Ali Hedayat

Ali Hedayat is pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Sciences and is specializing in the fields of Social Movement Studies, Religious Activism and its intertwined relation to the State.

Dissertation Topic:
The Claim-making of Marginalized Protest Movements: A Comparative Qualitative Study of the Islamist and Right-wing Extremist Movement in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Research Interests:
Social Movement Theories, Authoritarianism and Totalitarianism, International Relations and Conflict Studies