Farhang Morady

• Reader in International Development, University of Westminster

I am an Associate Professor/Reader in International Development at the University of Westminster in London, where I have taught and researched International Political Economy and Development for nearly 30 years. My research spans international political economy, development studies, state–society relations, and Middle East politics, with a sustained focus on how global power structures shape national trajectories.

Over the past two decades, I have published widely on themes including authoritarian governance, energy and globalisation, democracy and inequality, and the political economy of Iran. My books include Contemporary Iran: Politics, Economy, Religion (2020), which analyses Iran's integration into the global capitalist economy, as well as The Power Dilemma: Order, Development & Governance (2023), and Education, Equality, and Sustainability: Actions Speak Louder Than Words (2024).

I have also led major international edited volumes including Development & Growth: Economic Impacts of Globalisation (2023), Economics and Tourism: New Perspectives in Social Sciences (2025), and Globalisation: Dimensions & Impacts (2015), as well as more recent work such as Just Futures: Sustainability, Inclusivity and Education (2025), which expands my research into sustainability, higher education, and transformative pedagogies.

My journal articles further develop these themes, including“The Crisis of Legitimacy in Iran and the Ongoing Struggle for Freedom” (Research in Political Economy, 2025) and several public-facing pieces such as The Conversation (2025) article on Iran's internal vulnerabilities following regional conflict, and my 2023 REBEL News analysis marking one year since the“Women, Life, Freedom” movement.

Earlier work, such as Sociedad Compleja; Justicia y Desarrollo (2012), demonstrates my long-standing engagement with global justice debates across different regions. Collectively, my publications reflect a research agenda grounded in critical political economy, global justice, and the evolving challenges of governance and development in a rapidly changing world.

• –present Reader in International Development, University of Westminster

• 1994 Leeds University, PhD Political Economy

• 2025 The Crisis of Legitimacy in Iran and the Ongoing Struggle for Freedom, Research in Political Economy

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