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Media Mentions: January 2025

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  1. Why Trump Is Returning to Power While Bolsonaro Faces Prison

    January 16, 2025

    “From a U.S. sensibility, Brazil’s looks like a hyper-activist judiciary that’s willing to do things that most Americans would find very problematic and many Brazilians find very problematic,” said Scott Mainwaring, a Notre Dame political science professor who has studied how each country responded to its former leaders. “But the upside is that it has protected democracy.”

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    Scott Mainwaring headshot. A bald, fair-skinned smiling man wearing glasses, a pinstriped collared shirt, and a navy blue blazer. Out-of-focus pink flowers and steps are visible in the background.

    Scott Mainwaring

    Political Science

  2. Will Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Give Trump Inauguration Boost Like Reagan?

    January 15, 2025

    "Trump could get a Reagan-like boost in support if there is a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian hostage crisis," said Eileen M. Hunt, Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame.

    "Although President Reagan may have received a boost in presidential approval—rally around the flag effect—from the Israel hostage crisis in the 1980s, the country was not in era of political polarization," said Darren Davis, Professor of Political Science, University of 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

    Eileen Hunt headshot. A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, smiling at the camera. She wears a black and white patterned jacket over a black top against a gray background.

    Eileen M. Hunt

    Political Science

  3. Indiana bill would mandate parental consent for minors to use social media

    January 14, 2025

    Jeff Harden, a political science professor at the University of Notre Dame and father of children who live in the state says, although his kids are too young for social media right now, this bill and others like it, are something to start thinking about. "It's certainly very important for parents to be thinking about safety with social media or online in general," Harden said.

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    Jeff Harden headshot. A man wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and gold patterned tie. He is smiling at the camera against a plain gray background.

    Jeff Harden

    Political Science

  4. A Direita Brasileira percebeu a tentativa de Trump de ficar no poder, e isso teve sua influencia no 8 de Janeiro, diz pesquisador dos Estados Unidos

    January 08, 2025

    In this interview, political scientist Scott Mainwaring , a professor at the University of Notre Dame in the United States, says that the cases of the Capitol and the Three Powers Square are not isolated . The first, he claims, influenced the second due to the “demonstration effect”. The academic defines amnesty for those involved in the January 8 attack as a “horrible” idea and assesses that the extreme right, whether in Brazil or the United States, does not currently have the strength to suppress or replace current liberal democracies.

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    Scott Mainwaring headshot. A bald, fair-skinned smiling man wearing glasses, a pinstriped collared shirt, and a navy blue blazer. Out-of-focus pink flowers and steps are visible in the background.

    Scott Mainwaring

    Political Science

  5. War or peace? Trump inherits turbulent US-China ties

    January 07, 2025

    Michael Desch, professor of international relations at the University of Notre Dame, which runs an institute on international peace, said there’s an obvious tension between that policy and U.S. support for increasing democratization on Taiwan. “The question is, can you manage it so it doesn’t get out of control?” he said.

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    Michael Desch headshot. A man with a full white and gray beard, wearing amber-colored glasses, a green tweed jacket, a plaid collared shirt, brown sweater vest, and a dark green textured tie. He is smiling against a gray background.

    Michael C. Desch

    Political Science

  6. Multilateralism Can Survive Trump

    January 02, 2025

    By Richard Clark, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame.

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    Ricky Clark headshot. A young man wearing black-rimmed glasses, a navy blue suit, white shirt, and a navy blue and green striped tie with a silver tie bar. He has short, light brown hair and is smiling against a light gray background.

    Richard Clark

    Political Science