What must the world be like for science to be possible?
An ontological question about the conditions that make science possible.
Sociologist and researcher in science and technology studies
Dr. Farhad Bayani
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Head of the Department of Science and Technology Studies, Institute for Cultural, Social and Civilizational Studies, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Iran
The social is real, and understanding it begins with defending reality against its reduction to individuals.
10+Books and translations
7International articles
30+Peer-reviewed articles
16Years of university teaching
Research interests
- Critical realism
- Sociology of science and knowledge
- Sociology of religion
- Science and religion
- Social theory
- Philosophy of the social sciences
- Quantitative and qualitative methodology
- Social problems
Selected articles
Published in international and Iranian peer-reviewed journals
- 2023
Scientific Imperialism; Economics Imperialism against Sociology in Iran
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 14(4): 1–18
International - 2023
Islamic Fundamentalism as a Lifestyle? A Sociological Study of Islamic Fundamentalism among Sunni Kurds of Iran
British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 50(1): 123–141
International - 2021
Islam, Society and Kurds: Islamic Fundamentalism among Iranian Kurds
Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, 15(2): 233–253
International - 2018
The Ontology of Social Reality from Critical Realism’s Perspective; Focusing on the Ideas of Margaret Archer and Andrew Sayer
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 9(3): 57–70
International
Books
Authored and translated
A Community in Search of SalvationA sociological explanation of Islamic fundamentalism (in Persian)
War and Social TheoryWorld, Value and Identity (Persian translation)
Explaining SocietyCritical realism in the social sciences (Persian translation)
Science on the Scale of EthicsResearch ethics in the humanities and social sciences (in Persian)
Scientific ImperialismOn individualist knowledge against the social (in Persian)
Writings
Short essays, op-eds and interviews
Between positivism and interpretivism
Critical realism as a third way between two dominant methodological traditions.
How nominalism reduces the social to the individual
A critique of individualist tendencies in Iranian social science.
Get in touch
For lecture invitations, research collaboration, peer review or questions about the articles.
- Institute emailf.bayani@iscs.ac.ir
- Emailbayani892@gmail.com
- Phone+982122570666 (ext. 266)
- AddressInstitute for Cultural, Social and Civilizational Studies, Tehran, Iran