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  1. Politicoloog Patrick Deneen: ‘Het liberalisme maakte ons zwakker en minder vrij’

    February 27, 2025

    Political scientist Patrick Deneen: 'Vice President JD Vance is the first major political figure in the United States who truly understands the flaws of individualism.'

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    Patrick J. Deneen

    Political Science

  2. Les classes dirigeantes occidentales sont prêtes à utiliser des moyens illibéraux pour défendre le libéralisme

    February 26, 2025

    Professor of Political Philosophy, Notre Dame University, Indiana, Patrick J. Deneen is known for his work on the criticism of liberalism and its consequences for contemporary society. He published, “Why Liberalism Failed” (2019), a book praised by personalities of all stripes including Barack Obama, and translated in French in 2020 at Éditions L’Artisan.

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    Patrick J. Deneen

    Political Science

  3. Christianity’s Decline in U.S. Appears to Have Halted, Major Study Shows

    February 26, 2025

    Among 18- to 24-year-olds in Pew’s survey, however, the gender gap is small or nonexistent in measures of whether they pray daily, identify with a particular religion and believe in God.

    “It’s not quite a reversal, but the fact that it’s narrowing is significant,” said David Campbell, a political scientist at the University of Notre Dame who was not involved with the survey.

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    David Campbell

    Political Science

  4. More than a rift: Trump aides cast doubt on shared values with Europe

    February 19, 2025

    “It’s a watershed, that I would say for sure,” says Michael Desch, director of the Notre Dame International Security Center in Indiana. “This is a sharper tear in a fraying that began with Bush 43 and even before, so I don’t think there is any going back.”

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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

  5. Notre Dame professor weighs in on Elon Musk's role in Washington

    February 10, 2025

    Notre Dame Political Science Professor Emeritus Josh Kaplan says Musk did not have to sign any conflict of interest statements before he was granted "read-only" authority.

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    Joshua B. Kaplan headshot. A smiling man with short gray hair and a navy blazer with a gold and black striped tie. He stands in front of a bookshelf filled with various books on American politics and history.

    Joshua Kaplan

    University

  6. Attacks on Catholics, Lutherans Suggest New Trump Approach on Religion

    February 08, 2025

    “Religion as a general concept, including religious institutions — and institutions generally — aren’t held in the same level of esteem, and trust, across the board, as they used to be,” said Dave Campbell, a professor of politics and religion at the University of Notre Dame. As a result, he said, Vance, Flynn and Musk “felt it was politically safe” to attack religious groups.

    For many of Trump’s supporters who describe themselves as “Christian,” or “religious,” attacks on faith-based charities may not feel like an assault, Campbell said. That’s because Americans increasingly define faith in very personalized terms that don’t necessarily connect to specific religious institutions or groups, he said.

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    David Campbell

    Political Science

  7. Survivor-led ‘National Healing Garden’ seeks to acknowledge wounds of abuse

    February 03, 2025

    While legal justice and preventative protections are of course essential, they “leave a great many wounds unhealed,” explained Daniel Philpott, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame whose expertise includes political reconciliation. 

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    Dan Philpott

    Daniel Philpott

    Political Science

  8. Notre Dame professor explains recent executive orders

    February 03, 2025

    Notre Dame Political Science Professor Emeritus Josh Kaplan says all presidents use executive orders and if unchallenged, they can have quite the impact on American policy during a president's term.

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    Joshua B. Kaplan headshot. A smiling man with short gray hair and a navy blazer with a gold and black striped tie. He stands in front of a bookshelf filled with various books on American politics and history.

    Joshua Kaplan

    University

  9. 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

    Political Science

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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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    Richard Clark

    Political Science

  15. Brazil edges closer to tying ex-President Jair Bolsonaro to supposed coup plot

    December 30, 2024

    Scott Mainwaring, a political science professor at the University of Notre Dame who studies Latin American politics, questioned what he described as excessive interventionism by some Brazilian judges. “Although I generally agree with the decisions, I believe that by American standards, these are behaviors that exceed what is appropriate and could be a problem if they become the norm,” he said.

    At the same time, he faulted the U.S. system for a “very, very slow response,” noting that “most of the criminal cases against Donald Trump never went to trial,” partly, in his view, because the U.S. Supreme Court helped protect him.

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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

  16. Notre Dame event models the hospitality needed for national healing

    December 11, 2024

    “If there’s any issue where we might expect Notre Dame would have a voice that we hope the rest of the country and the world would listen to, it’s on the question of faith and religion and how it relates to democracy,” said David Campbell, professor of American Democracy and director of the Notre Dame Democracy Initiative.

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    David Campbell headshot A man smiles warmly at the camera against a plain, light gray backdrop. He wears a textured dark blue blazer over a light pink and white plaid button-down shirt. His light brown hair is styled neatly.

    David Campbell

    Political Science

  17. Is Trump Behind Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Deal?

    December 05, 2024

    "While the imminent transition in Washington on January 21, 2025 is no doubt on all the parties' minds, I think that was less important than two other factors which I believe were a catalyst for this ceasefire deal," said Michael C. Desch, Packey J. Dee Professor of International Relations, Notre Dame International Security Center.

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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

  18. Dr. Dianne Pinderhughes: A Rich History in Civil Rights

    November 26, 2024

    Dr. Dianne Pinderhughes is a professor of Africana Studies and Political Science at the University of Notre Dame with concurrent faculty appointments and fellowships in American and Gender Studies. 

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    Dianne Pinderhughes

    Political Science

  19. Did AI Influence the Election Result? Experts' Verdicts

    November 20, 2024

    "I think it is too soon to tell the extent AI played in the 2024 presidential election," said Darren W. Davis, Ph.D., Department of Political Science.

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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

  20. Inspired by Harris, many Black sorority and fraternity members are helping downballot races

    October 31, 2024

    Voter registration and nonpartisan get-out-the-vote efforts by the sororities and fraternities, coupled with the mobilization of individual members, could potentially have an impact on some of these races, said Darren Davis, a professor of political science at the 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