Dr. Azadeh Shabani is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Global Partnership Network (GPN) Graduate School, University of Kassel, working on Critical Theory, Decolonial and Postcolonial Thought, Political Philosophy, and Feminist/Recognition Debates. She holds a PhD in Political Science–Political Thought (with distinction, 1st rank) from Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, and was previously a Visiting Researcher at Goethe University Frankfurt under Prof. Rainer Forst. Her work has appeared in venues such as Middle East Critique, Philosophy in the Contemporary World, and Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (JSAMES).