Karina Piser’s research explored measures to promote French secularism in public high schools in immigrant-heavy areas. Beginning in suburbs of Paris, she interviewed students, teachers, administrators, and education-policy practitioners to better understand how the government is targeting schools to improve social cohesion in the aftermath of the 2015 and 2016 terrorist attacks. Prior to receiving the ICWA fellowship, Karina was an editor at World Politics Review, and has previously held positions at the Council on Foreign Relations, the European Council on Foreign Relations, and the U.N. High Commissioner on Human Rights in Tunis, Tunisia. She holds a master’s degree from Sciences Po Paris, and has written for Foreign Policy, The Atlantic, and World Politics Review, among other publications.
Foreign Policy: Karina Piser on Japan’s fertility crisis
“Cash Can’t Fix Japan’s Fertility Crisis,” by Karina Piser (France, 2017-2019), Foreign Policy, October 23, 2023
Mother Jones: Karina Piser on unionizing bicycle couriers
New York’s food deliverers are banding together to demand labor protections and benefits.
Teen Vogue: Karina Piser on the community college crisis
Dropping enrollment during the pandemic is effectively closing a critical gateway for disadvantaged students.
WPR: Karina Piser on French schools and radicalization
France’s teachers have been charged with instilling “republican values” in public schools. They are finding it an overwhelming task.
Mother Jones: Karina Piser on food-insecure families losing funding
An important resource in fighting child hunger is set expire, leaving millions of children without funds for food.