2025

▪ Abbey, M., [&] Akbari, A. (2025). A Critique of Surveillant Assemblage: Bodies, Desire, and the Limits of the Data Double. Surveillance [&] Society, 23(4), 511–517.

▪ Akbari, A. (2025). The Birth of Code/Body. In B. Roessler [&] V. Steeves (Eds.), Being Human in the Digital World: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (pp. 129–142). chapter, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

▪ Akbari, A. (2025). Big Tech authoritarianism: Political synergies of an emerging power. Dialogues on Digital Society(online first).

▪ Akbari, A. [&] Wood, David M. (2025). Towards a Critical Political Economy of Surveillance and Digital Authoritarianism. Surveillance [&] Society, 23 (1): 152-158.

▪ Akbari, A. [&] Masiero, S. (eds.) (2025). Critical ICT4D (Information and Communication Technologies for Development), Routledge.

▪ Akbari, A. (2025). Digital Development Dilemma. In A. Akbari [&] S. Masiero (eds.). Critical ICT4D (Information and Communication Technologies for Development), Routledge, 15-29.

▪ Akbari, A. [&] Masiero, S. (2025). Introduction. In A. Akbari [&] S. Masiero (eds.). Critical ICT4D (Information and Communication Technologies for Development), Routledge, 1-11.

▪ Madon, S., Akbari, A., [&] Masiero, S. (2025). The Evolution of ICT4D: Content, Context, and Process. In A. Akbari [&] S. Masiero (eds.). Critical ICT4D (Information and Communication Technologies for Development), Routledge, 30-39.

2024

▪ Akbari, A. (2024). The politics of data justice: exit, voice, or rehumanisation? Information, Communication [&] Society, 28(6), 989–1005.

▪ Akbari, A. (2024). Information and communication technology for development (ICT4D). In The Companion to Development Studies (4th ed). Routledge, 521-525.

2023

▪ Akbari, A. (2023). Situating Data: A critique of universalist approaches to data. In T. Osborne, [&] P. Jones (eds.), A Research Agenda for Digital Geographies. Glos: Edward Elgar, 127-132.

▪ Akbari, A., [&] Masiero, S. (2023). Critical ICT4D: The Need for a Paradigm Change. In: Jones, M.R., Mukherjee, A.S., Thapa, D., Zheng, Y. (eds) After Latour: Globalisation, Inequity and Climate Change. IFIPJWC 2023. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 696. Cham: Springer, 350-5.

▪ Akbari, A. (2023). Book Review: Politics of Rightful Killing. Civil Society, Gender, and Sexuality in Weblogistan. Anthropos, 118:2, 663-4.

▪ Dodds, K., Taylor, Z., Akbari, A., Castán Broto, V., Detterbeck, K., Inverardi-Ferri, C., Lee, K., Mamadouh, V., Ramutsindela, M., Yuan Woon, C. (2023) The Russian invasion of Ukraine: implications for politics, territory and governance, Territory, Politics, Governance, 11:8, 1519-1536.

2022

▪ Akbari, A. (2022). Authoritarian Smart Cities: A Research Agenda. Surveillance [&] Society, 20:4, 441-449.

2021

▪ Akbari, A. (2021). Authoritarian Surveillance: A Corona Test. Surveillance [&] Society, 19:1, 98-103.
Conference Papers

▪ Akbari, A. (2021). Threat of Automating Control: Surveillance of Women’s Clothing in Iran. In A. Završnik, [&] V. Badalič (eds.), Automating Crime Prevention, Surveillance, and Military Operations. Cham: Springer, 183-199.

▪ Akbari, A. (2021). A Resilient ICT4D Approach to ECO Countries’ Education Response during COVID-19 Pandemic. In S. Masiero, [&] P. Nielsen (Eds.), IFIP 9.4 Conference Proceedings 2021: Resilient ICT4D. International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP)’s Working Group on the Implications of Information and Digital Technologies for Development. Department of Informatics, University of Oslo.

▪ Akbari, A. (2021). Academic Reading for Non-Native English Speakers. HINT: Heidelberg Inspirations for Innovative Teaching, 2, 29-47.

▪ Akbari, A. (2021). FEMINISTISCHE+DIGITALE+GEOGRAPHIE+N: die Politik einer Kontamination. Feministisches Geo-RundMail, 85, 6-11.

2020

▪ Akbari A. (2020). Follow the Thing: Data – Contestations over Data from the Global South. Antipode, 52:2, 408-429.

2019

▪ Akbari, A. (2019). Spatial|Data Justice: Mapping and Digitised Strolling against Moral Police in Iran. Development Informatics Working Paper no.76, University of Manchester, UK.

▪ Akbari, A., [&] Gabdulhakov, R. (2019). Platform Surveillance and Resistance in Iran and Russia: The Case of Telegram. Surveillance and Society, 17:1/2, 223-231

2011

▪ Madani, S., Akbari, A. et al. (2011). Drug Management in Iran: A Periodical Schema. Addiction Research and theory, 19:2, 112-120.

Dissertations

▪ Akbari. A. (2020). Surveillance as Spatial Injustice: The Case of Iran. PhD Dissertation, Heidelberg University.

▪ Akbari, A. (2011). Public sexual harassment in Tehran: shame, respectability, honour and gender performativity. MSc Dissertation, LSE Gender Institute, September 2011.

For my publications in Farsi please visit my Farsi website.

Akbari, A. (2026, Jan) Iran’s Case Should Put an End to Illusions About Digital Sovereignty, Tech Policy Press.

Akbari, A. (2023, Apr) ‘The internet is a crucial space for women to build international solidarity‘ – Opinion: An internet that women want? It looks like this, CNN Opinion and As Equals.

Akbari, A. (2022, Nov) Iran: Digital Spaces of Protest and Control: Piloting Report on the Guide on Digitally-Mediated Assemblies, European Center for Not-for-Profit Law.

Akbari, A. (2022, September 27) Iran’s women need a free and global internet, The Guardian (print).

Akbari, A. (2022, September 26) Shutting down the internet is another brutal blow against women by the Iranian regime, Retrieved from The Guardian/Opinion (online).

Akbari, A. (2021). 01110011 01101111 01110011 [SOS]. Surveillance & Society 19(4): 441-444.

Akbari, A. (2021). Navigating through a Carpet-Map. Retrieved from the Personal Website. https://azadeh-akbari.com/navigating-through-a-carpet-map/ [to be published in the book, “Experimental and Radical Cartographies”, by Philippe Rekacewicz and Nepthys Zwer]

Akbari, A. (2015, September 28). Young Afghans Weigh Their Future. Retrieved from UNHCR Tracks: http://tracks.unhcr.org/2015/09/youny-afghans-weigh-their-future/

Akbari, A. (2009). The Women’s Movement: An Emerging Power. LSE IDEAS Strategic Updates: Prospects for Reform? The Iranian Elections, June 2009, 11-14.

Documentaries

Short documentary on Haruki Murakami, Tamasha Magazine, BBC Persian Television, July 2013, 15 Minutes