The highly competitive Berlin Prize is awarded annually to U.S.-based scholars, writers, composers and artists from the United States who represent the highest standards of excellence in their fields. 

Karim will join the Berlin Class of Spring 2026. Her project, “Pockets of Restraint in Violent Security Forces, will look globally for pockets of restraint that emerge among different security forces around the world based on research from her NSF CAREER award (that was recently terminated).