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Reza Omidi's research focuses on social inequalities, solidarity, political economy, and social policy developments in Iran. He has conducted extended studies in the welfare regime and social protection system in the Middle East. His master's thesis examined the influence of global development discourse and the international political environment on Iran's development plans from the 1940s to the 2000s. For his PhD thesis (2010-2014), he investigated the discursive structural conflicts that shape the social welfare system in Iran. Reza has worked with various public and civil society entities, including the Plan and Budget Organization of Iran (PBO), the University of Tehran's Department of Social Policy, the Social Security Organization Research Institute (SSORI), and the Civil Institute for Combating Poverty and Inequality. He also spent time at the University of Kassel in Germany, contributing his expertise in social inequalities, solidarity, and political economy.
Department of Economics