Alfred Landecker Democracy Fellow Asha Shajan has written an article for The American Kahani about the US Election Day 2020, what she observed, and what she felt. Her article outlines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in her work as a healthcare professional and relates the same sense of anxiety to the elections. She explains her family’s journey to where they are today, and fears what the future may hold.
You can read Asha’s full article here.
Classism describes discrimination based on social origin. It is directed against people from the poor or working class, it affects life expectancy and limits access to housing, education, health care and recognition. With "Solidarisch gegen Klassismus" (With Solidarity against Classism), Senior Fellow Francis Seeck and Brigitte Theißl publish the first German-language anthology on anti-classicism.
Senior Fellow Noam Schimmel's latest article "On the Loneliness and Dissonance of Being a Survivor of the Rwandan Genocide Against the Tutsi" has been published in the Journal of Victimology and Victim Justice.
Senior Fellow Anoush Baghdassarian's article "The History Behind the Violence in Nagorno-Karabakh" has been published to Lawfare, a blog dedicated to national security issues.
