Kian Tajbakhsh

Kian Tajbakhsh (Persian: کیان تاجبخش‎‎) is an Iranian-American scholar, sociologist and urban planner. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Iran, and has taught at both American and Iranian universities. Tajbakhsh is also an international expert in the areas of local government reform, urban planning, public health, and social policy. He has consulted for several Iranian government organizations, including the Municipalities Organization, the Social Security Organization, and the Ministry of the Interior, and with international nongovernmental organizations such as the World Bank, the Open Society Institute, and the Netherlands Association of Municipalities. His work in Iran has included evaluating humanitarian relief and rebuilding projects in the aftermath of the devastating 2003 earthquake in Bam.

Academic career

Tajbakhsh's academic research examines the evolving nature of Iranian state institutions and the policy-making process in Iran. In 2006, he completed a three-year study of the local government sector in Iran. He is the author of two books, The Promise of the City: Space, Identity and Politics in Contemporary Social Thought (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press 2001), and Social Capital: Trust, Democracy and Development (Tehran: Shiraze Publishers 2005, in Persian). He has also published numerous scholarly articles, as well as non-academic writings on cinema and culture.

Kian

Kian (Persian: كيان‎‎, also Romanized as Kīān; also known as Shahr-e Kīān (Persian: شهر کیان), Shahrak and Sharar) is a city in the Central District of Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. It is also a somewhat common name. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,922, in 2,645 families.

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Kian (disambiguation)

Kian is a city in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.

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Kian (given name)

Kian is a Persian given name meaning "king" or "realm." In Kurdish it is written "Kiyan". The name Kian may refer to:

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