Media Mentions: June 2024

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  1. Who really controls our food and water? Here are the 6 most shocking revelations from "The Grab"

    Additionally, Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine further intensifies its climate consequences, scientists said. “The humanitarian disaster is of the utmost importance — the number of deaths and structures that were destroyed — but the collateral damage is intense destruction to the atmosphere,” explained Debra Javeline, associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame.

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    Debra Javeline

    Political Science

  2. The US wants to decouple its military supplies from China – but can it?

    Eugene Gholz, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, said the US still had significant advantages, saying the relationship is “not equally dependent” as the US economy is more flexible and innovative, and it has access to more alternative suppliers than China.

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    Eugene Gholz headshot. Headshot of a fair-skinned man with a salt and pepper goatee, wearing glasses, a lilac shirt, and a patterned purple tie with a gray suit jacket. He has short dark hair and is smiling at the camera. Framed artwork is visible in the background, out of focus.

    Eugene Gholz

    Political Science

  3. Why are young voters backing Trump and older voters supporting Biden? Experts explain

    A number of major issues, at home and abroad, could be driving younger voters away from Biden and toward Trump, multiple experts said...America’s involvement in Israel’s war against Hamas “is obviously a big reason for it,” Geoffrey Layman, a political science professor at the University of Notre Dame, told McClatchy News.

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    Geoffrey C. Layman

    Political Science

  4. ‘Racial resentment’ a factor in violence of 6 January 2021, study says

    “What Trump and Republicans did was they tried to make the point that something nefarious was going on in areas that were primarily African American,” said David Wilson, dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, who published the study with Darren Davis, a professor of political science at Notre Dame.

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    Darren Davis headshot. A bald, black man in a navy blue suit and blue patterned tie smiles slightly at the camera. He wears glasses and has a framed picture on the wall behind him.

    Darren W. Davis

    Political Science

  5. We will live with Putin’s war long after he is gone

    “No one knows why the Russian government does anything, but it now has an economy centered on the war effort. It is not considering climate change and carbon reductions in 2030 or 2050,” said Susanne Wengle, a professor of political science at Notre Dame.

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    Susanne Wengle

    Political Science

  6. Concert ticket fiasco got Taylor Swift fans into politics

    University of Notre Dame researchers Erin Rossiter, a professor of political science, and Jeff Harden, a professor in the political science department, tested a political science theory called “issue publics.”

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    Erin Rossiter headshot. A woman with shoulder-length auburn hair, smiling at the camera. She wears a gray and burgundy plaid blazer over a black top. The backdrop is a solid gray.

    Erin Rossiter

    Political Science

  7. Video: Bishop Barron Presents Patrick J. Deneen — Freedom, Truth, and the Political Order

    Patrick J. Deneen, Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, spoke with Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rocherster in Minnesota about the failure of liberalism, the true meaning of freedom, the American project, the attenuation of Catholic identity, and more.