Rabhya comes to More in Common with a background in political theory and computer science. She has used both quantitative and qualitative methods to research democratic innovations. As a Mitchell Scholar in Ireland, she worked with computer scientists and political scientists to study citizens assemblies’ potential to accelerate climate mitigation. During her undergraduate studies, she spent a summer in Reykjavik through the Brady Johnson Program in Grand Strategy, researching Iceland’s 2010 constitutional reform process. She holds a BA in Computer Science and Political Science from Yale University and an MA in Political Communication from Dublin City University.
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Favorite MiC Finding:
An overwhelming majority of Americans believe the state of the US-Mexico border is an emergency or major problem (70%) – but also believe that America is a nation of immigrants (73%) and reject family separation (65%).
Why: I grew up in – and recently moved to – a politically homogenous community. After a few months at More in Common, of my favorite aspects of the job is the opportunity to meaningfully study different beliefs from mine. One of the clearest lessons I have gained from this newfound exposure is that vote choice fails to capture the nuance and diversity of Americans’ political beliefs. Immigration is a clear example where voters across the aisle share a mix of both concerns and sympathies. I frankly wish all my peers knew about our research. I think it would make them a lot less judgmental.