Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with International and Global Affairs Leblang: How resettling Afghan refugees might help Afghanistan’s future In an article for The Washington Post, Batten's David Leblang and co-author Margaret Peters explain how migrants help their home countries by building trade ties and by sending back both cash and political knowledge. Read More Humanitarian Policy, Research and Commentary, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative, International and Global Affairs Batten Experts Discuss Humanitarian Response to Earthquake in Haiti with BBC, Christian Science Monitor Batten School experts are weighing in on the international humanitarian response to the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that shook Haiti last weekend. Batten professor Kirsten Gelsdorf, who worked in 2010 as the Humanitarian Advisor to President Clinton in his role as the UN Special Envoy for the Haiti Earthquake, spoke to The Christian Science Monitor and alum Makayla Palazzo (MPP ’18) joined "BBC World News" live from Port-au-Prince. Read More Humanitarian Policy, Research and Commentary, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative, International and Global Affairs Alum in Action: The Data Beneath the Data Batten alum Cameron Haddad (MPP ’20) takes a closer look at everything from health care in South Africa to children’s welfare in Tajikistan, with a core maxim in mind: Remember the people on the other side of the numbers. Read More Alum in Action, International and Global Affairs Telling the Whole Story: Batten Students Tackle the Border Crisis from a New Angle In Professor Lucy Bassett’s class on the U.S./Mexico border, students learn to integrate their policy knowledge with storytelling techniques to reach new audiences. Their multimedia projects bring the border crisis to life. Read More International and Global Affairs Gelsdorf Talks Humanitarian Aid Misconceptions on NPR's 'With Good Reason' Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf has spent over 20 years working for the United Nations and other organizations in the humanitarian sector. On a recent episode of "With Good Reason," Gelsdorf discussed her experience in disaster zones as well as commonly-held misconceptions about humanitarian aid. Read More Research and Commentary, UVA Humanitarian Collaborative, International and Global Affairs China’s Minority Policy Signals a “More Normal Autocracy,” Batten Professor Says The country’s repressive response to political violence reflects a surge in Chinese nationalism, Batten professor Philip Potter told an online audience during the latest edition of Batten Expert Chats. Read More National Security Policy Center, International and Global Affairs, National Security Taiwan’s Struggle to Internationalize Its Higher Education System In the latest edition of Batten Expert Chats, Syaru Shirley Lin, Compton Visiting Professor at the Miller Center, and Harry Harding, founding dean of the Batten School and professor of public policy, discussed why Taiwan finds it difficult to send scholars abroad, welcome foreign students and faculty, and promote the use of English. Read More Research and Commentary, International and Global Affairs, Education Climate, Violence, and Honduran Migration to the United States Migration from Honduras to the U.S. has been growing for years. New research by Batten's David Leblang, director of the Global Policy Center, and Duke University's Sarah Bermeo suggests the movement is a result of persistent violence coupled with food insecurity linked to climate change. Leblang and Bermeo wrote about their findings in a blog for Brookings. Read More UVA Humanitarian Collaborative, International and Global Affairs, Migration China's Addiction to Short-Term Thinking In an article for Political Violence @ a Glance, Batten's Phil Potter, director of the National Security Policy Center, and co-authors Chen Wang and Claire Oto discuss China's transparency problem, as well as the risks and rewards of transparency. Read More Research and Commentary, National Security Policy Center, International and Global Affairs, National Security Mahoney Receives UVA's Public Impact-Focused Research Award 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. Read More Advocacy, Research and Commentary, International and Global Affairs, Migration Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 3 Next page ›› Subscribe to International and Global Affairs Categories New Student(14) Policy Minor(41) Personal Statement(3) Application(33) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Recommendations(11) Curriculum(33) Study Abroad (1)Career Outcomes(8) Batten Ambassadors(29) MPP(39) Accelerated MPP(59) Faculty(2) Student Life(37) Essays(8) Alumni(6) Admissions(47) SE Minor(23) Events(12) BA(64)