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Mehdi Zakerian
Family
Name: Zakerian Amiri
First
Name: Mehdi
Nationality:
Iranian
Permanent Address: 21 rue Charifi, ave Razan Shomali,
Mir-Damad, CP. 19119, Tehran,
IRAN.
Email: zakerian@isj.ir,
Fax: (98-21) 22594417
Tel:
(98-21) 26132254(home), 22594417(office)
Mobile: (98) 9126052834
University
Studies and Diplomas
1994-1999
Ph.D. in International Relations, Islamic
Azad University (Sciences & Research Campus, Tehran, Iran)
1992-1994 M.A. Degree in Islamic Studies and
Political Science, University of Imam
Sadegh (Tehran,
Iran)
1987-1992 B.A. Degree in Islamic Studies and
Political Science, University of Imam
Sadegh (Tehran,
Iran)
1995
Diplôme d’étude en langue Française. D.E.L.F.
1er Degre (France)
1995 Diplôme d’étude en langue
Française. D.E.L.F. 2nd Degre (France)
1999 Diplôme
Approfondi de Langue Française. D.A.L.F. (France)
1996 Certificate of Participation in
the 26th study session of
IIHR
(Strasbourg, France)
1996 Certificate of Participation in
the 24th intensive training session for university
teaching and research in human rights. Ciedhu
(Strasbourg, France)
1998 Certificate of
Participation in the 28th study session of
IIHR
(Strasbourg, France)
1998 Certificate of
Participation in the 26th intensive training session for university
teaching and research in human rights. Ciedhu
(Strasbourg, France)
1998 Certificate of Participation in
Internship Programe (ICRC,Geneva,Sweitzerland)
2001 Certificate of Faculty
Advisor in TEIMUN (The Hague, The Netherlands)
2002
Certificate of Participation in the
Professional Researches and Works of Center for International Law and
International Relations
Research, The Hague Academy
for International Law (The Netherlands)
2004 Certificate of Participation in"
Specialization Course in International Criminal
Law" (ISISC,
Siracusa, Italia)
2004 Participation in"
Seminar for University Teachers on International Humanitarian
Law"
(ICRC&CUDIH, Geneva, Switzerland)
2005
Certificat de formateurs en justice transitionnelle de Bruxelles du
5 au 10
Décembre, (ICTJ, Bruxelles, Belgique)
2006 Diploma of the 41st
Refugee Law Course, Sanremo, 31 October – 4 November
International
Institute of Humanitarian Law & UNHCR, (Sanremo, Italy)
Teaching
& Administrative Experiences
1.
Visiting Fellow Professor of International Institute for the Study of Islam
in the Modern World (ISIM),
Leiden University, (Leidne, The Netherlands) (from 1 March 2007 to 30 June
2007)
2.
President of Iranian International Studies Association (IISA), Tehran, Iran
(from 2006 - ~)
3.
Assistant professor of International Human Rights Law & International
Relations at University of Azad (Science& Research Campus,
Tehran, Iran) ( from 1999- date)
4.
Director of Israel Studies Section in Center for Scientific Research and
Middle East Strategic Studies (Tehran,
Iran) (from 1999- 2008)
5.
Senior Researcher in Center for Scientific Research and Middle East
Strategic Studies (Tehran, Iran)
(from 1999- 2008)
6.
Editor-in-Chief: International Studies Journal (ISJ) a quarterly in
English and Persian, (from 2004-
date)
7.
Editor-in-Chief: Iranian International Studies Association Quarterly
(IISAQ) a quarterly in English and Persian,
(from 2008- date)
8.
Member of Editorial & International Advisory Board: International
Studies Journal (ISJ), (from
2004- date)
9.
Chairman of the Editorial Board: Studies on Israel-US Quarterly
(Center for Scientific Research and Middle East Strategic Studies, Tehran,
Iran) (from1999-date)
10.
Member of Editorial Board & International Advisory Committee in Studies
on Israel-US Quarterly (from1999-date)
11.
Member of International Advisory Committee in: Middle East Studies
Quarterly (from2002- date)
12.
Member of Editorial Board in Journal of Law and Politics (from2004-date)
13.
Assistant professor of International Relations at University of Azad (Tehran
Central Branch, Tehran, Iran) (1999-2003)
14.
Lecturer at Takmil University (Tehran,
Iran) (1996-1998)
15.
Lecturer at University of Tehran (Tehran,
Iran) (1998-1999)
16.
Lecturer at University of Azad (Zandjan,
Iran) (1996-2001)
17.
Lecturer at University of Azad (Babol,
Iran) (1994-1996)
18.
Lecturer at School of International Relations,
SIR, (Tehran, Iran) (2001-2002)
19.
Lecturer at Faculty of Political Science in University of Imam Sadegh (2002-date)
20.
Director of SIR Specialized& Applied Training Projects Department
(2001-2002)
21.
Project manager of Advanced Courses on International Organizations (ACIO)
organized by SIR&UN in Tehran (2001)
22.
Project manager of International Simulation Workshop on Dialogue among
Civilizations organized by SIR&UNU in Tehran (2001)
23.
Member of International Relations committee in ICDAC (2000-2003)
24.
Director (Scientific Secretary) of International Workshop on Political
Science and Dialogue of Civilizations (17,
18, 20 May 2003)
25.
Project manager for translation from English to Persian: UN Security
Council and General assembly resolutions on Israel- Palestine conflicts.
United Nations Information Center in Iran,
(2004)
26.
Project manager for translation from English to Persian: The Question of
Palestine & United Nations. United Nations Information Center in
Iran, (2004)
27.
Judge for a Moot Court in: “Specialization Courses in International
Criminal Law” (ISISC,
Siracusa, Italia)
28.
Project manager of an international workshop titled: “Protecting Refugees
in International Community and in Iran,”
organized by ISJ&UNHCR in Tehran (3-4 February 2007).
Subject
Taught
1.
Human Rights and IHL
2.
International Law
3.
International Organizations
4.
International Relations Theories
5.
Simulation in International Studies (Human Rights Committee, UN Models,
Countries Negotiations, Dialogue among Civilizations, CEDAW Committee and
etc.)
Areas of
Research Interests
1.
Human Rights& Democratization and Good Governance
2.
International Law, Human Rights and IHL
3.
European Politics and Human Rights
4.
US Policies and Human Rights
5.
Israel Policies and International Law and Human Rights
6.
Middle East and Human Rights
7.
The Universality of Human Rights and Proportionality
8.
Iranian Foreign Policy and Human Rights
9.
Islamic Law and Human Rights
10.
Persian Gulf States and Human Rights
Languages Spoken Read Written
Persian
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French √ √ √
Arabic
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English
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Publications
A)
Books:
1.
(ed.) Khatami's
Foreign Policy,
Tehran: Hamshari Publication, 2001.( with an introduction by The Secretary
General of United Nations Mr. Koffi Annan)
2.
(ed.) The Analysis
of Khatami’s Foreign Policy and International Relations, Tehran: Hamshari
Publication, 2001.
3.
The Human Rights
in New Millennium,
Tehran: UNDP & University of Tehran, 2002.
4.
Human Rights and
the Middle East,
Tehran: Center for Scientific Research and Middle East Strategic Studies,
2003.
5.
(ed.) Toward a
Conceptual Framework for the Internationally Recognized Human Rights, Tehran: Mizan
Publication, 2004.
6.
Simulation in
International Relations, Tehran:
Pajohashkadeh Rahbordi Publiscation,
2005.
7. Ahmadinejad: Une politique extérieure sexy, Paris, en train de discussion pour le contracte, 2008, (forthcoming soon)
B)
Books and Projects for Translation from English into Persian:
1.
Robert Jackson, Georg Sorensen, Introduction
to International Relations, Tehran: Mizan Publications, 2004.
2.
United Nations, The Question of
Palestine & United Nations, Tehran: UNIC publications office in
Tehran, 2005.
3.
UN Security Council and General
assembly resolutions on Israel- Palestine Conflicts, Tehran: United Nations
Information Center in Iran, 2005.
C)
Articles:
1.
“The Universality of Human Rights
in the New International System,” ISU Research Quarterly, No.8 -
winter 1998.
2.
“The Process of EU Integration,” ISU
Research Quarterly, No.10 - Summer 1999.
3.
“Human Rights in Light of the New
World Approaches.” Political & Economic Ettela’at, Vol. 14, NOS.
147-148, December-January 1999-2000.
4.
“The International Status of the UN
Higher Commissioner for Human Rights in the World system.” The Journal
of Foreign Policy, Vol. XIII, Winter 2000.
5.
“Israeli-American Role in Human
Rights Conventions,” Studies on Israel-US, Vol. 1,2000
6.
“International Humanitarian Law:
US-Israeli Approaches,” Studies on Israel-US, Vol. 2, 2000.
7.
“The Integrative Process of Human
Rights Generations,” Political & Economic Ettela’at, Vol. 15,
Nos. 157-158, October-November 2000.
8.
“The U.S and the 21st
Century World System,” Studies on Israel-US, Vol. 4, 2000.
9.
“The Process of the Transformation
of the Noyau Dur to Jus Cogens in International Human Rights Law,” The
Journal of Foreign Policy, Vol. XIV, Winter 2001.
10.
“Iran and the Universality of Human
Rights,” Discourse, Vol. 2, No.3. Winter 2001.(in English)
11.
“The New Era of Iran-France
Relations,” Discourse, Vol.3, No 3,Winter 2002.(in English)
12.
“New Methods of Teaching
International Relations: Its Impacts on Specialized Skills,” Political &Economic
Ettelaat, Vol.16, Nos.173-174, February-March2002.
13.
“U.S.: From Globalism to Combating
World Terrorism,” Studies on Israel-US, Vol.10, 2002.
14.
“New Methods of Education in
International Relations and Its Applications in Iran,” Discourse,
Vol. 4, No.2, Fall 2002.(in English)
15.
“Simulation in International Relations:
Formulating Models and Theorization in Iran,” Discourse, Vol.
5, No. 2, Fall 2003.(in English)
16.
“America: From UN to Unilateral
Hegemony Policy,” Studies on Israel-US, Vol. 4, No. 2, Spring 2003.
17.
“Prospects for Human Rights in
Iraq,” Middle East Studies Quarterly, Vol.10, No.1, Spring 2003.
18.
“Suicide Attacks According to the
Logic of Human Rights and Terrorist Operations, Studies on Israel-US,
Vol. 5, No. 1, Winter 2004.
19.
“Assessing the Motivation and
Stimulants to Find a New Alternative Instead of the Name of Persian Gulf,” International
Studies Journal (ISJ), Vol. 1, No. 3, Winter 2005.
20.
“Measures for the Development and
Education of Humanitarian Law in Iran,” Journal of Law and Politics,
Vol. 1, No. 1, Winter 2005.
21. “ Vers une definition mondiale du terrorisme internationale,”
International Studies Journal (ISJ), Vol. 1, No. 4, Spring 2005.(in
French)
22.
“Effectiveness of Reform of UN and
Universality of Human Rights,” International Studies Journal (ISJ), Vol.
2, No. 2, Fall 2005.
23.
“Iran, the Middle East and American
Human Rights Concern,” Studies on Israel-US, Vol. 6, Nos. 3-4,
Summer & Fall 2005.
24.
“The Council of Human Rights: From
Structural Reforms to Conceptual Reforms,” A Chapter of Book, ed by Dr.
Moussazadeh. Under publication.
25.
“Non-Derogables Human Rights Law: The
Consensus of North and South,” International Studies Journal (ISJ),
Vol. 2, No. 3, Winter 2006.
26.
“Transitional Justice: A New Paradigm for
Protecting Human Rights Victims,” International Studies Journal (ISJ),
Vol. 3, No. 2, Fall 2006.
27.
“Education of International
Humanitarian Law in Iran,” Discourse, Vol. 7, Nos. 2-3, Winter 2006.
(in English)
28.
“International Humanitarian Law and
the Laws of War: Kashmir,” International Studies Journal (ISJ), Vol.
3, No. 3, Winter 2007. (in English)
29.
“What We Learned from the
Construction of Human Rights Council,”
International Studies Journal (ISJ),
Vol. 3, No. 4, Spring 2007. (in English)
30. “Human
Rights Gaps and Linkage among Europe, The Middle East and Iran,” International Studies Journal (ISJ), Vol.
4, No. 1, Summer 2007.
31.
“The Eight Year Gap between Bush
Administration and United Nations: A US Traditional Way for the
Unilateralism,” Studies on Israel & US, Vol.
9, No. 1, Winter 2008.
32.
“The Hopes and Obstacles for
Democracy and Human Rights among Middle Eastern Citizens,” International Studies Journal (ISJ), Vol.
4, Nos. 2 & 3, Fall & Winter 2007-2008.
D)
Book Reviews:
1.
“Book Review of: Bernard Lewis,
The Multiple Identities in the Middle East, London: Weidenfeld,
1998,”In: Studies on Israel-US, Vol. 1, 2000.
2.
“Book Review of: Amos Elon,
Jerusalem: Battlegrounds of Memory, New
York: Kondensha, 1995,”In: Studies on
Israel-US, Vol.2, 2000.
3.
“Book Review of: Abdol Vahab
Al-Massiri: The Jewish Encyclopedia, Cairo: Dar Al-Shargh, 1999,”In:
Studies on Israel-US, Vol. 1, 2000.
4.
“Book Review of: Azmi Basharah, Itifadah
and Israeli Community, Beirut: Markaz Drasat Vahdat, 2002,” In: Studies
on Israel-US, Vol. 12, 2003.
5.
“Book Review of: Mahmood
Monshipouri, Neil Englehart, Andrew J. Nathan, Kavita Philip(eds.), Constructing
Human Rights in the Age of Globalization, New York: M. E. Sharpe,
2003,” In: International Studies Journal (ISJ), Vol. 1, No. 4,
Spring 2005.
6.
“Book Review of Katerina Dalacoura,
Engagement or Coercion? Weighing Western Human Rights Politics towards
Turkey, Iran and Egypt, London: The Royal Institute of International
Affairs, 2003,” In: International Studies Journal (ISJ), Vol. 2,
No.1, Summer 2005.
7.
“Book Review of: Peter R. Baehr and
Monique Casterman Holleman, The Role of Human Rights in Foreign Policy,
New York: Plagrave, 2004,” In: International Studies Journal (ISJ),
forthcoming issue.
8.
“Book Review of: Mehran Kamrava,
The Modern Middle East, Berkely: University of California Press,
2005,”In: Studies on Israel-US, Vol. 6, No. 2, Spring 2005.
D)
Paper Presentations:
1.
Speaker of a panel: “The Majlis
Elections and the Future of Iran's Reform Process,” a paper presented at:
Conference on Iran after the Elections: New Trends in Foreign Policy,
(Paris: Institut d’etudes de securite ,UE, 11 April 2008) (in French)
2.
Speaker of a panel: “Iranian
Foreign Policy toward EU in Ahmadinejad Administration,” a paper presented
at: Conference on Iranian Foreign Policy, ( Istanbul, Isik University, 10
February 2008) (in English)
3.
Speaker of a panel: “Iran after the
Elections: Reform or Stagnation?,”
a paper presented at: Conference on Iran between Cooperation and
Confrontation ( Paris,
Institut d’etudes de securite ,UE, 19 January 2007) (in English).
4.
Chair and Discussant of a panel: “Iran
and Security Issues: Iran Nuclear Policy,” a paper presented by Bijan
Kajehpour and Philippe Allard at: Conference on Iran and its Strategic
Environment( Paris, Center for International Studies and Research CERI, July
4-5 2005) (in English)
5.
“The Spread of Human Rights in
Greater Middle East: Reconciliation and dispute of Scientific and Political
Elites,” a paper presented at: Conference on Problems and Prospects of
Middle East( Tehran, Iran, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Tehran
University, 12-13 June 2005) (in Persian)
6.
Discussant of Panel in: Conference
on Problems and Prospects of Middle East( Tehran, Iran, Faculty of Law and
Political Sciences, Tehran University, 12-13 June 2005) (in Persian)
7.
Chair and Discussant of a panel: “
United Nations in the 21st Century: Challenges, Reforms and Chances
for the Future,” a paper presented by Ambassador Hans-Joachim Daerr at: Center
for Scientific Research and Middle East Strategic Studies( Tehran, Iran, 30
May 2005) (in English)
8.
“Hopes and Obstacles for Human
Rights Development in Iraq,” a paper presented at: Sixth Mediterranean
Social and Political Research Meeting( Montecatini Terme, Italy, EUI, 16-20
march 2005) (in English)
9.
Discussant of a panel workshop 4 on
article: “From the Politics of Notables to the Politics of Parliamentary
Government: Iraq 1918-1932,” a paper presented by Peter Sluglett at: Sixth
Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting( Montecatini Terme,
Italy, EUI, 16-20 march 2005) (in English)
10.
“Iran-EU Relations: Opportunities
and Threats,” a conference presented at: University of Shaid Beheshti,
Faculty of Economic and Political Science, Tehran, Iran, 21 May 2005.
11.
“The Effects of Simulation on the
Promotion of Humanitarian Law in Iran,” a speech presented at Conference:
The Mission of Mass-media in Iran: Humanitarian Perspectives and
Challenges, International Committee of the Red Cross, Tehran, Iran, 8-9
March 2005.
12.
Member and discussant of Islamic
Republic of Iran in: The 4th
Round of Human Rights Dialogue among Iran and EU on:
“Administration of Justice: The Enhancement of International Cooperation
and Solidarity in the Filed of Human Rights,” 15 and 16 June 2004,
(Tehran-Iran)
13.
“The Challenges of Human Rights in
Iraq,” a paper presented at: Conference on Middle East after the Occupation
of Iraq, Department of Political Science, University of Isfahan,27-27 May
2004.
14.
“Human Rights: Integrative Generations, Integrative
Dialogue,” a paper presented at: Conferences on Political Science and
Dialogue of Civilization, 17, 18, 20 may 2003. International Center for
Dialogue among Civilizations & University of Tarbiat Modarres,
(Tehran-Iran)
15.
Chair and Discussant of a panel on “Critical
International Theory and Dialogue of Civilizations,” at: Conferences on
Political Science and Dialogue of Civilization, 17, 18, 20 may 2003.
International Center for Dialogue among Civilizations & University of
Tarbiat Modarres, (Tehran-Iran)
16.
Discussant of a panel on “International
Political Theory: Realism and Constructivism,” at: Conferences on Political
Science and Dialogue of Civilization, 17, 18, 20 may 2003. International
Center for Dialogue among Civilizations & University of Tarbiat
Modarres, (Tehran-Iran)
17.
“International Law, Human Rights
and the Role of US,” a paper presented at: Conference on International
System after 11th September, Department of Political Sciences,
University of Zandjan, 28 May 2002.
18. “Education aux droits de l’homme,” a co-authored paper
with Grigore Ungureanu et al., presented at Institut international des
droits de l’homme, Centre international pour l’enseignement des droits de
l’homme dans les universities, CIEDHU, Strasbourg, France, 1998. (in French)
19. “Education aux droits de l’homme,” a co-authored
paper with Tab Tilo et al., presented at Centre international pour
l’enseignement des droits de l’homme dans les universities, CIEDHU,
Strasbourg, France, 01-26 Juillet 1996. (in French)
20.
“The Motivations for Changing the
Name of Persian Gulf,” a paper presented at Congress on the Name of Persian
Gulf, University of Kish, Kish Island, Iran, May 1996.
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