Dr. Allan Hassaniyan

Alan Hassaniyan is a dedicated lecturer specializing in Middle East Studies at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (IAIS), University of Exeter. He earned his BA and MA in Arts in Public Administration and International Politics, followed by a PhD in Kurdish Studies from the Centre for Kurdish Studies at the University of Exeter. His doctoral research focused on the 20th-century Iranian-Iraqi Kurdish Movements, studying their cross-border interactions and subsequent effects on mobilization within the Iranian Kurdish Movement.

The expertise of Dr. Hassaniyan spans critical historical eras, including the Middle Eastern state and society, the modern history of Iran, politics in Kurdistan, and Iraq's nation-state building during the Ottoman era. Notably, Hassaniyan’s research and publications, exemplified by his book “Kurdish Politics in Iran Crossborder Interactions and Mobilisation since 1947” published by Cambridge University Press in 2021, delve into the intricacies of Kurdish politics and state securitization in Iranian Kurdistan, shedding light on armed conflicts and popular uprisings in the region.