Mahtab Shafiei
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Biography
Mahtab Shafiei (Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 2024) joined the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the 91原创 in 2024. Her research examines how armed conflict, geopolitical instability and international institutions shape the behavior and responsibilities of states, firms and other actors. Her work focuses particularly on international intervention and peacebuilding, corporate responsibility in conflict settings, business and human rights, and the broader political and societal consequences of geopolitical disruption. She also has research and teaching expertise in international relations, international political economy, international law, terrorism, environmental politics and international business.
Research Interests
International Relations; International Political Economy; Peace and Conflict; International Institutions; Business and Society; Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights.
Recent Publications
Shulika, Lukong Stella, and Mahtab Shafiei. 2026. 鈥淓mpowering the Periphery: Women鈥檚 Grassroots Environmental Governance in Post-Conflict Liberia and Climate-Stressed Kenya.鈥 Environment and Security. OnlineFirst.
Overton, Kathryn, and Mahtab Shafiei 鈥淰iolence after Victory? Civil Wars, One-Sided Wins, and Terrorism in the Post-Conflict Period.鈥 Perspectives on Terrorism. March 2024. Volume XVIII, Issue 1.
Shulika, Lukong Stella, and Mahtab Shafiei 鈥淎ssessing the Role of the United Nations in Countering Terrorism in Africa: A Case Study of the Lake Chad Basin.鈥 African Security Review. Feb 2024.聽
Shafiei, Mahtab, and Kathryn Overton 鈥淧eace is in the Air: Reducing Conflict Intensity with United Nations Peacekeeping Radio Broadcasts.鈥 Conflict Management and Peace Science, December 2023.聽
Shafiei, Mahtab, and Kathryn Overton 鈥淢irage or Oasis? Assessing the Role of UNAMA in Afghanistan.鈥 Asian Journal of Peacebuilding, Vol. 11 No. 2 (2023): 1-20.聽
Shafiei, Mahtab 鈥淯N Peacekeeping Missions vs UN Special Political Mission.鈥 South Asia Journal. December 4, 2022
Research interests
International Relations and Comparative Politics