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The Psychology of Revolution with Fathali Moghaddam
This lecture is based on Dr. Fathali M. Moghaddam’s new book "Psychology of Revolution" (Cambridge University Press, 2024) devoted to understanding the psychology of revolution—the first since Gustav Le Bon’s now classic book of 1894.
Fathali Moghaddam, a psychologist who experienced revolution in Iran, his own country of birth, presents a psychological analysis and a new model of revolution based on both objective research and personal experience. The first part of the lecture critically examines revolutionary movements and the process of regime change, with reference to psychological theories of collective mobilization. In the second part, and unique to this new book on the psychology of revolution, the focus moves to what happens after regime change. It is argued that only by understanding what happens after regime change, a neglected topic, that the enigma of revolution can be solved. The concept of political plasticity is used to explain how and in what ways change does and does not take place after regime change, why so many revolutions against dictatorships lead to new dictatorships, and why in the 21st century the momentum of democracy is being challenged by authoritarian movements in many parts of the world.
Fathali M. Moghaddam is Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University. Prior to joining Georgetown, he worked for the United Nations and for McGill University. His research and publications are mostly on collective mobilization, radicalization, human rights and duties, political plasticity, and intergroup conflict. He has also published on psychology and Shakespeare.
Learn more about Dr. Moghaddam's new book: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/psychology-of-revolution/C1E4C74F0E7EED9B2F71A1AE134EE9F8#fndtn-metrics (https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/psychology-of-revolution/C1E4C74F0E7EED9B2F71A1AE134EE9F8#fndtn-metrics)
31 Jul 2026
Abbas Milani: Shahrnush Parsipur, In Memoriam
Shahrnush Parsipur (1946-2026) was an acclaimed and award-winning author, and the recipient of the ninth Bita Prize in Persian Arts from Stanford University. Dr. Mandana Zandian prepared this video for the memorial event hosted by Stanford Iranian Studies on July 31, 2026 (https://iranian-studies.stanford.edu/... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rVF9xX2NMcG1WQ25LbjlTT1NORklkaXxBR3JiS2FsUklIUUdYMS1sSTQxMXV0Y2R3VFhvQThxSFFqUmplQUE4ZGlZUC10cVU2ZXNOZlJubnBlSHBzaTZ2SVRWWEJheW5EY0dtVVQ0cW44SzBFeTBNZ1RubkUxdWxFLUNm&q=https%3A%2F%2Firanian-studies.stanford.edu%2Fevents%2Fshahrnush-parsipur-memoriam%29&v=dLP0euG2R1c).
Abbas Milani is the director of the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies at Stanford University; and co-director of the Iran Democracy Project and a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. His expertise is U.S.-Iran relations as well as Iranian cultural, political, and security issues.
31 Jul 2026
Mojdeh Shamsaie: Shahrnush Parsipur, In Memoriam
Shahrnush Parsipur (1946-2026) was an acclaimed and award-winning author, and the recipient of the ninth Bita Prize in Persian Arts from Stanford University. Dr. Mandana Zandian prepared this video for the memorial event hosted by Stanford Iranian Studies on July 31, 2026 (https://iranian-studies.stanford.edu/... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rU0taVHFXajJqSjZfZDRUek1QcGJVanxBR3JiS2FtVTZhcW4wVThpODdPT0FqNnN0S1R3SWZpVDE5S293R3E5UE4tUGVtU3dQQXRwdUZSdkM2ZU1BSEtoVzc5UGFoRjNHdTV6ZXJOcVhwWExST0RkY1pZUXh0R29XMGxD&q=https%3A%2F%2Firanian-studies.stanford.edu%2Fevents%2Fshahrnush-parsipur-memoriam%29&v=IOI3zDlXCCA).
Mojdeh Shamsaie is an Iranian actress, theater practitioner, and multidisciplinary artist. A Crystal Simorgh Award winner, she has long collaborated with Bahram Beyzaie and has co-led acting workshops at Stanford University since 2014.
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