About Rouzbeh Parsi

PhD in history (2009) from Lund University on nationalism and intellectuals in Iran. Between 2009-13 senior research fellow at the EU Institute for Security Studies in Paris, working on Iran and the Middle East, especially Iran's nuclear program. Assistant professor at Human rights section of the History department. Lund University 2013 until present. Director of European Middle East Research Group (formerly European Iran Research Group) a Europe wide network of Middle East experts and scholars. Latest publication: "EU-Iran Relations: Building Bridges in Stormy Waters” in Paolo Magri & Annalisa Perteghella (eds.) Post-Vote Iran: Giving engagement a chance, Italian Institute for International Political Studies, 2017