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Josef Korbel School of International Studies

Nader Hashemi

Education

PhD, University of Toronto
MA, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University
BA (Honors), University of Western Ontario

Profile

Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver (2008-present); Visiting Assistant Professor, University of California-Los Angeles and Global Fellow, UCLA International Institute (2007-2008); Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Political Science, Northwestern University (2005-2007); Research Affiliate, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University (2005-2006); Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto (2004-2005); Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo (2003-2004). Author of many articles and other publications, including most recently Islam, Secularism and Liberal Democracy: Toward a Democratic Theory for Muslim Societies (Oxford University Press, 2009).

Research and Expertise

Middle East and Islamic affairs, religion and democracy, secularism, comparative politics and political theory, politics of the Middle East, democracy and human rights, Islam-West relations.

Courses

INTS 3701/4524: Introduction to Middle East and Islamic Politics
INTS 4523: Islam & Democracy in the Middle East
INTS 4525: Religion & State in Comparative Perspective
INTS 4526: Modern Islamic Political Thought
Future Courses: Great Books on the Middle East, Politics of Religious Fundamentalism, Religion and Politics: Theory and Practice

Professor Nader Hashemi
  • nhashemi@du.edu
  • 303.871.2447
  • 314 Ben M. Cherrington Hall
  • Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver
    • 2201 South Gaylord Street
    • Denver,  CO  80208  USA
  • naderhashemi.com
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