About Events America’s Electoral Future: Where Are the Parties Headed? America’s Electoral Future: Where Are the Parties Headed? May 13, 2021 11:00 AM Online via Zoom Register Three political experts discuss the state of America’s political parties during these extraordinary and unsettling times. The panelists will consider polarization, challenges that current partisanship pose to American democracy, and the deep historical roots of contemporary political developments. Jennifer Lawless Jennifer L. Lawless is the Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor of Politics and professor of public policy at the University of Virginia and at the Batten School. Lawless is also a Senior Fellow at UVA's Miller Center. Her research focuses on political ambition, campaigns and elections, and media and politics. Read full bio Related Content Jennifer Lawless The Visible Hand: Race and Online Market Outcomes Research We examine the effect of race on market outcomes by selling iPods through local online classified advertisements throughout the United States. Each ad features a photograph including a dark- or light-skinned hand, or one with a wrist tattoo. Why aren't more moms running for office? One group is hoping to change that News Moms are a political force in voting but are underrepresented as candidates. In an interview with NPR, Batten School Professor Jennifer Lawless shares some ideas about that disparity. Liberal, Conservative Professors Find Common Ground in Shared Course News Mary Kate Cary and Jennifer Lawless taught a class from both sides of the political spectrum with success. Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Jennifer Lawless Jennifer L. Lawless is the Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor of Politics and professor of public policy at the University of Virginia and at the Batten School. Lawless is also a Senior Fellow at UVA's Miller Center. Her research focuses on political ambition, campaigns and elections, and media and politics. Read full bio
The Visible Hand: Race and Online Market Outcomes Research We examine the effect of race on market outcomes by selling iPods through local online classified advertisements throughout the United States. Each ad features a photograph including a dark- or light-skinned hand, or one with a wrist tattoo.
Why aren't more moms running for office? One group is hoping to change that News Moms are a political force in voting but are underrepresented as candidates. In an interview with NPR, Batten School Professor Jennifer Lawless shares some ideas about that disparity.
Liberal, Conservative Professors Find Common Ground in Shared Course News Mary Kate Cary and Jennifer Lawless taught a class from both sides of the political spectrum with success.