Virtual Award Ceremony will be held on Friday, December 10, 2021, 12:00PM to 1:30PM (EST)
Osman Kavala, a Turkish publisher, and philanthropist, has been awarded the Courage in Public Scholarship Award by the Transregional Center for Democratic Studies’ (TCDS), The New School for Social Research. For four years, Kavala was detained by the Turkish government for his civil society activism and for promoting intercultural understanding and regional dialogue.
Presenters:
Opening Address: Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, Director to the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute
Panel:
Seyla Benhabib, Eugene Meyer Professor of Political Science and Professor of Philosophy
Michael Ignatieff, Professor of History, Central European University
Moderator:
Aryeh Neier, President Emeritus, Open Societies Foundations
Learn more about the Courage in Public Scholarship Award Here.