Matt Hall, director of the Rooney Democracy Institute, has published new research in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology examining how political bias can mask other forms of prejudice. The study introduces the concept of “political plausible deniability,” showing that expressing political…| Department of Political Science | News
Francis and Kathleen Rooney of Washington, D.C., and Naples, Florida, have made a gift to the University of Notre Dame to endow an institute in the College of Arts & Letters committed to the preservation of American democracy through research, teaching and public engagement. The Rooney Democracy Institute, formerly known as the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, aims to advance Notre Dame’s role as a national and global leader in democracy scholarship and as a convener of bi...| Department of Political Science | News
Walter Nicgorski and his wife, Elaine, were recently honored by the United Way of St. Joseph County with "The Ernie" Award for their long-term support of One Roof Neighborhood Centers and other United Way projects in our community. The "The Ernie" award is presented to exceptional leaders who demonstrate…| Department of Political Science | News
Gen. Martin Dempsey, the retired 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will join University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., for a fireside chat at 4 p.m. Friday (Oct. 10), as part of the 2025-26 Notre Dame Forum. The discussion, titled “Hope, Global Stability and the Role of the United States,” is part of the exploration of this year’s Notre Dame Forum theme, “Cultivating Hope.” It will take place in Rooms 215/216 of McKenna Hall and will also be livestreamed. The event...| Department of Political Science | News
“The things that we love tell us what we are.” With this quote from St. Thomas Aquinas, Amy McAuliffe (‘90) summed up her message to s...| Department of Political Science
The University of Notre Dame is accepting applications for the next cohort of…| Department of Political Science | News
Two Western state governors known to work across the aisle on policy issues such as water, housing and energy will visit the University of Notre Dame for a fireside chat about how Western state pragmatism can serve as a model for the country to overcome polarization.| Department of Political Science | News
The Notre Dame Democracy …| Department of Political Science | News
This is the first in a series of features highlighting the managing directors of the University's strategic initiatives. The managing directors are key ...| Department of Political Science
Kellogg Institute Dissertation Year Fellow Hannah Early Bagdanov has published a solo-authored article in the American Political Science Review (APSR), the discipline’s flagship journal. Her article, “…| Department of Political Science | News
In recent years, democracies worldwide have seen a growing erosion of trust in election outcomes and institutions, driven in part by fears of widespread...| Department of Political Science
Chase is a third-year Ph.D. student in Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. He …| Department of Political Science | News
We are pleased to share a link to the latest issue of ROP. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/review-of-politics/latest-issue Please share…| Department of Political Science | News
Today, on the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Father Dowd offered remarks at the Elisabeth University of Music as a guest of its president, Yuji Kawano, and Bishop Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama of Hiroshima. Father Dowd focused on the role that universities can play in addressing the current nuclear predicament and the wider challenges of peace in today’s world.| Department of Political Science | News
Each election cycle, thousands of candidates vie for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Until now, there has been no comprehensi...| Department of Political Science
Twenty-two University of Notre Dame students have been named finalists for the 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Student Program, with another seven singled out as alternates for the award. The finalists include 18 undergraduate students and four graduate students.| Department of Political Science | News
Eileen Hunt will produce the first book that integrates and contextualizes Mary Wollstonecraft’s two visionary treatises that advocate for human r...| Department of Political Science
Seven faculty teams of collaborators from the University of Notre Dame (South Bend, Indiana, USA) and Ukrainian Catholic University (Lviv, Ukraine) have received grants from Notre Dame Global and Notre Dame Research to pursue…| Department of Political Science | News
This summer, members of the Hans J. Morgenthau (HJM) Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Program spent a week in the Philippines engaging in staff rides, seminars, ...| Department of Political Science
A new policy blueprint from Notre Dame researcher Lisa Schirch outlines how prosocial technology design can counter online misinformation and polarization. Backed by eight years of research, the plan offers concrete steps to strengthen democracy and civic trust.| Department of Political Science | News
The more you get to know the world, for a lot of people, the less you like it. And the more you get to know the world, the fewer heroes are in it. Dick ...| Department of Political Science
