dr. Ammar Maleki MSc

Bio

My research expertise and interest are in two different disciplines: cross-cultural differences and democratization. I am interested to examine the relation and interaction between societal culture and institutional settings of democracy. The Cultural Compatibility Thesis of Democracy developed in my PhD dissertation posits that societal culture matters in the process of opting, adopting and adapting political institutions of democracy. The thesis suggests that the mentality of adopting the best model of democracy should be replaced with the attitude of finding the most compatible model.

I am also a pro-democracy activist and political analyst of Iranian politics (see my interview with the Tilburg University Magazine, UNIVERS). I am the director of GAMAAN (the Group for Analyzing and Measuring Attitudes in Iran) research foundation. Appearing in media and using Twitter, I try to have an impact on political debates around democratization of Iran.

Courses

• Political Science

Recent publications

1. How do leading methods mislead? - Measuring public opinions in author…

   Maleki, A. (2022). How do leading methods mislead? Measuring public opinions in authoritarian contexts. Big Data, Social Media, and the Study of Religion, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

2. How to measure “non-public” opinions? - Examining sensitivity bias of…

   Maleki, A. (2022). How to measure “non-public” opinions? Examining sensitivity bias of conventional surveys in an authoritarian context. Abstract from WAPOR ASIA PACIFIC 2022 CONFERENCE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

3. Iranians’ attitudes toward political systems - A 2022 survey report

   Maleki, A. (2022). Iranians’ attitudes toward political systems: A 2022 survey report. https://gamaan.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/GAMAAN-Political-Systems-Survey-2022-English-Final.pdf

4. Iran protests - Majority of people reject compulsory hijab and an Isl…

   Maleki, A. (Author), & Tamimi Arab, P. (Author). (2022). Iran protests: Majority of people reject compulsory hijab and an Islamic regime, surveys find. Web publication/site, . https://theconversation.com/iran-protests-majority-of-people-reject-compulsory-hijab-and-an-islamic-regime-surveys-find-191448

5. How do leading methods mislead? - Measuring public opinions in author…

   Maleki, A. (2021). How do leading methods mislead? Measuring public opinions in authoritarian contexts. Paper presented at IPSA 2021 - 26th World Congress of Political Science.