbatoghlie, Boston College, Boston.
1990 Sawsan Bakr, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1990 Alan Peters, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1990 Dimitri Ioannides, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1990 Christopher Bee, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1989 Shokrollah Manzoor, Chalmers University of Technology
1989 Alex Schwartz, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1988 Nebahat S. Tokali, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1988 Jong Hwa Park, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1988 Robert Culleton, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1986 Marziyeh Rezai-Rashti, School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto Ontario M5S 1A1
1986 Farhad Atash, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1986 Heather McDonald, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1985 You-Wen Hsieh, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1985 Tarek Aboul-Atta, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1984 1984 Jose Punsoda, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1982 Doctoral Examination and Dissertation Committee: for over 27 Ph.D. students Doctoral – Committee
Master’s – Primary
1982 Advisor to Over 95 MS and MCRP Students (Ongoing).
Doctoral Examiner
2014 1986 Heather McDonald, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1996 External Examiner for Mohamad Hasan Fouldai, Ph.D., Development Planning Unit, University of London.
1996 Mohammad Beheshti, Ph.D., Department of Economics, James Cook University, Australia.
1996 External Examiner for Mohammad Beheshti, Ph.D. Department of Economics, James Cook University, Australia.
1995 Ali Reza Dehghan Niri, Ph.D., School of Sociology, University of New South Wales, Australia
1995 Francos Halla, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1995 Marlen Llanes, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1995 Steve Dinero, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1995 David Fineberg, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1995 External Examiner for Ali Reza Dehghan Niri, Ph.D., School of Sociology, University of New South Wales, Australia.
1994 Eve Baron, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1994 Roshi Pelaseyed, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1994 Jose Cachaza, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1993 Pill Gregory, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1993 Basilio Verduzco, Rutgers University, Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development
1987 External Examiner for Hamid Roushangar, Ph.D., Royal Institue of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
1986 External Examiner for Goli Rezaii-Rashti, Ph.D., University of Toronto, Canada.
Service
Contributions to the Advancement of the Academic Profession
1992-1995 Member, Management Committee, Applied Regional Science Conference, Urban Development Institute, Tokyo International University.
1992-1994 Member, Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies (Japan)
1991-1995 Member, ACSP Commission on Global Approaches to Planning Education.
1988-ongoing Member, Executive Board, Consortium on Development Studies, Seoul National University and Michigan State University.
1988 Other: Panelist for: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon
Service to New Jersey State Government
Advised Governor Corzine on promoting international trade with New Jersey.
Participation in Cross Acceptance activities involving discussion on New Jersey State Plan.
Service to Other Public Bodies
1982-ongoing TV and Radio interviews, including: BBC, WCBS, WRNJ, WCTC, WNBC, WBBC, WABC, WILM, WHWH, WJDM, WNNJ, Voice of America, Radio 24-Hour (LA); Radio France International Radio Liberty. Channel 13 News Hour, CNN, C-Span, Channel 9, Channel 5, Channel 13, New Jersey Networks, Channel 12, Public Channel for Rutgers Forum, CNBC “McLaughlin” Show), BBC, CBS, Front Line Magazine, ABC, CCTV, RT, Aljazeera, PBS, Bloomberg, and Fox News. UPI, Reuters, AP. WNNJ Radio, Persian Gulf War, 1, Rutgers Forum TV Show, New York Board of Rabbis TV Show, Consumer News & Business Channel Middle East Crisis Show,
Newspapers and Journals, including: quoted in New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Detroit Free Press, Op Ed in Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Times and Eastern Times, interviewed by Barron’s, Urban Edge (World Bank), World Bank Watch, Star Ledger, Home News, News Tribune, Asbury Park Press, Daily Targum, Hudson Report, Daily record, Trenton Times, Iran Times International, Daricheh Magazine, Abadi Journal, Hamshahri Newspaper (Tehran), Jame’h Salem Magazine, Iran-e Farda Magazine, Energy Campus, Jerusalem Post, Common Purpose, Iran Brief, Keyhan newspaper, Iran Newspaper, Asr-e Maa, Jewish Week, Eastern Times, Maareef (Largest Israeli newspaper).
1. Member, Iran Working Policy group: The Atlantic Council, Washington, DC.
2. Government of Sharjah: Vision Planning and National Spatial Development Planning.
3. Government of Haiti; National Spatial Development Planning.
4. American Iranian Council, Founder and President.
5. Law offices of Goodman, Lister & Peters (Detroit).
6. Law Offices of Steptoe and Johnson.
7. Center for Scientific Research and Middle East Strategic Studies, Tehran, Iran.
8. Law Offices of Kramer, Levin, Naftalis (New York City).
9. United Nations Development Program, Long-term Advisory Position with the Ministry of National Development in Mongolia and other projects.
10. Regional Conflict Panel, American Friends Service Committee.
11. The Agha Khan Foundation.
12. The World Bank, Washington D.C.; on Various Third World Development Issues. United Nation Development Programs, New York and Nairobi; On Various Urban and Regional Development Issues, and Disaster Management.
13. Plan and Budget Organization, Organization for administrative and Employment. Affairs, Office for the President, and the Housing Foundation, Government of Iran, Tehran: on Regional Planning and Development.
14. Green International, Inc.: on Jesta Regional Planning Project in Saudi Arabia.
15. Referee, for tenure and promotion of many faculty members in various universities.
16. Center for Scientific Research and Middle East Strategic Studies, Tehran, Iran.
17. The Agha Khan Trust for Culture, and the Aga Khan Foundation, London and Geneva: On Disaster Management and Development.
18. Plan and Budget Organization, Organization for Administrative and Employment Affairs, Office of the Housing Foundation, Government of Iran, Tehran: On Regional Planning and Development.
19. National Organization for Sugar Beet Plantation and Factories, Government of Turkey, Ankara and Istanbul: On Turkey’s Experience with Sugar Industries.
20. Elliott Advisers Limited.
21. GLC Management Group.
22. Berliner & Rowe Law Offices.
23. Maxus Energy Corporation.
24. Chevron Company.
25. Willamette Management Associates.
Service to Rutgers University
Speech Event: Featuring Azar Nafisi, author of the bestselling Reading Lolita in Tehran
Speech event, Featuring US Senator Chuck Hagel
Conference: Featuring Dr. Shirin Ebadi, 2003 Noble Peace Prize Laureate and H.E. Sheikha Haya Raashed Al Khalifa, President of the 61st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (opened by President Richard McCormick)
Speaker: Over 45 speeches delivered at various Rutgers University units since 1983
Organized many conferences at Rutgers including a major conference on The Persian Gulf Crisis and the United States (with George Ball as keynote speaker); and a major conference for the Center for Middle Eastern Studies on the US in the Middle East.
Founding the Center for Middle eastern Studies
Helping develop curriculum for the Center for the Middle Eastern Studies
Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies (for over 13 years)
Member: President’s Committee on Global Education
Fellow, Rutgers College and Livingston College
Member, the University Hearing Board Panels
Participant, Rutgers University Undergraduate Admissions’ Speakers Bureau (Lectures at Rutherford High School, Wayne Valley High School, and Dwight Englewood School)
Participant: Rutgers News Service, for TV and Radio shows and talks to build greater public awareness.
Member, Rutgers College Residence Life Task Force
Adviser to the Iranian Cultural Club, Pakistani Student Club, Muslim Student Club, Republican Student Club
Committee member of Strong Residential College Center Plan
Volunteer, the Annual Fund, Rutgers University
Serving Rutgers as assistant, associated and full professor, teaching courses, undertaking research, building academic institutions, assuming administrative tasks, and advising students
Chair and graduate director of Department of Urban Planning and Policy Development (“longest serving chair”)
Coordinator of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
Helping Publish a “Progress Report” of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Helping Publish the first ever student journal – RU Planning
Helping Publish the first major Departmental Brochure
Helping Publish the Humphrey Newsletter
Preparing various report for ACSP Accreditation of department
Preparing a major report for the HUD project
Chair, Multicultural Assessment Committee, Bloustein School Director, Computer Lab
Director, Computer Lab
Member of Dean’s Administrative Council
Member of Ph.D. and MCRP admissions committees
Chair, Curriculum Committee
Member, Appointment & Promotion Committee
Member, Dean’s Executive Council
School Senator
Chair of Faculty Council
Member, Admissions/Recruitment Committee
Member, Minority Recruitment Committee
Member, By-Laws Committee
Chair, Strategic Planning Committee
Member, 25th Anniversary Committee (School)
Publics Served
Service to international organizations including the UN and the World Bank, governments in developing countries, policy think thanks, U.S. government, U.S. Congress, academic institutions including Universities colleges and high schools, business communities, media, general public.