Protest Waves After the Arab Spring and Gezi Park: Divergent Trajectories Across the Globe

Sakıp Sabancı Annual Lecture 2025 by Prof. Zeynep Tüfekçi, Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton University 

Introduced by Prof. Edhem Eldem, Sakıp Sabancı Visiting Professor of Turkish Studies, Columbia University.

About the Speaker:

Zeynep Tüfekçi is the Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University and a columnist for The New York Times. Her work revolves around the intersection of technology, science, and society, and covers pressing topics such as social media, artificial intelligence, the pandemic, politics, and democracy. She approaches social challenges using complex and systems-based thinking, focusing strongly on policy and societal response.

Monday, April 28, 2025, The Italian Academy, Teatro, Columbia University (1161 Amsterdam Ave.)

Event begins at 4:30 PM

In-person only. Registration is required. Please register here.

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This event is supported by the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University.