Peyman Asadzade

Dr. Peyman Asadzade is a postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Middle East Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Dr. Asadzade's research interests include conflict studies, authoritarian rule, as well as political behavior and attitudes. While Peyman’s primary focus is the Middle East, his research addresses broad questions and involves a variety of contexts around the world. His articles have been published in Conflict Management and Peace Science, Research & Politics, Journal of Global Security Studies, and Nations & Nationalism. He has also written articles for the Monkey Cage of The Washington Post. 

Dr. Asadzade holds a Ph.D. in political science from Arizona State University, an M.A. in political science from the University of Tehran, and a B.A. in history & Islamic studies from the University of Tehran.