News // Department of Political Science // University of Notre Dame

September 21, 2021

Notre Dame to host consultation session, lecture on Church’s sex abuse crisis and lessons derived from truth and reconciliation processes

Daniel Philpott, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, and Katharina Westerhorstmann, a professor of theology...

September 21, 2021

Success Stories of Hispanic Alumni of Notre Dame

Tue Sep 21, 2021, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Members of the Hispanic Alumni of Notre Dame will discuss their personal and career choices since...

September 20, 2021

Russian resurgence and the future of European security

This past spring, the Donbass War between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists experienced a striking, albeit brief, escalation that threatened to...

September 09, 2021

Kroc Institute welcomes seven new Ph.D. students, names fellowship recipients

Seven new students representing six disciplines recently began the Kroc Institute’s interdisciplinary doctoral program in peace studies. Incoming students were...

September 09, 2021

Congratulations to Humeira Iqtidar

Congratulations to Humeira Iqtidar on winning the Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought’s 2021 Mid-Career Prize. Iqtidar published "Theorising...

September 07, 2021

Professor Rick Garnett Filed Amicus Brief Regarding Ministerial Exception

Professor Rick Garnett, along with other constitutional law scholars, filed a brief of amici curiae (Belya et al v. Kapral…

September 02, 2021

EU vaccine diplomacy: Will slow and steady win the race?

On January 24, 2020, the first cases of COVID-19 in Europe were confirmed in Haute-Savoie, France. As government officials raced...

September 02, 2021

Professor Rick Garnett to Speak at Constitution Day Lecture at The Citadel

The Citadel will hold Constitution Day events, including one on Sept. 23, with constitutional expert, Prof. Richard Garnett, JD. He is the Paul...

August 30, 2021

Afghanistan: A Requiem for an Avoidable Disaster

Most Americans can clearly agree that what they have been seeing time and again, domestically and overseas, is not good...

August 30, 2021

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit quotes Professor O. Carter Snead in major decision

Notre Dame Law Professor O. Carter Snead was quoted last week in a major decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for...

August 27, 2021

Latina/o Studies Association Conference 2022 CFP Announced

Latina/o Studies Association Conference 2022 July 11-14, 2022 Call for Papers Deadline: Nov. 1, 2021 by 5:00 pm EST ...

August 27, 2021

The Review of Politics is pleased to introduce Seaver Holter as our 2021/22 Editorial Intern

Seaver Holter studies political theory and international relations at Notre Dame. He writes and thinks about the role played by...

August 27, 2021

Think. Pair. Share.: Dr. Luis Fraga Speaks on Podcast about the Transformative Nature of a Catholic Education

ILS Director Dr. Luis Fraga, the Joseph and Elizabeth Robbie Professor of Political Science, recently appeared on the podcast Think. Pair....

August 24, 2021

RGCS Debate with Chiara Cordelli and Richard Garnett

Professor Richard Garnett participated in a debate, Must Churches be Democratic?, with Chiara Cordelli. This debate was sponsored by The Research...

August 20, 2021

Exoneration Justice Clinic’s summer interns provide valuable contributions

Notre Dame Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic (EJC) welcomed its first cohort of summer interns. Together, they contributed to over...

August 18, 2021

Does Social Science Inform Foreign Policy? Evidence from a Survey of US National Security, Trade, and Development Officials

Scholars continue to debate the relationship of academic international relations to policy. One of the most straightforward ways to discern...

August 16, 2021

Pinderhughes elected president of International Political Science Association

Dianne Pinderhughes, a Notre Dame professor of political science and Africana studies, has been elected president of the International Political...

August 05, 2021

Notre Dame and Holy Cross College Professors Publish Book on 1968 Cultural Revolutions

Global 1968, edited by A. James McAdams, the William M. Scholl Professor of International Affairs at the University of Notre...

August 03, 2021

The Real Source of America’s Rising Rage

Americans sure are angry these days. Everyone says so, so it must be true. But who or what are we angry at?...

July 30, 2021

Federal government commitment necessary to protect voting rights for historically marginalized people, Fraga testifies

On July 27, Luis Fraga, the Rev. Donald P. McNeill, C.S.C., Professor of Transformative Latino Leadership at the University of...