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

April 04, 2020

Traveling the world studying Islamic law, Polish-American political science professor discovers surprising complexities and misconceptions

Emilia Justyna Powell wants to change how people see Islamic law and culture — because too often, she’s found, people...

March 19, 2020

Statement on anti-Asian harassment/discrimination

The Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies acknowledges the rise of anti-Asian (especially anti-Chinese) harassment and discrimination that many...

March 18, 2020

Former Senator and Secretary of the Navy James Webb named inaugural distinguished fellow at Notre Dame International Security Center

Notre Dame’s International Security Center (NDISC) has named James Webb its first distinguished fellow.

March 13, 2020

Notre Dame Stories: Office Hours: Women's Suffrage and Political Barbies

Introducing Office Hours, a new series from Notre Dame Stories. We’re visiting scholars in their workspaces to discuss their research…and...

March 11, 2020

Notre Dame switches to online after canceling in-person classes

In the face of the continuing threat of the novel coronavirus, and to mitigate its impact on campus, University of...

March 11, 2020

Notre Dame Washington Program students to return to their homes

The University of California Washington Center has elected to close its housing in the nation's capital, where students in the...

March 09, 2020

There Is A Target On My Back: Notre Dame Students Visit The Border to Speak to local leaders on the front lines of the “Wait in Mexico” Policy & the El Paso Massacre

A dozen Notre Dame students and two alumni traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border in October as part of a social...

March 03, 2020

Women Voters, 1920-2016

Christina Wolbrecht, political scientist and author of A Century of Votes for Women: American Elections Since Suffrage, discussed how politicians and the...

Graduate students to compete for prize money in annual Shaheen Three Minute Thesis competition

Nine University of Notre Dame graduate students will compete for $4,500 in prize money during the annual Shaheen Three Minute...

February 27, 2020

George Lopez to participate in live streamed War No More conference at UN Headquarters

On Friday, February 28, George A. Lopez, the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute,...

February 27, 2020

ND grant will fund research to confront Church’s sex abuse crisis

Richard Garnett, the Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Corporation Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School and faculty director of...

February 27, 2020

First-Year Journey: Isabella Garcia ’23 Explores Political Science and Comedy Writing at Notre Dame

During her college search, Notre Dame’s “message” really resonated with first-year student Isabella Garcia. The University’s emphasis on being a...

February 25, 2020

Kellogg ISP Gives Undergrad Big Opportunities

Kevin Angell learned about the Kellogg International Scholars Program as a high school senior by accident, when, during a campus visit...

February 25, 2020

Latino Studies 20th Anniversary Celebration

The Institute for Latino Studies will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its founding with an event in Corbett Family Hall's Downes...

February 19, 2020

Inaugural Party Dominance in Post-Colonial Africa: Uncovering the Bases of Ruling Party Support in Botswana and Zimbabwe

From September to December 2019, I lived in Gaborone, Botswana, collecting data for my doctoral dissertation. The project seeks to...

February 13, 2020

Podcast catches up with Prathm Juneja, Notre Dame’s newest Rhodes Scholar

With a Side of Knowledge is a podcast produced by the Office of the Provost at the University of Notre Dame....

February 11, 2020

What's Next for Ireland?

With Brexit finally behind us, what is next for the EU? In Ireland at least, it is a return to politics...

February 05, 2020

Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology honors Professor Paolo Carozza

Professor Paolo Carozza was awarded an honorary doctorate and inducted into the College of Fellows of the Dominican School of...

February 03, 2020

Visiting researchers join the Kroc Institute for spring 2020

The Kroc Institute is pleased to announce that two scholars began their terms as Visiting Research Fellows and one as...

January 31, 2020

Political scientist releases definitive research on the first century of women voters

In new research fittingly published in the year marking the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote in the U.S.,...