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Voter Turnout
Oct 26, 2022

How gender, race, age and voter ID laws affect whether a voter actually casts a ballot

Democracy

Young Americans say they are interested in politics, but few of them vote. Writing for The Conversation, Batten School professor John Holbein offers some ideas on how to encourage them. 

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Holbein Email
Dec 20, 2021

African Americans Are Less Likely to Receive Responses to Emails, Study Finds

Social Psychology
Racial Justice and Equity

New evidence from a team of researchers, including Batten professor John Holbein, suggests that everyday racial discrimination is far more widespread than previous studies have indicated.

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Christine Mahoney
Feb 02, 2021

Mahoney Receives UVA's Public Impact-Focused Research Award

International and Global Affairs
Migration
Advocacy

During UVA's annual Research Achievement Awards, Christine Mahoney, professor of public policy and politics and director of SE@UVA, was recognized for her work supporting the rights of displaced people locally, nationally and globally. Batten's John Holbein and Jay Shimshack were also acknowledged for their research contributions. 

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mail_in_ballot
Sep 08, 2020

Holbein: Mail-In Balloting Increases Turnout, but Benefits Neither Party

Political Science
Democracy

Voting by mail is a safe way to cast a ballot during the current pandemic, and does not benefit either political party, according to Batten's John Holbein.

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