Arang Keshavarzian

Organization: 
Middle East Research and Information Project
Position: 
Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
Areas of Expertise: 
Political economy of free trade zones in the Persian Gulf, imperialism and globalization in the Persian Gulf

Arang Keshavarzian (NY): Editorial Committee member, Middle East Report; Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, NYU; Author, Bazaar and State in Iran: the Politics of the Tehran Marketplace (2007); recently returned from Iran; outcry in Iran is not about which candidate won, but about procedures that weren't followed in the election, preserving democratic processes in Iran.