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

March 15, 2022

Could Vladimir Putin Be Overthrown by His Own People?

Ian Johnson, assistant professor of military history at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, believes that "the possibility of a...

March 15, 2022

University of Notre Dame and Tulane University Researchers to Study the Impact of United WE's Appointments Project®

The five-year study will assess the impact of United WE’s national program to attract qualified women for appointed positions on...

March 10, 2022

With no political home, ‘seamless garment Catholics’ still hold ‘paramount importance’

New research from the University of Notre Dame looks at so-called seamless garment Catholics (SGCs), or those Catholics who embrace...

March 07, 2022

Book Launch for "Future Peace: Technology, Aggression, and the Rush to War"

On Monday, April 11, 2022, 4:30–6:30 p.m. EST, the John R. Reilly Center and the Notre Dame International Security Center...

February 28, 2022

US-EU sanctions will pummel the Russian economy – two experts explain why they are likely to stick and sting

David Cortright, Director of the Global Policy Initiative; Special Advisor for Policy Studies; Professor Emeritus of the Practice, and George Lopez, Rev....

February 25, 2022

Notre Dame experts weigh in on Russian invasion of Ukraine

As the world comes to terms with the attack on Ukraine and attention turns to how the international community will...

February 25, 2022

Senate Foreign Relations Committee: What is It and What is Its Purpose?

There are multiple factors and institutions that help shape the foreign policy of the United States and that the Senate...

February 24, 2022

New Issue of The Review of Politics - Free until March 31, 2022

New Issue of The Review of Politics available online and FREE until March 31, 2022. Volume 84 / Issue 1,...

February 24, 2022

How a Battery Shortage Could Threaten US National Security

Eugene Gholz, a Notre Dame political science professor who previously advised the Pentagon, said national security concerns over energy have...

February 24, 2022

Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., on Russian invasion of Ukraine

“In June of 2019, I had the honor of traveling to Ukraine to present Archbishop Borys Gudziak with the Notre...

February 22, 2022

Ambassador to East and West: Poland's foreign policy in the face of Russian resurgence

In a 1926 dispatch to Polish embassies, foreign minister Aleksander Skrzyński noted, “The greatest issue for not only European peace...

February 18, 2022

International impact: A&L students' research plays role in State Department sanctioning corrupt foreign officials

Two groups of Notre Dame students — one affiliated with the Washington Program and the other with the nonpartisan Student...

February 16, 2022

Political scientist Aníbal Pérez-Liñán named director of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies

Aníbal Pérez-Liñán, a professor of political science and global affairs at the University of Notre Dame, has been named director...

February 15, 2022

Notre Dame experts reflect on aspects of the Olympics, from athletic performance to human rights violations

The 2022 Winter Olympics was enveloped in a number of controversies long before the Games even started.

February 14, 2022

New book advocates alternative routes to human security and peace

Over five decades of teaching and research in the field of peace studies, Robert C. Johansen became convinced that United...

February 11, 2022

What are Top International Security Jobs?

With a political science degree, there is a wide range of career paths possible including international security jobs. Here is...

February 09, 2022

Notre Dame Community Weighs in on Russia, Ukraine Tensions

Since signing the Charter of the United Nations in 1945, the only violation of Article 2, Paragraph 4 of the charter, which...

February 08, 2022

Literatures of Annihilation, Exile, and Resistance Launches New Website

The website redesign reflects the growth of the online literary event series over the past two years, and includes an...

February 08, 2022

Center Director Matt Hall Interviewed on WBBM News Radio

Rooney Center Director and Professor of Constitutional Studies and Political Science Matthew E.K. Hall was interviewed for a piece on...

February 03, 2022

NDISC Alumna Spotlight: Emma Morrison

As an NDISC fellow, Emma Morrison '19, earned her degree in Political Science. Emma's held both intern and full-time positions...