Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with Global Politics & International Relations Why the War in Ukraine Matters Professor Alex Bick had a bird's-eye view of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2021 as a White House adviser at the time. He joined our faculty last year and this fall, he's teaching a new course that traces the evolution of the war to examine core problems in national security, foreign policy, and strategic decision making. Read More Global Politics & International Relations, National Security 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 Kirsten Gelsdorf: Examining Today’s Humanitarian Crises and Organizations Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy professor Kirsten Gelsdorf spoke to UVA Lifetime Learning's podcast about the current state of worldwide humanitarian crises and organizations poised to address them. Read More Global Politics & International Relations, Humanitarian Policy, Research and Commentary, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative, International and Global Affairs Childcare: An overlooked response to emergencies Providing childcare in humanitarian emergencies is a win-win strategy for women and children. It’s time to make it a reality for more families. Read More Global Politics & International Relations, Research and Commentary, International Development, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Rural poverty, climate change, and family migration from Guatemala David Leblang, Director of the Batten School’s Global Policy Center, along with co-authors, assesses the root causes of migration from Guatemala. Read More Global Politics & International Relations, Research and Commentary, International Development, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative, International and Global Affairs Harry Harding Harry Harding is university professor emeritus and professor emeritus of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, a senior fellow in the Miller Center of Public Affairs at UVA, and Adjunct Chair Professor in the College of Social Science at National Chengchi University in Taipei, where he holds a Yushan Scholarship. Harding is a specialist on Asia and U.S. - Asian relations. Read More Batten Publication, Faculty, Global Politics & International Relations, Event, News, Research, Research Speaker, International Development, Workshop, Department of Politics, Political Science Peter Johannessen Peter Johannessen is an assistant professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Johannessen’s research explores how popular participation shapes the local policy-making process, including projects that focus on local electoral responsiveness and the design of participatory governance institutions in Brazil. Read More Batten Publication, Faculty, Global Politics & International Relations, Event, News, Research, Research Speaker, International Development, Workshop, Political Science David Leblang David Leblang is a professor of public policy at the Batten School, the Ambassador Henry J. Taylor and Mrs Marion R. Taylor Endowed Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, and the Randolph Compton Professor of Public Affairs at UVA's Miller Center. Leblang is a scholar of political economy with research interests in global migration and in the politics of financial markets. Read More Batten Publication, Faculty, Global Politics & International Relations, Event, News, Research, Research Speaker, International Development, Workshop, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative, Department of Politics, Political Science Pagination Subscribe to Global Politics & International Relations Categories Alumni(6) Personal Statement(3) MPP(40) New Student(19) Application(34) Admissions(52) Study Abroad (1)Career Outcomes(8) BA(69) Accelerated MPP(63) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Events(14) Faculty(2) Essays(8) Student Life(38) Curriculum(34) SE Minor(27) Batten Ambassadors(30) Policy Minor(45) Recommendations(11)