- PhD Student in History, Queen's University, Ontario
Parsa Makvandi is a doctoral student in History at Queen’s University, where he also completed an MA in Religious Studies. He holds an MA in Security and Defence Studies and a BA in Political Science from the University of Ottawa. His doctoral work examines soft power, identity, political philosophy, and statecraft in Iran through a postcolonial theory lens. He also conducts connected research on diaspora communities in Western countries, with a focus on the Iranian diaspora, examining identity, radicalization, and political violence.
Experience
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–presentPhD Student in History, Queen's University, Ontario
Education
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2026University of Ottawa, MA in Security and Defence Studies
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2025Queen's University , MA in Religious Studies
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2024University of Ottawa, Honours BSocSc in Political Science
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