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Karen Barkey

Karen Barkey is an American sociologist and professor who currently serves as the Bertie K. Hawver Kellogg Chair of Sociology and Religion Bard College. Previously, she has served as the Chair of Religious Diversity at the Othering & Belonging Institute at University of California, Berkeley, and as director for the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life at Columbia University.

Her work mostly focuses on comparative and historical studies of states, largely focusing on the Ottoman Empire. She has also studied religious tolerance policies within states and their effects. Provided by Wikipedia