Democracy

This short film will explore issues of press freedom, censorship, and satire in the Republic of Guinea.

This grant supports the creation of a collaborative working group to foster interdisciplinary conversation among UVA faculty working on West Africa.

I study the interaction of state capacity and an underexplored religious institution – religious cults that center around one figure of authority.

Nicaraguan activist and previous Sandinista commander Dora María Téllez and Nicaraguan human rights activist Ana Margarita Vijil will be visiting the UVA campus.

Manipulation of information or fabrication of false and incorrect information shared via social media and online platforms has severe societal consequences.

Recent scholarship has indicated that more than outside aid, the success of an non-violent campaign for democratic rights depends on the skills of the campaign leadership.

This interdisciplinary and collaborative research program is dedicated to the study of digital technologies and their consequences for local democracy.

The Burmese Democratic Futures Working Group brings together university faculty, Burmese democratic advocates, and non-profit democratic/human rights organization leadership to explore the history and current state of non-violent democratic movements in Myanmar.

This one-day symposium brings together UVA faculty, outside scholars of French politics from the US and France, a journalist, and a current French political advisor, to examine the significance of the French elections through the lens of Europe today.

Spring 2026 FGRU Project - Steve Parks