Aug
20
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
College of Arts and Letters Welcome Weekend
Welcome to campus!
Upcoming Events
Aug
23
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Classes begin (Fall 2022 semester)
Aug
25
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Book Symposium: Where the Evidence Leads: A Realistic Strategy for Peace and Human Security
Honoring Robert C. Johansen
Join the Kroc Institute for a symposium-style launch of Professor Emeritus Robert C. Johansen’s latest book, Where the Evidence Leads: A Realistic Strategy for Peace and Human Security (Oxford University Press, 2021). This full-day event will feature conversations between scholars, practitioners, and policymakers discussing alternatives to nationalist routes of ensuring sustainable security, peace, and flourishing for all humans.…
Aug
26
Friday Aug 26, 2022
"I'm Speaking": How Vice Presidential Running Mates Influence Vote Choice
Join us for lunch and a talk in-person in 1030 Jenkins and Nanovic Halls. Graduate students Emma Schroeder, Levi Allen, and Alejandra Campos will present "'I'm Speaking': How Vice Presidential Running Mates Influence Vote Choice."
Originally published at rooneycenter.nd.edu…
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Sep
5
Monday Sep 5, 2022
Labor Day (classes are in session)
Administrative offices are closed for the national holiday, but classes are in session.
Sep
9
Friday Sep 9, 2022
Political Heretics?: Why Voters Defect in Polarized America
Join us for lunch and a talk as our own graduate student Levi Allen shares a presentation entitled "Political Heretics?: Why Voters Defect in Polarized America." This event will take place in-person in 1030 Jenkins and Nanovic Halls.
About the speaker: …
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Sep
23
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Mia Costa, Guest Lecture
Join us for lunch and a research lecture with guest speaker Mia Costa. The title of the lecture will be released closer to the event date.
About the Speaker:
Mia Costa is an Assistant Professor of Government at Dartmouth College. She is also a Faculty Associate of Dartmouth's Program in Quantitative Social Science and the Race, Migration, and Sexuality Consortium, as well as a visiting scholar at Harvard University's Center for American Political Studies. Broadly, her research focuses on representation, political psychology, and participation in American politics, often through the lens of identity and using experimental and other statistical methods. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science…
Sep
27
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Conventional Weapons as Symbolic Signals
Jen Spindel is assistant professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire, where her research focuses on international security, foreign policy, and alliance politics.
Oct
7
Friday Oct 7, 2022
Rooney Center Workshop
Join us for lunch and a talk in-person in B101 Jenkins and Nanovic Halls. The speaker and topic will be released closer to the event date.
Originally published at rooneycenter.nd.edu.…
Oct
15
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Mid-Term Break
Fall Break (no classes in session).
Oct
16
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
Mid-Term Break
Fall Break (no classes in session).
Oct
17
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Mid-Term Break
Fall Break (no classes in session).
Oct
18
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Mid-Term Break
Fall Break (no classes in session).
Oct
19
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Mid-Term Break
Fall Break (no classes in session).
Oct
20
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Mid-Term Break
Fall Break (no classes in session).
Oct
21
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Mid-Term Break
Fall Break (no classes in session).
Oct
22
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Mid-Term Break
Fall Break (no classes in session).
Oct
23
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Mid-Term Break
Fall Break (no classes in session).
Oct
25
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
China’s Challenge to the Nuclear Revolution? Emerging Technology, Great Power Competition and the Fragility of the Nuclear Balance
Fiona Cunningham is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests lie the intersection of technology and conflict, with an empirical focus on China.
Oct
28
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Turning Votes into Power: The Impact of Women's Suffrage on Local Political Leadership
Join us for lunch and a talk in-person in 1030 Jenkins and Nanovic Halls. Christina Wolbrecht and Lakshmi Iyer will present their work, "Turning Votes Into Power: The Impact of Women's Suffrage on Local Political Leadership."
About the speakers: Christina Wolbrecht is a professor of political science and the C. Robert and Margaret Hanley Family Director of the Notre Dame Washington Program, as well as affiliated faculty in the Gender Studies Program and a faculty fellow of the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights. She has written widely on women's suffrage and women voters, including two co-authored books, A Century of Votes for Women: American Elections Since Suffrage (Cambridge 2020) and Counting Women's Ballots: Female Voters from Suffrage Through the New Deal (Cambridge 2016). Both Counting Women's Ballots and her solo-authored book, The Politics of Women’s Rights (Princeton 2000), were recognized with national book awards. Wolbrecht has authored or co-authored articles on such topics as women as political role models, the representation of women, and partisan position-taking on education policy. Wolbrecht is currently working on a book about political role models with David E. Campbell and as part of an interdisciplinary collaboration on the appointment of women to local boards and commissions. She is co-editor of the journal Politics & Gender and of the book series, Cambridge Studies in Gender and Politics. …
Nov
1
Tuesday Nov 1, 2022
Money, Power, and Respect: Civilian Victimization in the Aftermath of Intervention
Meg K. Guliford is an Assistant Professor in Drexel University's Department of Politics. Her broad research agenda reflects her interests in political violence, conflict processes, and U.S. foreign policy.
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Nov
11
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Sarah Gershon, Guest Lecture
Join us for lunch and a research lecture with guest speaker Sarah Gershon. The title of the lecture will be released closer to the event date.
About the Speaker: Sarah Allen Gershon is a Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University. Her research focuses primarily on the incorporation of traditionally underrepresented groups (including women, and racial and ethnic minorities) into the American political system. In seeking to explain the challenges faced by these groups, Gershon’s work emphasizes the role of communication, campaigns and political attitudes. Her work combines research from multiple fields and relies on a diverse set of methods, including content analysis, experimentation, surveys and in-depth interviews. Gershon’s research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and published in numerous journals. She co-edited Distinct Identities: Minority Women in U.S. Politics…
Nov
15
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Targeting the Talent: Killing Scientists as a Counter-proliferation Strategy
Dr. Rachel Elizabeth Whitlark is Associate Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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Nov
23
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Thanksgiving Holiday
No academic classes Wednesday through Friday.
Administrative offices closed Thursday and Friday.
Nov
24
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Thanksgiving Holiday
No academic classes Wednesday through Friday.
Administrative offices closed Thursday and Friday.