ProfessorShahram Akbarzadeh
Research Professor
Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences/Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
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- Research ProfessorFaculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences/Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
- +61 3 924 45040 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Knowledge Areas:
Middle East politics
Central Asia politics
Political Islam and extremism
Islam in the West
Projects
Current:
Gerda Henkel Foundation: Smart Technology and Democracy in the Muslim World
Past projects:
ARC Future Fellowship: Role of Islam in Iran's Foreign Policy making
Qatar Foundation: Sectarianism in the Middle East
Carnegie Corporation NY: Proxy Wars in the Middle East and Central Asia
Middle East politics
Central Asia politics
Political Islam and extremism
Islam in the West
Projects
Current:
Gerda Henkel Foundation: Smart Technology and Democracy in the Muslim World
Past projects:
ARC Future Fellowship: Role of Islam in Iran's Foreign Policy making
Qatar Foundation: Sectarianism in the Middle East
Carnegie Corporation NY: Proxy Wars in the Middle East and Central Asia
GRANTS
- GRANTTHE AUSTRALIA-INDONESIA MUSLIM EXCHANGE PROGRAM (AIMEP)20 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2028People funded by this grant:
- Shahram Akbarzadeh
- GRANTIndonesia in the global geography of Islamic knowledge2 Feb 2026 - 1 Feb 2029People funded by this grant:
- Millie J,
- Akbarzadeh S
- CONTRACT RESEARCHWomen in Leadership in the Security Sector12 Mar 2024 - 28 Mar 2025People funded by this grant:
- Shahram Akbarzadeh
- GRANTCRIS 2.0 The future of the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies1 Jan 2024 - 30 May 2025People funded by this grant:
- AM MG,
- Akbarzadeh S,
- Duckworth M,
- Harris A,
- Roose J
- GRANTNew Directions in Radicalisation and Violent Extremism: A Literature Review.15 Jun 2023 - 31 Aug 2023People funded by this grant:
- Roose J,
- Gerrand V,
- Akbarzadeh S
- TENDERCapacity Building for the Management Team of the Indonesian Islamic International University.27 Jun 2022 - 1 Jul 2023People funded by this grant:
- Akbarzadeh S,
- Ahmed Z
- CONTRACT RESEARCHGlobal Prioritization Exercise (GPE) Regional and National Actors Consultations on Humanitarian Research and Innovation.8 Apr 2022 - 30 Oct 2022People funded by this grant:
- Abouzeid M,
- Akbarzadeh S
- TENDERAM7502 - Australia Awards in Indonesia RFT: Women in Leadership in the Security Sector.25 Jan 2022 - 25 Aug 2022People funded by this grant:
- Shahram Akbarzadeh
- GRANTEmerging Digital Technologies and the Future of Democracy in the Muslim World1 Jan 2022 - 21 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Akbarzadeh S,
- Yilmaz I
- CONTRACT RESEARCHLeadership for Senior Multi-Faith Women Leaders.17 Sep 2020 - 30 Jun 2021People funded by this grant:
- Akbarzadeh S,
- Barlow R
- CONTRACT RESEARCHLeadership for Senior Multi-Faith Women Leaders 2019.1 May 2019 - 30 Nov 2019People funded by this grant:
- Akbarzadeh S,
- Barlow R
- GRANTCentre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS)29 Oct 2018 - 30 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- AM MG,
- Mansouri F,
- Akbarzadeh S,
- Harris A,
- Barolsky V
- GRANTFor assessing the impact of external actors in the Syrian and Afghan proxy wars3 Sep 2018 - 30 Jun 2021People funded by this grant:
- Akbarzadeh S,
- Conduit D,
- Ahmed Z
- GRANTWomen's NGOs and Gender Sensitive Policy Change1 Jun 2018 - 31 May 2021People funded by this grant:
- Akbarzadeh S,
- Barlow R
- GRANTState and Society in Iran: Identity and the Securitisation of Minority Policies1 Jun 2017 - 30 Nov 2018People funded by this grant:
- Akbarzadeh S,
- Laoutides C,
- Ahmed Z
- GRANTQatar National Research Fund project4 Apr 2014 - 14 Sep 2015People funded by this grant:
- Shahram Akbarzadeh
- FELLOWSHIPIslam in Iran's foreign policy: Central Asia and Afghanistan - Dr Shahram Akbarzadeh25 Jul 2012 - 31 Dec 2016People funded by this grant:
- Shahram Akbarzadeh