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May 15, 2020

Webinar - Reducing Nuclear Weapons: Stopping the War that No One Wants

The Pope's stand is clear: the only path forward is nuclear disarmament and the complete elimination of Nuclear weapons. Join...

May 14, 2020

Seniors team up for Hesburgh Program capstone project, researching bipartisan solutions to reducing recidivism

Seniors Kendrick Peterson and Andrew Jarocki are on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but they brought their perspectives together...

May 14, 2020

Congratulations to the Political Science class of 2020!

A video presentation of the University of Notre Dame Political Science faculty to celebrate the Class of 2020.

May 12, 2020

Nieto-Matiz Receives Outstanding Grad Student Award

Dissertation Year Fellow Camilo Nieto-Matiz, a comparative political scientist who studies state-building in violent contexts, has received the fourth annual...

May 07, 2020

Division of Student Affairs recognizes outstanding student leaders

The University of Notre Dame’s Division of Student Affairs recently recognized seven students who have made exceptional contributions to the Notre Dame...

May 05, 2020

In Memoriam: Gilburt Loescher, emeritus professor of political science

Loescher died Tuesday, April 28, of heart failure. He was 75.

May 01, 2020

How palm oil explains state-building in Colombia: A Q&A with political science Ph.D. candidate Camilo Neito-Matiz

What does palm oil — cheap, easy to produce, and endlessly versatile — explain about state-building in a region wracked...

April 30, 2020

Undergrads Reflect on COVID Experiences

A new Kellogg Institute for International Studies project is letting undergraduates tell the world how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting...

April 28, 2020

How Palm Oil Explains State-building in Colombia

What does palm oil – cheap, easy to produce, and endlessly versatile – explain about state-building in a region wracked...

April 27, 2020

Through sociology, Spanish, and constitutional studies, senior hopes to ‘build a career by doing good’

Morgan Peck didn’t know what she wanted to major in when she was applying to colleges. But an enthusiasm for...

April 20, 2020

Upcoming Issue: Summer 2020

Daniel DiLeo, “Aristotle’s Manipulative Maxims” Demetra Kasimis, “Medea the Refugee” Eugene Heath, “Sir John Davies on Custom and the Common...

April 20, 2020

The ROP MPSA Award for work presented at the 2019 Conference

We are happy to report that The Review of Politics MPSA Award for work presented at the 2019 conference went...

April 17, 2020

Black Gold and Blackmail: Oil and Great Power Politics

Black Gold and Blackmail seeks to explain why great powers adopt such different strategies to protect their oil access from politically...

April 16, 2020

Political science and Arabic major named 2020 Truman Scholar

Notre Dame junior Patrick Hidalgo McCabe has been named a 2020 Truman Scholar, becoming the ninth Notre Dame student selected...

April 16, 2020

Junior Hesburgh-Yusko Scholar Patrick McCabe named 2020 Truman Scholar

University of Notre Dame junior Patrick Hidalgo McCabe has been named a 2020 Truman Scholar, becoming the ninth Notre Dame...

April 13, 2020

Corona Stories: Notre Dame students share diverse pandemic experiences in their words

Notre Dame students left for spring break and were shocked to hear on March 11 that classes were going online. They...

April 13, 2020

Video: Political scientist Christina Wolbrecht on a century of votes for women

Christina Wolbrecht is professor of political science, director of the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, and the...

April 08, 2020

Islamic law and international law share many similarities, Notre Dame Professor says

Notre Dame’s Emilia Justyna Powell, an expert in both international law and the Islamic legal tradition, traveled to many Muslim-majority...

April 08, 2020

Deadline extended to May 15 for students to apply for 2020 Library Research Award

The Hesburgh Libraries invites submissions from undergraduate students for the 2020 University of Notre Dame Library Research Award.

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...