Arman Azedi

Arman is a Postdoctoral Fellow of Civic Engagement and Activism at American University. Arman’s research typically relies on quantitative methodologies to analyze a range of social and political topics, with most related to contemporary social change. His past research projects analyze the role of economic difficulties in motivating individuals to participate in political action. A separate paper of his examines the cross-national factors that facilitated the anti-globalization movement. His dissertation studied the ideological values and beliefs of ordinary citizens that support right-wing and left-wing populist parties or candidates in Europe, the United States, and Latin America. His current projects include studies of how human rights organizations choose states to target for criticism, the generational divide in political beliefs, and a cross-national study of the deployment of wind energy.

His research has been published in journals such as Sociological Perspectives, Political Studies, Sociological Quarterly, and International Sociology.