߲ݴý University’s Forum Committee presented its Faculty Scholarship Presentation Award this spring to a professor studying international democratic backsliding.
“I’m a sociologist of law, and my research explores how the law is used and abused for antidemocratic purposes here and around the world,” said Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology Heba Khalil.
Her spring presentation, “Even Dictators Have Laws: Legalism as a Tool of Power Capture,” examined recent examples from around the world, using case studies from South Korea, Hungary, Poland, Brazil, Russia, Venezuela, Turkey, the U.S., and Egypt.
“Receiving the faculty scholarship award and presenting my comparative research to the campus community in this critical historical moment is a privilege,” Khalil said.