Awards

1991- Otto Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Prize of SPSSI for the best article on International Relations.

2000-2001- Golestan Fellowship, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences

2002- First runner of the Otto Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Prize of SPSSI for the best article on International Relations.

2006- Alexander George Award of the International Society of Political Psychology for the best book in Political Psychology (Stereotypes and Prejudice in Conflict published in 2005 by Cambridge University Press). .

2006- Peace Scholar Award of the Peace and Justice Studies Association for 2006 for great scholarship and hard work in studying conflicts and peace making