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Ali Mirsepassi | |
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| Born | October 27, 1950 |
| Education | American University (MA, PhD), University of Tehran (BA) |
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| Institutions | New York University |
| Thesis | The Historical and Structural Development of Labor Politics in Modern Iran (1985) |
Ali Mirsepassi (born 1950) is an Iranian-American sociologist and political scientist and Albert Gallatin Research Excellence Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies at New York University. [1]
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