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Civic Cornerstone Fellowship at UVA
The Karsh Institute’s CCF offers a sustained, formative experience unlike any other at UVA, treating dialogue as a character-shaping practice rather than simply a set of communication skills.
Jamelle Bouie, Oren Cass, Yuval Levin, and Melissa Murray Join the Karsh Institute as Distinguished Practitioner Fellows
Four thought leaders from different fields are working with us to examine what keeps American democracy going—and how we can make it stronger.
Nine Scholars Join the Karsh Institute as Inaugural Faculty Fellows
Drawn from across schools and disciplines, these fellows are united by a shared focus on democracy’s most pressing questions.
Events
Listening to the Law: An Evening With Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett discusses her new book, offering her thoughts on legal interpretation, the role of the judiciary, and the broader relationship between society and the rule of law.
Democracy and Capitalism
"Can Democracy and Capitalism Be Reconciled?" is the question at the heart of a new book that explores the meaning of both democracy and capitalism and considers their inherent tensions.
‘Answering to Us’
If accountability is central to democracy, then people must be able to hold governments responsible for their actions, not only in elections but also in office.
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Jamelle Bouie, Oren Cass, Yuval Levin, and Melissa Murray Join the Karsh Institute as Distinguished Practitioner Fellows
Four thought leaders from different fields are working with us to examine what keeps American democracy going—and how we can make it stronger.
Nine Scholars Join the Karsh Institute as Inaugural Faculty Fellows
Drawn from across schools and disciplines, these fellows are united by a shared focus on democracy’s most pressing questions.
New Karsh Institute Study Informs Debate Over Virginia’s Election Calendar
A subcommittee of the Virginia General Assembly invited researchers to examine what would happen if the Commonwealth aligned its voting calendar with federal elections.
Status Defines Friendship for Too Many Americans
Researchers Sam Pressler, a Karsh Institute fellow, and Soren Duggan produced “Nobody to Call,” a reporter based on interviews with men in their mid-20s to their mid-40s without college degrees. We’ve all experienced social atrophy, Pressler said, but for men without degrees the bottom has fallen out.
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