Hannah Arendt Award for Political Thought

It is with great pleasure and pride that we announce Roger Berkowitz and Jerome Kohn have been given the Hannah Arendt Award for Political Thought from The Heinrich Böll Foundation. In the work they have done to preserve the thought and legacy of Hannah Arendt, Roger Berkowitz and Jerome Kohn join a list of exceptional awardees including: Julia Kristeva, Tony Judt, Michael Ignatieff, and others. The Annual award was created “to honor individuals who identify critical and unseen aspects of current political events and who are not afraid to enter the public realm by presenting their opinion in controversial political discussions.” You can read more about the prize here:. And, please join me in congratulating them.