Alum Awards Night 2018

Alum Awards Night 2018

Dr. Evren Balta (’07) received our Distinguished Alum Award at our annual Alum Awards Night held May 2018. Until 2017, Dr. Balta was Associate Prof. of Political Science and International Relations at Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi of Istanbul, Turkey. She is now a faculty member in the Department of International Relations, Özyeğin Üniversitesi. Dr. Balta received the award for her outstanding work on political violence, security, and citizenship. Dr. Balta’s acceptance speech can be viewed in its entirety here on the Program’s YouTube channel. Excerpts from an updated version of her speech are reproduced here, from our department newsletter, Homo Politicus.