Datasets

Event and Collective Action Data

Saber Khani and Mohammad Ali Kadivar. 2023. “Sanctuaries or Battlegrounds: State Penetration in Places of Worship, University Campuses, and State Bureaucracy for Pro-Government Mobilization Evidence from Iran (2015-2019).” Harvard Dataverse, V1. (link)

Mohammad Ali Kadivar and Saber Khani. “Islamic Republic Martyrs Dataset (IRMD) (1980-1988).” N = 214,000$^{+}$ individuals.

Saber Khani. “Petroprotest: Oil-Related Unarmed Protests Across 160 Countries (2005-2019).” N = 8000$^{+}$ events.

Survey Data

Saber Khani. Iraq National Survey (Feb-May 2025): 750$^{+}$ respondents across all 18 governorates. A survey covering Iraqi citizens’ protest participation since 2015, perceptions of oil sector corruption and governance, and attitudes toward environmental impacts and economic policies.

Saber Khani. Basra City Survey (Mar-Apr 2025): 500 participants from Basra city neighborhoods. A focused survey covering the same national topics while adding Basra-specific questions about proximity to oil infrastructure, local impacts of petroleum facilities on daily life, and comparative regional perspectives.