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Mohammad Sadeghi Esfahlani, MBA
Personal Information
Name
Address
Telephone
Email
Nationality
Mohammad Sadeghi Esfahlani
2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4
+1 587 716 7766
[email protected]
Iranian/German
Academic Background
09/2013 - Present
PhD Student – University of Calgary, Department of Communication & Culture
03/2007 - 10/2010
Master of Business Administration- Diplom Kaufmann | RWTH Aachen University
International management, international economics, socio- economic history
10/2004 - 03/2007
Bachelor of Business Administration - Vordiplom | University of Stuttgart
10/2003 - 03/2004
Studienkolleg - College, “Technical Course” | University of Karlsruhe
Selected Coursework
Communication & Culture
International Economics
International Management
Socio-Economic History
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Communications Studies, The Social Context of
Technology, Media and Politics, PhD Theory, Research Methods, The Economics of
Innovation.
International Political Economy, Information Economics, Economic Growth.
Innovation and Social Responsibility of Multinational Corporations, Organizational
Design of Multinational Corporations, Market Entry Strategies.
European Economy in Times of Mercantilism, Coherences of the Industrialization from
the European Perspective, The German Economy & Society
Thesis
Identity, Social Categorization & Socio-Economic Consequences; Virtual Identities in
the Case of the Iranian Green Movement. (Graded 1.3 - A)
This study has been seeking to present a critical perspective on a game-theoretic model
in which identity has been incorporated as a quantitative variable in an abstract function
of economic utility. In this study, a review of the notion of identity as conceptualized in
psychology and social sciences has been supplemented by theories of social networks
and social movements. This review has been contrasted to the dichotomous
quantification of collective identities in a game-theoretic model of utility maximization
proposed by Akerlof & Kranton (2000) in order to demonstrate the contingency and
socio-economic consequences of emergent identities. Furthermore, a dataset of virtual
interactions with Mir Hossein Mousavi’s page on Facebook in 2009 has been analyzed
as a case in context of the Iranian Green Movement, in order to provide real-world
evidence the phenomenon of emergent collective identities and its consequences.
Leadership Skills
01/2009 – Present
Political and Social Activist: Head Administrator of the Facebook Page of Mir Hossein
Mousavi (Leader of the Green Movement of Iran)
Founded, organized, managed and represented the network of the supporters of Mir
Hossein Mousavi (the opposition leader and presidential candidate during disputed
elections of 2009), and his wife Dr. Zahra Rahnavard (which currently have more than
500,000 subscribed members combined) during and after the presidential election in
Iran, as well as the “cyber-consortium” in charge of their administration.
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Language Skills
Mohammad Sadeghi Esfahlani, MBA
German (native) || English (fluent) || Persian (mother tongue) || Arabic (basics)
Work Experience
09/2012 – Present
05/2012 – 08/2012
06/2011 –12/2012
Teaching Assistant– Department of Communication & Culture, University of Calgary
Research Associate -- National Iranian American Council, Washington DC
Responsible for attending and reporting on Conferences, congressional Hearings and
discussion panels on US-Iran issues, conducting independent research, blog posts and
journal articles
Intern, ILO – Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour | Geneva
Responsible for developing communications and compiling media and news on a
regular basis. In charge of developing and reviewing project documents and updating
international database
09/2006 – 03/2007
Translator &Project Assistant -- Schäfer Technik GmbH | Stuttgart
Responsible for arranging seminars as well as providing information and translation
02/2004 – 10/2005
Assistant Store Manager—Vodafone D2 GmbH | Karlsruhe-Stuttgart
Responsible for executing sales promotion, customer care and business transactions
03/2003 – 12/2003
Trainee Export Assistant-- Nibana Techno Trade b.v. | Sankt Augustin
Assisted in international business negotiations, transactions and coordination
03/2002 – 03/2003
Marketing & Sales Team Leader -- Nibana (OTIS) | Tehran (Iran)
In charge of team management and organizing local sales promotion as well as dealing
with business communications
02/2001 – 02/2002
Trainee Sales Representative -- Nibana (OTIS) | Tehran (Iran)
Responsible for local sales promotion and managing business transactions
Publications
“Facebook and Iranian Electoral Politics: An Actor-Network Perspective”. In
TEM 2013: Proceedings of the Technology & Emerging Media Track – Annual
Conference of the Canadian Communication Association (Victoria, June 5-7, 2013).
To be published in October 2013.
“Chapter 7: The Case of Social Media in Context of the Iranian 2009 Presidential
Elections and Beyond”. In Digital Dynamics: Social Media, Contentious Politics &
Society in (Post)2009 Iran, edited by Babak Rahimi and David Farris. To be published
by SUNY Press in November 2014.
“Sanctions Cripple Iran's Middle-Class, Not The Regime”, co-authored with Jamal
Abdi—Policy Director of NIAC. In FP—Foreign Policy, August 2012.
“Sanctions and War; Strategies with Unintended Consequences [Persian]", co-authored
by David Elliot—NIAC Director of Operations. In BBC Persian Service, July 2012.
“Iran VP Rahimi's Hard Times & Anti-Semitism”, National Iranian American Council
inSight, July 2012.
“Congressional Zero-Enrichment Demand Will Lead to Either an Iranian Nuclear
Weapon or a New War”. In National Iranian American Council inSight, June 2012.
“The Green Movement is More than Facebook”. In FP—Foreign Policy, March 2010
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Conferences and Invited
Talks
“The Role of Facebook in the Iranian Presidential lections 2009: An Actor-Network
Perspective”. Presentation at the Canadian Communication Association (CCA) Annual
Conference held at the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
(CFHSS) Congress. The University of Victoria. June 2013.
“The Politics of Social Media in Iranian 2009 Presidential Elections”. Guest Lecture in
the Course Digital Middle East (LTWL 159, Winter 2013). University of California,
San Diego. February 2013 .
“Virtual Activism and Actual Networks”. Invited talk at a workshop on The Political
and Social Impact of Facebook in Iran held at the Center for Global Communication
Studies, University of Pennsylvania. March 2012.
“Roundtable Discussion: The Green Movement on It's First Anniversery[Persian]”.
Invited Commentator. The BBC Persian Service Television, London. March 2010.
“Panel Discussion: Mir Hossein Mousavi’s Online Campaign and Social Networks
[Persian]”. Panel Participation at the Conference of the United Republicans of Iran for
a Democratic and Secular Republic, 2009.
Interviews
“Iran: 126000 Fans Cheer Mousavi's Opposition Facebook Group”. Q & A with Fred
Petrossian published in Global Voices Online, 2010.
“The Actvities of Mir Hossein Mousavi's Supporters' Network on Facebook ”.
Interview with the Voice of America Persian News Network Television, 2010.
“The Iranian National Internet Project”. Interview with the Voice of America Persian
News Network Television, 2010.
“An Update on the Post Election Turmoil in Iran, Prime Time News Program”.
Interview with the Portuguese Sociedade Independente de Comunicacao Television
Channel, 2010.
“Showtrials for Iranian Online Social Media Activists”. Interview with the BBC
Persian Service Television, 2009.
“Media Revolution in Context of the Iranian Green Movement”. Interview with the
Voice of America Persian News Network Television, 2009.
Computer Skills
MS Office, Web Publishing, HTML, CorelDraw, Photoshop, Prezi.
Hobbies & Interests
Photography, swimming, basketball, tennis, hiking, traveling and music.
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