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

September 07, 2012

Jaimie Bleck Wins Award for Best Dissertation in African Politics

University of Notre Dame political scientist Jaimie Bleck has won the 2011 Lynne Rienner Award for Best Dissertation in African...

August 30, 2012

Notre Dame Forum Events to Explore Future of American Democracy

The 2012-13 Notre Dame Forum, “A More Perfect Union: The Future of America’s Democracy,” will present a series of events...

August 29, 2012

Students are Encouraged to Apply for Student Conference on United States Affairs

Dear Political Science Majors, Each year the United States Military Academy invites the Department of Political Science to send one...

August 28, 2012

On the Path to the Foreign Service

While working as a national sales planner at Univision Television Group in 2009, Melissa Fisher ’07 began to feel restless....

August 23, 2012

New Book Proposes Reconciliation as Path to Peace

A new book by political scientist and peace studies scholar Daniel Philpott makes the case for forgiveness and reconciliation as...

August 23, 2012

Political Scientist Geoffrey Layman Wins APSA Article Award

Geoffrey Layman, professor in Notre Dame’s Department of Political Science, has won the 2012 Jack Walker Outstanding Article Award for...

July 25, 2012

Did Obama Break Mold of Dems as 'War Wimps'?

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is banking on the traditional Republican advantage in defense to help him defeat Democratic President...

July 24, 2012

Political Scientist Monika Nalepa Wins Leon D. Epstein Book Prize

Notre Dame assistant professor Monika Nalepa has won the American Political Science Association’s 2012 Leon D. Epstein prize for Skeletons...

July 13, 2012

Political Scientist Michael Desch Evaluates Impact of Syrian Defections

Despite the defections of two high-ranking Syrian officials in the past week and the apparent unraveling of Syria’s government, the...

July 11, 2012

Sentencing of Former Congo Warlord Not Enough, Expert Says

The International Criminal Court yesterday sentenced former Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga to 14 years in prison for using children as...

July 03, 2012

Notre Dame Announces an Innovative Partnership With Indiana Department of Education

The University of Notre Dame has entered into a historic partnership with the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) that aims...

May 22, 2012

Voters’ Views of Mormonism Still Stumbling Block for Romney, New Study Shows

Though the social barriers of race and gender were largely overcome during the last U.S. presidential campaign, religious affiliation (in...

May 18, 2012

Graduate School Announces 2012 Shaheen Award Winners

The Notre Dame Graduate School recently announced the winners of the 2012 Eli J. and Helen Shaheen Graduate School Awards,...

May 18, 2012

Graduating Seniors Receive National Fellowships

The Fulbright Exchange Program, National Science Foundation, and other national and international organizations have awarded postgraduate scholarships and fellowships to...

May 14, 2012

A Full and Rich Notre Dame Experience: Q & A with 2012 Valedictorian Michael O'Brien

Michel O’Brien, the valedictorian for the class of 2012 has enjoyed a full and rich Notre Dame experience. He will...

May 02, 2012

Notre Dame Student Discovers Rare Star

College of Arts and Letters alumnus and current Notre Dame law student Colin Littlefield’s late-night job at the Notre Dame...

May 01, 2012

Innovative Scholar, Mentor, and International Peace Advocate

Robert C. Johansen, who retired this year as professor of political science and peace studies and a founding faculty member...

April 30, 2012

Political Science Major Michael O’Brien Named 2012 Valedictorian

Michael J. O’Brien, a political science major in the College of Arts and Letters, has been named valedictorian of the...

April 18, 2012

Political Theorist Eileen Hunt Botting Studies Women’s Rights

“Ideas matter, and they can be a powerful force for global political change,” says Eileen Hunt Botting, a University of...

February 20, 2012

Dianne Pinderhughes Chairs Research Institute on Democratic Governance

Dianne Pinderhughes, president’s distinguished professor in the departments of Africana studies and political science at the University of Notre Dame,...