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Topic of the Month, February 2025

‘Movilizations and Alliances’ is our Topic of the Month for February 2025. On this topic, read in Open Access this article by Simin Fadaee (University of Manchester, UK) published in International Sociology, Politics of alliance in the farmers’ march to Parliament in India. Read on to know more about the author’s trajectory and work.

Simin Fadaee

Why are you working on this topic? Could you share an experience, a fact or a person who made you get engage on that research?

S. Fadaee: As a researcher of social movements, I am particularly interested in the strategies that enable these movements to achieve success in their struggles. The farmers’ movement in India stands out as one of the most remarkable social movements in recent years, both for its effective mobilization strategies and its victories. This struggle is therefore of significant importance to scholars of social movements and activists alike.

Do you have any video, recorded conference, or online material that you would like us to share with others?

S. Fadaee: My recently published book, Global Marxism: Decolonisation and Revolutionary Politics (Manchester University Press, 2024), explores how Marx’s ideas have been adopted and adapted by revolutionaries in the Global South to secure hard-fought victories in their struggles. Please find below a short video and a podcast about the book:

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKxScjufyn4

Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecuzkm4s-js

What would you emphasize about your academic trajectory? Can you highlight which have been your academic positions, universities, awards, departments and research centers?

S. Fadaee: I am currently Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester. I have been educated in Iran (University of Tehran), India (Jawaharlal Nehru University), South Africa (University of KwaZulu-Natal) and Germany (University of Freiburg). I worked at Humboldt University of Berlin for several years before moving to the UK.