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

Janie Chuang
Janie Chuang, a law professor, is formulating a new agenda for preventing human trafficking.

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.

Mark Gevisser
An award-winning journalist and author, Gevisser is writing a book on the rights of sexual minorities in the age of globalization.

Gregg Gonsalves
Gregg Gonsalves seeks to apply lessons learned during the AIDS crisis to other urgent global health challenges.

Ian Johnson
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Ian Johnson looks at how faith-based groups create new space for rights activism.

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

Ken Silverstein
Journalist Ken Silverstein will look at bribery and graft in international energy markets.

Chris Soghoian
Digital privacy activist Chris Soghoian explores new ways to protect consumer privacy in an increasingly insecure telecommunications market.

Sarah Spencer
Spencer is investigating the provision of essential services to irregular migrants across Europe.

Martina Vandenberg
Vandenberg is creating a public law center to bring attorneys together with victims of trafficking.

Marcy Westerling
Open Society Fellow Marcy Westerling is a community organizer who will map progressive infrastucture in rural areas.