Elhum Haghighat, Ph.D.
Dr. Elhum Haghighat
Professor | Chair
Department of Political Science , Lehman College, City University of New York
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The Graduate Center - City University of New York
- Faculty Member:Graduate Center Profile
- Faculty Member: Women & Gender Studies Program, Graduate Center
- Faculty Affiliate: Political Science Program, Graduate Center
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I am professor and Chair of the Political Science Department at Lehman College- The City University of New York (CUNY) and faculty member of the CUNY's Graduate Center. My research is interdisciplinary and focuses on Demography (intersectionality of politics & demography, contextual demography), Development & Democratization, Politics of Inequality and Social Stratification, Gender and Social Justice. In addition, I have a continued interest in the nexus between education, work and social mobility. My regions/countries of expertise are the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) and the United States.
My Books
My scholarly writings have appeared in a variety of peer reviewed journals including Middle East Critique; American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences; Identities: Journal of Politics, Gender and Culture; Industrial Relations, A Journal of Economy and Society; International Review of Sociology/Revue Internationale de Sociologie, International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, International Studies in Sociology of Education; Diaspora: Journal of Transnational Studies; Review of Middle East Studies (RoMES); International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES).
I studied and worked in Washington DC area for years. I have held positions as a senior research scientist, consultant, quantitative and policy analyst for the U.S. Department of Labor, The World Bank, the Executive Office of Public Leadership of the ETS (all in Washington, D.C.). I published several reports and articles on politics of inequality and social justice, education, immigration, development and policies. In addition, I have held visiting professorial posts at Bucknell University and Temple University prior to my positions at CUNY.
My current scholarly works are on demographic and democratic transitions in the MENA region and the contextual analysis of these transitions. I am also working on projects related to Gender, Space, and Politics.
Research
Demography (intersectionality of demography & politics, contextual demography, Comparative, Middle East & North Africa)
Population & Development
Power, Resistance, & Democratization in the Middle East & North Africa
Identity Politics
Popular Culture & Politics
Gender & Space (Middle East & North Africa, Iran)
Gender Politics in Iran
Teaching
Gender & Body Politics (U.S., Comparative, Middle East)
Politics of Inequality: Class, Gender, Race, Ethnicity, Identity, Nationality & Intersectionality
Identity Politics
Social Research Methods (Introductory & Advanced)
Political & Social Demography
Demography of the Middle East
Population, Development & Social Change
Comparative Politics (Middle East)
Culture & Politics
Education Policies, & Politics (U.S. & Comparative)
Gender & Development
Gender & Globalization