Monday Feb 3, 2020
Since December, India has been rocked by nationwide protests drawing millions of citizens. The public demonstrations are against a controversial citizenship law passed by the government. Protestors describe the law as discriminatory against Muslims and an assault on the secular ethos of India’s constitution. The protests have continued despite several incidents of police violence. …
Tuesday Feb 4, 2020
Debra Javeline, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, presents her research project, “Coastal Homeowners in a Changing Climate,” to an interdisciplinary group of NDIAS Fellows, guest faculty, and students.
Professor Javeline divides her time between the study of Russia and the study of global environmental problems, especially climate change. She is the author of Protest and the Politics of Blame: The Russian Response to Unpaid Wages…
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Wednesday Feb 5, 2020
Enjoy a free lunch and seminar-style conversation with Clemens Sedmak, professor of Social Ethics in the Keough School of Global Affairs and concurrent professor at Notre Dame’s Center for Social Concerns. Sponsored by the McGrath Institute for Church Life.
Lunch is free but you must register.
Originally published at mcgrath.nd.edu…
Wednesday Feb 5, 2020
The Nanovic Institute invites all interested undergraduate students to stop by our spring undergraduate social, Wednesday, February 5th from 5:00 to 6:00 pm in 1050 Jenkins Nanovic Halls. We will provide dinner and a brief overview of upcoming opportunities such as summer grant opportunities and our undergraduate seminar in Berlin. You are encouraged to stop by for as long as you please, bring friends, and connect with other students involved in Nanovic programs!…
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Hong Kong on the Brink: Historical and Comparative Perspectives
With Liu Institute Fellow Victoria Hui, Political Science, University of Notre Dame
This talk will focus on patterns of protest and the tightening of political controls in Hong Kong during the last few decades, paying particular attention to the 2014 Umbrella Movement and of this dramatic events of 2019, including the most recently June 4th anniversary vigil, which the speaker attended. The presenter, who has been visiting Hong Kong regularly since 1987, will draw on his work as a specialist in the history of anti-authoritarian movements in various parts of the world and his work on global cities of Asia. The presentation will showcase ideas in his new short book Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink, which publishes February 11, 2020, in the Columbia…
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Jasen J. Castillo is an associate professor and Evelyn and Ed F. Kruse '49 Faculty Fellow in the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.
Read More about The Imperfect Nuclear Revolution: Implications for U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
The Constitutional Studies Program and the Dean's Fellows proudly present a panel discussion on "The Trump Impeachment."
Read More about "The Trump Impeachment" - a panel discussion
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Professor Christina Wolbrecht will be on 88.1 WVPE from 1 to 2pm today discussing her book, "A Century of Votes for Women." You can also listen on your computer and smartphone by clicking listen live at https://www.wvpe.org/…
Saturday Feb 15, 2020
The College of Arts and Letters Showcase for Junior Parents Weekend will begin at 10 am on Saturday, February 15, with a presentation by Arts and Letters faculty in the Browning Cinema.
From 11:15 am to noon there will be an informal reception for parents and students to meet with faculty and other representatives from the College of Arts and Letters.…
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Monday Feb 17, 2020
Join us for a panel discussion, moderated by Dr. Will Ruger, Vice President of Research and Policy at the Charles Koch Institute, about America's 19 years of war in Afghanistan.…
Read More about Lessons From Afghanistan: A Conversation With Veterans
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
Read More about Kroc-Kellogg Peace, Conflict, Crime and Violence Workshop
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Kroc Institute Faculty Fellow Alan Dowty will discuss his new book "Arabs and Jews in Ottoman Palestine."
Read More about How it Began: Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
In his book Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me: Why Governments Discriminate Against Minorities (Cambridge University Press, 2020), Jonathan Fox, Yehuda Avner Professor of Religion and Politics at Bar-Ilan University, examines the causes of government-based religious discrimination (GRD…
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Featuring David W. Yang, Vice President, Applied Conflict Transformation, United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
Read More about USIP at 35: Advancing Strategic Peacebuilding in a Changing World