Fellows

The following is a list of the current Open Society Fellows.

Asef Bayat

Asef Bayat will study unconventional forms of activism “from below” in the Arab world and beyond.

David Cole

Law professor David Cole will write a book that explores the effectiveness of civil society organizations in making human rights meaningful.

Jacob Dlamini

Jacob Dlamini’s work examines the lingering effects of the apartheid-era culture of secrecy on South Africa’s efforts to forge a democratic and open society.

Helen Epstein

Helen Epstein will write a book on charity and the politics of epidemics.

John Feffer

By interviewing contemporary witnesses, Feffer will look at lessons learned from the Soviet collapse and its aftermath.

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Felbab-Brown will study seven illicit economies to draw lessons about ways to enhance human rights and security.

James Forman, Jr.

James Forman, Jr., is writing the history of criminal justice policy in Washington, D.C., from the 1970s to the present.

Petina Gappah

Petina Gappah, a Zimbabwean lawyer and writer, will survey the rising influence of Pentecostal churches in Africa and its effect on human rights, democracy, and social justice.

Mark Gevisser

Gevisser is writing a book on the rights of sexual minorities in the age of globalization.

Angelo Izama

Angelo Izama will use a variety of media to chronicle the rise of the oil sector in Uganda and work to counteract the “resource curse.”

Jameel Jaffer

Jameel Jaffer will write a book about the transformation of official secrecy and individual privacy in the United States since September 11, 2001.

Suki Kim

Suki Kim will tell the stories of ordinary North Koreans in the wake of tumultuous changes in the region.

Diarmid O’Sullivan

Veteran activist and writer Diarmid O’Sullivan will investigate whether increased transparency leads to greater accountability in resource-extractive industries.

Asim Rafiqui

Photojournalist Asim Rafiqui will use a variety of media to present a more nuanced and personal perspective on the issue of access to justice in Pakistan.

Ben Rawlence

Ben Rawlence will record the stories of young Somali refugees in Kenya, to learn of their hopes for their country and their aspirations for themselves.