Publications
2025
Guest Editorial: The Gig Economy and Women Workers in the Middle East
Morgana, S. (2025). Guest Editorial: The Gig Economy and Women Workers in the Middle East. Global Labour Journal.
The Gig Economy and Women Workers in the Middle East (special issue)
Morgana, S. (2025). The Gig Economy and Women Workers in the Middle East (special issue) (Vol. 16).
Challenges and Opportunities of Using Generative AI for Research: Opening the Discussion
Goretti, L., Küsters, A., Morgana, S., & Sharma, A. (2025). Challenges and Opportunities of Using Generative AI for Research: Opening the Discussion. The International Spectator, 60(1), 1-16. doi:10.1080/03932729.2024.2435176
2024
Capitalism in contemporary Iran. Capital accumulation, state formation and geopolitics <b>Capitalism in contemporary Iran. Capital accumulation, state formation and geopolitics</b> , Kayhan Valadbaygi, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2024, 256 pp., £80.00 (hardback), ISBN: 978-1-5261-6178-9.
Morgana, S. (n.d.). Capitalism in contemporary Iran. Capital accumulation, state formation and geopolitics <b>Capitalism in contemporary Iran. Capital accumulation, state formation and geopolitics</b> , Kayhan Valadbaygi, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2024, 256 pp., £80.00 (hardback), ISBN: 978-1-5261-6178-9.. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 1-2. doi:10.1080/13530194.2024.2386805
2023
Decolonising knowledge production and (field) research: a personal experience on Iran
Morgana, M. S. (2023). Decolonising knowledge production and (field) research: a personal experience on Iran. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/
2022
Bottom-up Politics of Labour Migration: Perspectives from the South-to-West Asia Corridor for a More Inclusive Governance
Morgana, M. S. (2022). Bottom-up Politics of Labour Migration: Perspectives from the South-to-West Asia Corridor for a More Inclusive Governance. In The South Asia to Gulf Migration Governance Complex (pp. 213-227). Bristol University Press. doi:10.51952/9781529221510.ch010
Labour Rights in Post-revolutionary Iran
Morgana, M. S. (n.d.). Labour Rights in Post-revolutionary Iran. In H. Enayat, & M. Künkler (Eds.), The Rule of Law in the Islamic Republic of IranPower, Institutions, and the Limits of Reform. Cambridge University Press.
Coming of Age in Iran: Poverty and the Struggle for Dignity
Morgana, M. S. (2022). Coming of Age in Iran: Poverty and the Struggle for Dignity. IRANIAN STUDIES, 55(1), 277-280. doi:10.1080/00210862.2020.1851962
Trajectories of Resistance and Shifting Forms of Workers' Activism in Iran
Morgana, M. S. (2022). Trajectories of Resistance and Shifting Forms of Workers' Activism in Iran. INTERNATIONAL LABOR AND WORKING-CLASS HISTORY, 101, 164-183. doi:10.1017/S0147547921000077
2021
Knowledge production about Iran and Iranians: beyond inclusion as exclusion
Morgana, M. S. (2021, July 5). Knowledge production about Iran and Iranians: beyond inclusion as exclusion. In BRISMES British Association for Middle Eastern Studies conference. University of Kent.
SESAMO Dossier
Melfa, D., & Di Peri, R. (2021). SESAMO Dossier. Oriente Moderno, 100(3), 500-514. doi:10.1163/22138617-12340245
2020
Precarious Workers and Neoliberal Narratives in Post-Revolutionary Iran
Morgana, M. S. (2020). Precarious Workers and Neoliberal Narratives in Post-Revolutionary Iran. https://www.mei.edu/publications/precarious-workers-and-neoliberal-narratives-post-revolutionary-iran-top-down: Middle East Institute.
"Produce and Consume" in the Islamic Republic: The 1990s Myth of the Winner in the Iranian Public Sphere and Its Impact on Workers
Morgana, M. S. (2020). "Produce and Consume" in the Islamic Republic: The 1990s Myth of the Winner in the Iranian Public Sphere and Its Impact on Workers. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MIDDLE EAST STUDIES, 52(2), 340-344. doi:10.1017/S0020743820000318
2019
Appropriating Workers’ Grievances through Populist Narratives in Iran: Shifting Discursive Strategies from Khomeini to Ahmadinejad (1979-2009)
Morgana, M. S. (2019, November 17). Appropriating Workers’ Grievances through Populist Narratives in Iran: Shifting Discursive Strategies from Khomeini to Ahmadinejad (1979-2009). In MESA Middle Eastern Studies Association conference (New Orleans). New Orleans.
Talking to Workers: From Khomeini to Ahmadinejad, how the Islamic Republic's Discourse on Labor Changed through May Day Speeches (19792009)
Morgana, M. S. (2019). Talking to Workers: From Khomeini to Ahmadinejad, how the Islamic Republic's Discourse on Labor Changed through May Day Speeches (19792009). IRANIAN STUDIES, 52(1-2), 133-158. doi:10.1080/00210862.2019.1599713
2018
The Islamic Republican Party of Iran in the Factory: Control over Workers' Discourse in Posters (1979-1987)
Morgana, M. S. (2018). The Islamic Republican Party of Iran in the Factory: Control over Workers' Discourse in Posters (1979-1987). IRAN-JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF PERSIAN STUDIES, 56(2), 237-249. doi:10.1080/05786967.2018.1423768
2017
Iran’s Startups Promise Paradise For The Country’s Unemployed Youth
Morgana, M. S. (2017). Iran’s Startups Promise Paradise For The Country’s Unemployed Youth. Retrieved from https://www.huffpost.com/
What do Iranians want? Better salaries, jobs and safer working conditions
Morgana, M. S. (2017). What do Iranians want? Better salaries, jobs and safer working conditions. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/