He is the author of Under the Shadow of Khomeinism: problems and prospects for democracy in post-revolutionary Iran (Rowman & Littlefield, 2010). Dr. Mahdavi’s latest journal articles and book chapters include ‘The West and the Rest (2007)”; “On the ‘Dignity of Difference’: Neither ‘the Clash of Civilizations’ nor ‘the End of History’” (2008,co-authored); “Universalism from Below: Muslims and Democracy in Context” (2009); “Islam/Muslim and Political Leadership” (2009); “Iranian Nuclear Ambitions and Political Reform” (2007); “Rethinking Structure and Agency in Democratization: Iranian Lessons” (2008); and “Democracy form Within: Democratization in Post-Khatami Iran (2009).” He is currently working on two projects: “Post-Islamist Discourse in the Muslim World” and “Dialogue among Civilizations and beyond.”