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

January 28, 2011

Political Scientist Michael Desch Explores Church’s Role in War and Peace

Last year, Political Science Professor and Department Chair Michael Desch put himself in the role of student, beginning an intense,...

January 28, 2011

Students Learn About Careers That Make a Difference

Students at Notre Dame are known for wanting to create positive change in the world—and majors in the Department of...

January 28, 2011

More Books From Our Faculty

Recent books from the Department of Political Science faculty.

January 17, 2011

Rogers Program Supports Arts and Letters Summer Internships

Matthew Gallivan, a University of Notre Dame senior majoring in political science and Arabic, spent last summer in China, thanks...

January 03, 2011

Faculty Collaborate to Research Adaptation to Climate Change

University of Notre Dame researchers from a variety of academic disciplines are teaming up to study how to grapple with...

November 15, 2010

Shattering Ceilings and Crossing Divides

The tensions inherent in being at once Catholic and American have been palpable and familiar features in the life of...

November 11, 2010

Political Scientist Benjamin Radcliff Studies Unions and Happiness

It’s no coincidence that American workers have never been more dissatisfied with their jobs, and labor unions’ membership keeps dropping,...

November 10, 2010

Ph.D. Students Named Mullen Family Fellows

Two University of Notre Dame Ph.D. students studying peace studies and political science have been named Mullen Family Fellows.

November 10, 2010

Germany Honors Political Scientist Donald Kommers

Donald P. Kommers, Joseph and Elizabeth Robbie Professor of Political Science emeritus and professor of law emeritus at the University...

November 01, 2010

Rooney Center Hosts Panel on First Catholic President

In November 1960, John F. Kennedy defeated Richard M. Nixon in what is considered one of the closest elections of...

October 06, 2010

"American Grace" Authors to Speak at Notre Dame

Notre Dame Political Scientist David Campbell and Robert Putnam, co-authors of American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us will...

September 24, 2010

Political Scientist Michael Desch Comments on Peace Talks

With Israel’s construction moratorium on Jewish settlements in the West Bank due to end this weekend, Palestinian and Israeli negotiators...

September 08, 2010

Lecture examines Kennedy speech on separation of church and state

In recognition of the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s historic speech on the separation of church and state,...

August 05, 2010

Notre Dame Awarded Mellon Grant for Study on Influence of Religion

Given the secular nature of many aspects of society, scholars often neglect the role that religion has played—and still plays—in...

June 25, 2010

Summer Institute focuses on teaching peace

More than 60 faculty from 19 colleges, universities and other organizations traveled to the University of Notre Dame last week...

June 15, 2010

Sebastian Rosato Says Worse Times Ahead for European Union

Though the recent collapse of the Greek financial system shook the European Union, that financial crisis was only a symptom...

April 27, 2010

Graduate Student Awarded Mellon/ACLS Fellowship

Shannon Drysdale Walsh, a doctoral candidate in Notre Dame’s Department of Political Science, has received an Andrew W. Mellon/ACLS Dissertation...

March 09, 2010

Michael Zuckert Receives ASFI Award for Distinguished Scholarship

Michael Zuckert, Nancy Reeves Dreux Professor of Political Science and former chair of Notre Dame’s Department of Political Science, will...

February 10, 2010

Study on ‘Untouchables’ Can Help End Human Rights Abuses, Scholar Says

The largest-ever study on the Dalits—the so-called “untouchables” of India—reveals widespread caste-based discrimination in every aspect of daily life, according...

February 03, 2010

New Book Suggests Liberal Public Policy Makes People Happier

Liberal public policies, such as a state’s level of spending on social programs and the degree to which its economy...