Aghil Daghagheleh

Contact Information

Education

PH.D. in Sociology, Rutgers University, 2023

MA, Rutgers University, 2014 - Area of Study: Sociology, Dissertation/Thesis Title: Voting Behavior in Iran

MS, Shahid Beheshti University (SBU), 2005. Area of Study: Social Sciences. Dissertation/Thesis Title: Social Norms among Arab Minority in Iran 

BA, Shahid Chamran University, 2000. Area of Study: Statistics  

Professional/Academic Experience

• 2025-Present; University of Northern Colorado (UNC); Assistant Professor 
• Lecturer of Sociology, Rutgers University

Research/Areas of Interest

Indigenous and Minority Politics 

Refusal, Resistance, and Subaltern Politics 

Race and Ethnic Relations 

State Formation and Historical Sociology 

Middle East

Iran

Publications/Creative Works

Books

• Daghagheleh, Aghil. 2011. Urban Poverty in Tehran. Tehran: Jameshenasan Press. (in Persian).

Articles and Book Chapters 

• Daghagheleh, Aghil. 2023. “The Myth of Jihadism: The Rise of Salafi Islam in Iran.” In Elisa Orofino (ed.), Rethinking Islamism Beyond Jihadi Violence. Vernon Press.
• Daghagheleh, Aghil. 2023. “Subalternity and the Revolutionary Moment of Jina/Mahsa.” Quarterly Journal of Political Economy Critique, March 2, 2023. (in Persian).
• Daghagheleh, Aghil. 2020. “Democracy and the Fears of Minorities.” Mashq-e Farda, 2(5): 149–162. (in Persian)
• Daghagheleh, Aghil. 2018. “Ambivalent Voting Behavior: Ideology, Efficacy, and the Socioeconomic Dynamic of Voter Turnout in Iran, 1997–2005.” Sociological Forum, 33(4): 1023–1044.
• Daghagheleh, Aghil. 2018. “A ‘Blue’ Generation and Protests in Iran.” Middle East Research and Information Project, January 22, 2018.
• Sedigh, R., Daghagheleh, A. (2008). Perception of Social Equality in Iran. Journal of Social Sciences (University of Tehran), 16(34), 23-47.
• Daghagheleh, A. (2008). The Social Impact Analysis of Development of Oil and Gas Industries in Asaluyeh, Iran. Iranian Journal of Social Sciences, 16(33), 55-75. (in persian)
• Daghagheleh, A. (2007). Arab community and Identity Formation in Iran. Rahbord (Center for Strategic Studies), 14(45), 49-71.
• Daghagheleh, A. Ambivalent Voting Behavior: Ideology, Efficacy, and the Socioeconomic Dynamic of Voter Turnout in Iran, 1997–2005. Sociological Forum, 3(44), 1023-1044.

Public Sociology:

• Daghagheleh, A. (2023). Subalternity and the Revolutionary Moment of Jina/Mahsa. Tehran: Quarterly Journal of Political Economy Critique. Persian. https://tinyurl.com/2ut5ajsa
• Daghagheleh, A. (2022). Iranian Utopias and Reproduction of Tyranny. Radio Zamaneh. Persian. https://www.radiozamaneh.com/719744/
• Daghagheleh, A. (2021). An Impasse: Drought and Precariousness of Indigenous Communities in Khuzestan.. Meidaan. Persian. https://meidaan.com/archive/79062
• Daghagheleh, A. (2020). Democracy and the Fears of Minorities. (2nd ed., vol. 5, pp. 149-162). Tehran: Mashq-e Farda. Persian.
• Daghagheleh, A. (2020). Exploring a Deadly Racial Stereotype: Separatism. Tribune Zamaneh. Persian. https://www.tribunezamaneh.com/archives/249717?tztc=1
• Daghagheleh, A. (2020). Sandbags or Toilet Paper: Comparing Two Models of Activism in Social Crises. Iranian Sociological Association. Persian.
• Daghagheleh, A. (2020). COVID-19 Poverty in the Iranian Society. Iranian Sociological Association. Persian.
• Daghagheleh, A. (2019). The Art of Making Colonialism Invisible: Recent Waves of Protests in Iraq and Neoliberalism.. Problematica. Persian. https://problematica- archive.com/iraqprotest/
• Daghagheleh, A. (2018). A ‘Blue’ Generation and Protests in Iran. Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP).
• Daghagheleh, A. (2014). Fashion Victims (4th ed., vol. 13). Contexts (ASA).

Honors and Awards

The Anne Foner Award for writing the best dissertation, The Department of Sociology at Rutgers University. (May 2024).