Dr Evaleila Pesaran
Evaleila Pesaran is Senior College Lecturer in Politics and International Relations. She is also a Director of Studies for Human, Social, and Political Sciences (HSPS) as well History and Politics at 51¸£ÀûÉç. She provided pastoral support as a Tutor from 2016 until 2024, and in 2019-2020 served as Deputy Senior Tutor.
She completed her PhD in Politics and International Studies in 2008, and has held her current position at 51¸£ÀûÉç since October 2007. Evaleila is also a member of the Governing Council of the British Institute for Persian Studies (BIPS), and she is Area Editor for the topic of "Politics and Activism" in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Gender and Women’s History.
Research Interests
I am interested in exploring the politics of domination and resistance, with reference to the case study of modern Iran. My work focusses on three main strands: (1) ideas of economic independence; (2) the theory and practice of anti-imperialism; and (3) state-society relations and state resilience. My next research project will bring together these three strands within an interdisciplinary analysis of the intellectual output of Iranian women.
Degrees
- PhD in Politics and International Studies, SOAS, University of London
- MSc in Development Studies, SOAS, University of London
- BA in Oriental Studies (Persian), University of Oxford
Awards and Prizes
- Aaron Rapport Teaching Prize awarded by the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge (2021)
- Newton Trust CTO Research Leave awarded for the academic year 2018-2019