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Curriculum Vitae 

 

1. Surname: Tajmazinani                                          

    Name:  Ali Akbar

 

2. Contact Information

Mailing address:

Faculty of Social Science, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Ketabi Street,  Zarrabkhaneh Crossroad, Shariati Street, Tehran, Iran

Office: 0098+21+22223006 (Landline) & 00989126764150 (mobile)

E-Mail: tajmazinani@atu.ac.ir; atmazinani@yahoo.com

   

3. Education:

B.A. & M.A. in Political Science and Islamic Studies (Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran)

PhD in Social Policy (Youth Studies), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales), UK. (Holder of an ORS Award for the PhD program); Thesis title: "In the Mainstream or at the Margins? Social Inclusion and Exclusion of Youth in Iran".

  

4. Current Position:

Dean of Social Sciences Faculty, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran

Deputy President, Iranian Social Welfare Association

 

5. Educational and research interests:

Social Policy; Youth Studies

 

6. Familiarity with languages:   Mother tongue: Farsi (Persian)

 Other languages:     1. English      2. Arabic      

 

7. Publications, Research, etc.

 

A) Research

Books and Research projects:

1.      Tajmazinani, A. (undergoing), "Assessing Satisfaction of the Beneficiaries (employers, pensioners, and the insured) of Social Security Organization”, Tehran: Research and Planning Center of Tehran City.

2.      Tajmazinani, A. (undergoing) , "Formulating the Strategic and Action Plan on Organizing Street Vending in Tehran Municipality", Tehran: Research and Planning Center of Tehran City.

3.      Tajmazinani, A., et al., 2014, "Formulating the 10-Year Strategic and Action Plan on Social Welfare for Tehran Municipality", Tehran: Research and Planning Center of Tehran City.

4.      Tajmazinani, A. and Mazinani, M., 2013, "Social Discipline", Tehran: Nashre Shahr publications.

5.      Tajmazinani, A., Alizadeh, A. and Zardar, Z., 2013, "Emergent Media", Tehran: Nashre Shahr publications.

6.      Tajmazinani, A., et al. 2012, "Review of youth situation in Iran and determining priority areas for action", Tehran: UNICEF Representative in Iran.

7.      Tajmazinani, A., et al.  2011, "The National Survey of Iranian Youth Values, Attitudes and Behavior" (five volumes), Tehran: NYO publications.  

8.      Tajmazinani, A., 2009, "Comparative Study of Youth Welfare Policies in Advanced Welfare Systems and Iran", Tehran: NYO publications.

9.      Tajmazinani, A., 2007, "International Directory of Youth Studies ", Tehran: NYO publications.

10.  Tajmazinani, A., 2006, "The National Survey of Iranian Youth Political Values, Attitudes and Behavior", Tehran: NYO publications.  

11.  Tajmazinani, A., 2005, "The Comparative Study of Youth Participation", Tehran: NYO publication.

12.  Tajmazinani, A., 2003, "The Comparative Study of Youth Political Behavior around the World", Tehran: NYO publications.

13.  Tajmazinani, A., 2001, "The Study of Youth Electoral Participation in Presidential, City and Villages Councils and Leadership Experts Council Elections", Tehran, Imam Sadeq University, MA Dissertation.

 

Books chapters:

1.      Tajmazinani, A., 2014, " Youth Social Exclusion in Tehran: A Challenge for Urban Policy", (book chapter) In Zokaei, Saeid , Youth and Everyday life in Tehran, Tehran: Tisa publications.

2.      Tajmazinani, A., 2011, "In the Mainstream or at the Margins? Social Inclusion and Exclusion of Muslim Youth in the UK", (book chapter) In Serdar M. Degirmencioglu, Some still more equal than others? Or equal opportunities for all?, Council of Europe (in English).

 

Papers:

1.      Tajmazinani, A., 2016, " Youth Civic Participation in Iran: Explanations and Prospects", Paper presented at Third ISA Forum of Sociology, (July 10-14, 2016), Vienna, Austria.

2.      Tajmazinani, A. and Shirinabadi, A., 2016, "Challenges of the Unemployment Benefit Welfare Program in Iran", Journal of Welfare Planning and Social Development, No25, Allameh Tabataba'i University.

3.      Tajmazinani, A. and Hamed, M., 2015, "The Legal Status of Municipalities in Delivery of Local Social Policy in Iran", Journal of Social Research in Iran, Vol.4, No2, Tehran University.

4.      Tajmazinani, A., 2015, "Challenges of establishing a ‘welfare municipality’ in Tehran", Paper presented at The Ideal City: between myth and reality, Urbino (Italy) 27-29 August 2015.

5.      Tajmazinani, A., 2014, "Challenges of Implementing and Integrated Youth Policy System in Iran", Paper presented at Strengthening research capabilities and networks for social policy in the Middle East and North African Region (MENA) Workshop, 20-22 February 2014 (Rabat, Morocco).

6.      Tajmazinani, A., and Fouladgar, M., 2014, "Virtual Exclusion of Young People in Isfahan", Paper presented at Society and Cyber Space Conference, February 2014 (Tehran, Iran).

7.      Tajmazinani, A. and Hamed, M., 2013, "An Study of Changes in Gender Culture in Formal Educational Texts (Elementary Schools)", Journal of Social Science, No. 63, Allameh Tabataba'i University.

8.      Tajmazinani, A. and Yaseri, Z., 2013, "Analysis of Women’s Employment Policies in the Islamic Republic of Iran", Journal of Strtegic Women Studies, Vol. 15, No. 59.

9.      Tajmazinani, A., and Fouladgar, M., 2013, "Factors Affecting Spatial Exclusion of Young People in Isfahan", Sociology of Youth Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3.

10.  Hezarjaribi, J., Tajmazinani, A., and Zakeri, H., 2013, "The Impact of Feeling Welfare on the Fulfilment of Citizenship Duties, Journal of Welfare Research, No. 1, Iranian Social Welfare Association.

11.  Tajmazinani, A., 2011, "A Typology of Welfare Systems around the World (locating the Iranian System)", Journal of Welfare Planning and Social Development, No6, Allameh Tabataba'i University.

12.  Tajmazinani, A. and Williamson, H., 2010, "Youth policy discourses in post-Revolutionary Iran", Forum 21: European Journal on Child and Youth Research, No6- 12/2010 (in English).

13.  Tajmazinani, A., 2008, "In the Mainstream or at the Margins? Social Inclusion and Exclusion of Muslim Youth in the UK", Forum 21: European Journal on Child and Youth Research, No1- 06/2008 (in English).

14.  Tajmazinani, A., 2007, "In the Mainstream or at the Margins? Social Inclusion and Exclusion of Muslim Youth in the UK", paper presented at the research seminar on "Equal Opportunities for All in Europe" organized by the Council of Europe, Budapest, 7-9 November 2007 (in English).

15.  Tajmazinani, A., 2006, "Students, Politics and Participation: A Politics of Choice, not a Politics of Loyalty", Iranian Journal of Popular Culture

16.  Tajmazinani, A., 2005, "Youth Political Participation: Dimensions and Dynamics", Iranian Journal of youth Studies, volume 5

17.  Tajmazinani, A., 2004, "Youth Political Socialization", Iranian Journal of youth Studies, volumes 3-4

  

B) Translations (English to Farsi):

Books:

1.      Alcock, P, May, M and Rowlingson, K (eds) (2008, published in Farsi in 2012) The Student's Companion to Social Policy, Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd (published in Farsi in 2012).

2.      Karshenas, Massoud and Moghadam, Valentine M. (2006, published in Farsi in 2013), Social Policy in the Middle East: Economic, Political and Gender Dynamics. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

3.      Wallace, Klair & kovatcheva, Syika (1998),"Youth in Society: Construction and Deconstruction of Youth in Eastern and Western Europe", Macmillan.

4.      Pilkington, Hillary (1993),"Russia's Youth and its Culture: A Nation's Constructors and Constructed", Rutledge.

5.      International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (1999), "Youth Voter Participation: Involving Today's Youth in Tomorrow's Democracy", IDEA.

6.      Angel, William David (1995) "The International Law of Youth Rights", Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.

7.      Siegel, Larry and Senna, Josef (1997) "Juvenile Delinquency", Wadsworth.

8.      UNESCO (1968), "Social Science and the Problem of Youth Unemployment", UNESCO.

9.      UNYU (2003), "The Global Situation of Youth 2003", UNYU.

  

8. Employment records:

	Institution	Position	Duration
1.	National Youth Organization, Iran	Director General Youth Research Office	2004- 2006
2.	National Youth Organization, Iran	Office Manager Journal of Youth Studies	2003- 2005
3.	National Youth Organization, Iran	Head International Affairs  Department	2000- 2003
4.	Secretariat of the Supreme Council of Youth, Iran	Translator                     International Affairs  Department	1997- 1999 (Part-time)

9. Foreign missions:

A: Visiting the academic and scientific institutions, India (1998)

B: Participating in "The Fourth World Youth Forum of the United Nations", Senegal (2001)

C: Visiting Russia (2001); Turkey (2007); Hungary (2007), Sweden (2010, 2016), Slovakia (2012), Germany (2012, 2016), Morocco (2014), Italy (2015), France (2015), Austria (2016), Czech Republic (2016), Finland (2016)

D: Official visit to youth sector of Saudi Arabia (2004)

E: Official visit to youth sector of China (2004)

 

Ali Akbar Tajmazinani