MENASP Network Database

Social Policy Database

Database of Middle East North Africa Social Policy Expertise

Name
Dr. Yaghoob Foroutan
Biography

Dr Yaghoob Foroutan completed PhD in Demography & Sociology Program at the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. His doctoral dissertation on Muslim/Non-Muslim women's employment differentials in Australia was awarded The W. D. Borrie Essay Prize by the Australian Population Association. He has been Post-Doctoral Fellow at The University of Waikato, New Zealand (2010-2012), where he now holds a position as Research Associate at The University of Waikato Islamic Studies Group, Hamilton, New Zealand. Further, he is Associate Professor of Demography at Department of Social Sciences, The University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran. Dr Foroutan also holds position as Adjunct Fellow at School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.

Qualifications
Doctorate, Australian National University
Current or most recent Employer

Associate Professor at University of Mazandaran& Research Associate at University of Waikato

University of Mazandaran
Time in Post - 23

Organisation Type: University

Regional Expertise

Disciplinary or professional background

Religious/clerical, Sociology, Other

Languages

English (Spoken), English (Written), English (Primary Writing Language), French (Primary Writing Language), Other* (Spoken), Other* (Written),
Other *Farsi (Persian)

Contact Info

y_foroutan@yahoo.com

Flagstaff
Social Media

Yaghoob Foroutan

Public Profiles

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/religion_and_society/people/researchers/associate_professor_yaghoob_foroutan

Current Areas of Policy Interest
Engagement

Academic publications

Academic conferences

Professional or Trade Press

Radio

Television