# Zep Kalb


## Pages

- [CV](https://zepkalb.com/cv/)
- [Databases](https://zepkalb.com/databases/): Please contact me if you would like access to my databases. If you use my data in your research, please cite the codebooks. Iran Economic Protest Database (IEPD) The Iran Economic Protest Database (IEPD) is an event catalogue of all instances of socio-economic contention and collective action reported in Persian between 2012 and 2021 by two major news agencies in Iran: Tasnim News Agency and the Iran Labor News Agency (or ILNA). The original purpose of the dataset is to examine the dynamics of labor protest in Iran during a period of intensified international sanctions. The IEPD stands out for&hellip;
- [Teaching](https://zepkalb.com/teaching/): I&#8217;m very passionate about teaching. I&#8217;m always looking to incorporate new methods, especially those that help reduce classroom inequality, stimulate a participatory and collaborative study environment, and improve learning outcomes. At UCLA, I assisted in teaching undergraduate courses at the Department of Sociology. I also TA&#8217;ed at the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE). I&#8217;ve taught classes on social movements, economic sociology, social networks, the sociology of violence, and regional and area studies.
- [Zep Kalb](https://zepkalb.com/): Welcome! I&#8217;m Zep Kalb, a sociologist and Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University. I&#8217;m affiliated with the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) and the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies. I am a political and economic sociologist interested in comparative-historical questions around labor, development, and welfare politics, with a focus on Iran and the Middle East. My research examines how labor institutions and worker movements shape political and economic life. In my own and collaborative projects, I routinely integrate archival, survey, qualitative, and statistical methods. My work is published in leading journals such as the&hellip;


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