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Latest News

June 2, 2026
Graduate student Emily Gregory awarded Environmental Futures Fellowship of the UVA Environmental Institute
June 1, 2026
Professor Dan Gingerich selected as Associate Editor of the American Journal of Political Science.
May 5, 2026
Politics grad student Chloe Lola Browne receives the Tom Carsey Graduate Fellowship
May 4, 2026
Politics grad student Diego Tapia-Riquelme presents at WPSA
April 30, 2026
Professor Todd Sechser awarded 2026 All-University Teaching Award

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Recent Publications

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Global Perspectives on COVID-19 Vaccination: Impacts on Well-being and Inequality

David Leblang

Vaccine (2025)

cover of international studies quarterly

The Prodigal Child Returns? Attitudes towards Return Migration in a Developing Economy

Melle Scholten

International Studies Quarterly (2025)

cover of european union politics

Emigration, welfare, and politics in Central and Eastern Europe

Melle Scholten

European Union Politics (2025)