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Ida Nikou

Ida Nikou holds a PhD in sociology from Stony Brook University and studies how sanctions, austerity and financialized restructuring reshape labor, welfare and state power in Iran.

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The MERIP Podcast Episode 18: The MERIP Roundtable, On The Iran War Part I

On the social impact and regional politics of the US-Israeli war on Iran

James Ryan, Ida Nikou, Arang Keshavarzian, Sean L. Yom • 2 min read

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NEW: Governing Crisis–Sanctions, Austerity and Social Unrest in Iran

New analysis on the protests from Ida Nikou

Ida Nikou • 2 min read

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Governing Crisis—Sanctions, Austerity and Social Unrest in Iran

Recent protests triggered by currency collapse and price shocks expose how sanctions have reconfigured state power, enabling austerity and insider accumulation rather than relief.

Ida Nikou • 9 min read