Author Archives: Nazanin Shahrokni

About Nazanin Shahrokni

Nazanin Shahrokni is Associate Professor of International Studies at Simon Fraser University in Canada. Prior to joining SFU, she was at the Department of Gender Studies at the London School of Economics, where she directed the MSc in Gender and Gender Research. Nazanin has a PhD in sociology from UC Berkeley and serves on the Executive Committee of the International Sociological Association. Her scholarly work is located at the intersection of gender and globalization, feminist geography, and gender politics. Her award-winning book, Women in Place: The Politics of Gender Segregation in Iran (University of California Press 2020), offers a gripping inquiry into gender segregation policies and women’s rights in contemporary Iran

Depleted Households: “Domesticating” Economic Sanctions

January 14, 2024 by
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Abstract: Premised on the consideration of the household as a key site of social reproduction, where the dislocating effects of sanctions and austerity are felt, this article explores the impact of the Trump administration’s 2018 reimposition of punitive sanctions on Iran. The focus on the household, and the myriads of mundane everyday acts which sustain and reproduce it, renders central the study of gender relations and the gendered character of social reproduction. Drawing on the experiences of middle-class women in Tehran, I focus on the Continue reading → Continue reading →