Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with Political Science Citizens Can Drive Democracy, Even After a SCOTUS Ruling Xiao Wang (MPP '09) an assistant professor at the Law School and Batten School and an expert on the U.S. Constitution, spoke at this week's "Batten Hour" about the implications of citizen-driven initiatives in response to unpopular rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. Read More Alum in Action, Political Science, School of Law, Domestic Policy & Politics, Democracy Restoring the Balance How can Congress reclaim its constitutional authority to shape foreign policy? Gerald Warburg, Batten professor of practice of public policy, offers insight in an article in the Wilson Quarterly. Read More Faculty In Action, Global Politics & International Relations, International and Global Affairs, Political Science Ashley Jardina As of Fall 2023, Ashley Jardina is an assistant professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Jardina’s research focuses on racial attitudes, racial conflict, and the way in which group identities influence political preferences in the United States. Read More Faculty, Political Science, Domestic Policy & Politics Legislative Effectiveness, Progressive Ambition, and Electoral Success Read More Center for Effective Lawmaking, Political Science, Domestic Policy & Politics Nancy Pelosi Was the Key Democratic Messenger of Her Generation. Passing the Torch Will Empower Younger Leadership Batten School professor Gerald Warburg, in a piece written for The Conversation, states that Nancy Pelosi's stepping aside will leave the door open for others. Read More Research and Commentary, Political Science, Domestic Policy & Politics Civilian national service programs can powerfully increase youth voter turnout Enrolling young people to participate as Teach For America (TFA) teachers has a large positive effect on rates of voter turnout among those young people who participate. This effect is considerably larger than many previous efforts to increase youth voter turnout. After their 2 years of service, these young adults vote at a rate 5.7 to 8.6 percentage points higher than that of similar nonparticipant counterparts. These results suggest that civilian national service programs targeted at young people show great promise in narrowing the enduring participation gap between younger and older citizens in the United States. Read More Political Science, Democracy Volden Wins Honor for Paper That Highlights How Women Policymakers Thrive Batten's Craig Volden and co-author Rachel Augustine Potter were recognized for their research exploring the effectiveness of female agency leaders. They discuss the "glass walls" effect and the potential implications of their findings. Read More Accolades, Center for Effective Lawmaking, Political Science The Primary Path for Turning Legislative Effectiveness into Electoral Success Effective lawmakers are the workhorses of the US Congress, yet we know little about the electoral payoffs of their efforts. Are effective lawmakers better at warding off challengers in the next election? Do they win at a greater rate? Read More Center for Effective Lawmaking, Political Science 400 million voting records show profound racial and geographic disparities in voter turnout in the United States This paper documents the extent and nature of inequities in voter participation in the United States with a level of granularity and precision that previous research has not afforded. Read More Political Science, Domestic Policy & Politics To Run or Not to Run? Not Enough Women Consider Political Office in the First Place. A new report by Batten School Professor Jennifer Lawless highlights the gender gap in political ambition. The research declares that “politics remains a game for men.” Read More Center for Effective Lawmaking, Research and Commentary, Racial Justice and Equity, Political Science, Domestic Policy & Politics Pagination Page 1 Next page ›› Subscribe to Political Science Categories Faculty(2) Batten Ambassadors(24) Application(30) SE Minor(18) Accelerated MPP(52) Curriculum(32) Personal Statement(2) BA(55) Essays(7) MPP(37) Recommendations(10) Policy Minor(35) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Admissions(43) New Student(10) Student Life(32) Alumni(4) Career Outcomes(8) Study Abroad (1)Events(11)