PinnedBeliz BayulgenBeyond Recovery? : Accounts of a Student “Activist” Through Democratic Backsliding, Day 8For the last year, I’ve lived in New Haven, Istanbul, Paris, and Washington, D.C. The last time I lived outside of Istanbul, I didn’t yet…Jul 14, 2022Jul 14, 2022
PinnedBeliz BayulgenBeyond Recovery? : Accounts of a Politics Student Through Democratic BackslidingDay 1: I have no idea what’s going on. Let’s see if we can figure it out.Mar 24, 2021Mar 24, 2021
Beliz BayulgenBeyond Recovery? : Daily Accounts of a Student “Activist” Through Democratic Backsliding, Day 7Unfortunately for myself and everyone else reading this, my brain has been on loop surrounding the general themes of my last post. I’ve…Jul 22, 2021Jul 22, 2021
Beliz BayulgenBeyond Recovery? : Daily Accounts of a Student “Activist” Through Democratic Backsliding, Day 6Today, I had a meeting with my Political Thought professor to discuss and review my midterm. As I write this, I’m extremely humored by the…Apr 23, 2021Apr 23, 2021
Beliz BayulgenBeyond Recovery? : Daily Accounts of a Student “Activist” Through Democratic Backsliding, Day 5I wake up at about 6 A.M., almost by accident. I kill time on Duolingo trying to learn French until I inevitably fall back asleep, yet I…Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
Beliz BayulgenBeyond Recovery? : Daily Accounts of a Politics Student Through Democratic Backsliding, Day 4Let me pick up where I left off last night.Mar 29, 2021Mar 29, 2021
Beliz BayulgenBeyond Recovery? : Daily Accounts of a Politics Student Through Democratic Backsliding, Day 3The morning starts out as a blur, I didn’t feel truly awake until I was hit with a shock wave of anxiety as I realize it is almost 13.00…Mar 25, 2021Mar 25, 2021
Beliz BayulgenBeyond Recovery? : Daily Accounts of a Politics Student Through Democratic Backsliding, Day 2On what should’ve been a peaceful Wednesday morning, I wake up to the frightful realization that despite the fact that I had left our…Mar 24, 2021Mar 24, 2021