Naser Ghobadzadeh

Naser Ghobadzadeh is a senior lecturer at the National School of Arts, Australian Catholic University. Researching at the intersection of religion and politics, Naser's interests lie in the study of Islamic political theology, secularism, and Middle East politics. Naser holds a Ph.D. (University of Sydney, 2012) and an M.A. in Political Science (Shahid Beheshti University, Iran 2001). Naser has authored three books including Religious secularity: a theological challenge to the Islamic state (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015), Caspian Sea: legal regime, neighbouring countries and US policies (Tehran: Farhang-e Gofteman, 2005 - in Farsi) and A study of people's divergence from ruling system (Tehran: Farhang-e Gofteman, 2002-in Farsi). He is also co-editor of The Politics of Islamism: Diverging Visions and Trajectories (New York: Palgrave 2018).