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Join the Nanovic Institute for European Studies and the Ukrainian Society at the University of Notre Dame (USUND) for an "opening of the year event" celebrating Ukrainian Independence Day on August 24.…

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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.…

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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."

 

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Mark Fathi Massoud '99, '00 MA Peace Studies
Professor of Politics and Director of Legal Studies, UC Santa Cruz
Visiting Professor, University of Oxford Faculty of Law

What is the relation between faith, law, and society? How does religion strengthen the rule of law? Is the rule of law a theology or empire?…

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“Focus on Ukraine: Eyewitnesses to the War,” a virtual flash panel sponsored by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies, gathers scholars and experts on internationalization, Catholic higher education, and foreign affairs to discuss the war in Ukraine.  

The event will be live-streamed here and on the Nanovic Institute's YouTube channel…

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Administrative offices are closed for the national holiday, but classes are in session.

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Yanilda Gonzalez
Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Harvard University

Presented by the Kellogg Institute Research Cluster on Democratization Theory

What explains the variation in mayors’ strategic linkages with police forces they do not formally control? This question is of central importance in Latin America, home to 43 of the 50 most violent cities in the world. As mayors with limited to no authority over police came to see their electoral fortunes affected by citizen demands for security, some have expanded the role of municipal governments in policing. Others, however, deliberately constrained their role in this electorally risky area. Drawing on case studies of cities in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, we argue and show that variation in mayors’ strategic linkages to policing and security is shaped by electoral incentives for responsiveness and constraints that impose responsibility (formal authority over security) and risk of shirking by police. Our findings speak to an emerging research agenda placing policing at the center of our understanding of urban governance and democratic responsiveness more broadly.  …

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Please join the Kellogg Institute in our annual tradition that introduces research of our new Visiting Fellows and selected PhD Candidates in an informative and inviting atmosphere.

• Learn firsthand why Kellogg has invested in the work of these fellows from brief, two-minute research overview presentations in the Hesburgh Center Auditorium
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Join us for an evening with Alexandra DeSanctis Marr

Alexandra DeSanctis Marr '16 is a staff writer for National Review and a visiting fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. She co-authored Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing (2022) with Ryan T. Anderson. She was previously a William F. Buckley Fellow in Political Journalism with the National Review Institute and is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where she was a Menard Family Tocqueville Fellow. She will be speaking about Tearing Us Apart …

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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.

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Join Professor Jeff Pojanowski (Notre Dame Law) and Professor J. Joel Alicea (Catholic University Law) for a Constitution Day seminar on common good constitutionalism. 

Please note: To preserve the seminar format of this event, we will be limiting the number of active seminar participants. Students must RSVP at this link…

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Michael Kofman serves as Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at CNA and as a Fellow at the Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center in Washington, DC. His research focuses on the Russia and the former Soviet Union, specializing in Russian armed forces, military thought, capabilities, and strategy.

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In one of the most anticipated presidential elections in Latin America in 2022, Brazil will prepare for a face-off between ex-president Luís Inácio Lula da Silva and the incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro. How might the issues surrounding both Covid and religion affect the results of this important election in Latin America?…

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As part of the Jack Kelly and Gail Weiss Lecture Series, join us for a conversation with Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and Ms. Amy McAuliffe, '90, Assistant Director of CIA for Weapons and Counterproliferation.

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Claudio Gugerotti, the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain and the Titular Archbishop of Rebellum, will present the Keeley Vatican Lecture at the University of Notre Dame on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 5:30 p.m. in the Eck Visitors Center. Rev. Friedrich Bechina, a previous Keeley Vatican lecturer, who served as the Keeley Vatican Lecturer in 2016, will provide the introduction.…

Read More about “My Contacts with Saint John Paul II at the Fall of the Soviet Union”: The Keeley Vatican Lecture with Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti

After re-democratization in 1985, Brazil went through a period in which its democratic institutions became steadily stronger. However, roughly from 2013 on, Brazil has faced increasing polarization, political and economic instability, and the rise of a far-right president – all factors that have contributed to the erosion of Brazilian democracy. To what extent is Brazilian democracy in danger? Can there be the rise of a new authoritarian regime in Latin America’s largest country?…

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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…

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As an unprovoked act of aggression on a sovereign nation, Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 represented a failure of diplomacy. Now over six months into the war, is there a role for diplomacy in bringing the conflict to a resolution? What effect has the war had on other diplomatic missions, relationships, and endeavors? This virtual flash panel, sponsored by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies, gathers diplomats and experts to discuss this question. …

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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.

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October 3 | 12:30 pm | Notre Dame Law School - Eck Hall of Law, McCartan Courtroom

Judge Neomi Rao is an American jurist and legal scholar who has served as a federal appellate judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit since March 2019. She graduated from Yale College in 1995 and the University of Chicago Law School in 1999. Following graduation, she served as a law clerk to Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and, in the 2001 October Term, as law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas of the U.S. Supreme Court. …

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On October 2, Brazilian citizens head to the polls in one of the most anticipated elections in Latin America this year: the presidential race between former president Luís Inácio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Whatever the outcome, our panel of experts will discuss the important takeaways from this first round and the implications not only for Brazil, but for the rest of the world – and democracy itself. …

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The Nanovic Institute for European Studies in the Keough School of Global Affairs will host Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, the youngest president of Croatia as well as the first woman to be elected to the office, at the Nanovic Forum on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. at the University of Notre Dame.…

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Join us for lunch and a talk in-person in B101 Jenkins and Nanovic Halls. David Gibson (Notre Dame, Sociology) will be giving a talk titled "Hyping the Hypothetical: The Conversational Machinery of Legal Argumentation at the U.S. Supreme Court."

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The passing of Mikhail Gorbachev has revived memories of glasnost, perestroika, and the hopes for one free world that were raised by his turn toward openness and reform. Moving scenes of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 — a literal cutting of the Iron Curtain — were followed by a phase of enthusiasm for democracy and a smaller world. The end of the Cold War was celebrated in many countries. …

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Join us for a conversation with Commissioner Nury Turkel, a human rights advocate for Uyghur people, the first U.S.-educated Uyghur-American lawyer, and author of No Escape: The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs. This event will feature discussion on the…

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Join the Arts and Letters Staff Advisory (SAS) Committee for Donuts & Donations!

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