The Kroc Cast
The Kroc Cast is a podcast featuring peace studies conversations convened among faculty, staff, alumni, visiting fellows, and friends of the Kroc Institute, a global peace studies hub.
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International Law, Nonviolent Resistance, Intervention, and the Right to Assist
This episode is the third in a series of four episodes hosted by Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell focusing on themes laid out in her 2019 book, “The Art of Law in the...
Pop Culture, Youth, and Peacebuilding
Catherine Bolten, associate professor of anthropology and peace studies, sits down to talk with Siobhan McEvoy Levy, professor of political science and peace and conflict studies...
The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and Ethiopian Peacebuilding
Kroc Institute Communications Program Director, Hannah Heinzekehr, talks with Peter Wallensteen, the Richard G. Starmann Sr. Research Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies, and Kroc...
The 25th Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda and Healing Traumatic Memories
Notre Dame Professor of Theology and Peace Studies Fr. Emmanuel Katongole and Fr. Jean Baptiste Mvukiyehe discuss the genocide in Rwanda on its twenty-fifth anniversary, the...
Nuclear Disarmament and Pope Francis’ Visit to Japan
Kroc Institute Director of Catholic Peacebuilding Studies Jerry Powers sits down to talk with Professor Maryann Cusimano Love and Professor Tobias Winright about nuclear...
Global Interreligious Peacebuilding
In the latest episode of The Kroc Cast podcast, Professor Atalia Omer moderates a conversation highlighting the successes and challenges of interreligious peacebuilding around the...
Mary Ellen O’Connell and Samuel Moyn on Legal Arguments for Prohibition of Force
This episode is the second part of a four part conversation featuring Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell talking about themes emerging from her 2019 book, “The Art of Law in the...
Alumni Spotlight: Peter Quaranto on Stabilization, Global Fragility, and Peacebuilding
Peter Quaranto, a 2006 Notre Dame graduate and peace studies alum who works as a Senior Advisor for Peace and Security at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., talks...
Alumni Profile: Mary Kate Battle
A conversation with Mary Kate Battle, a 2010 Notre Dame graduate and peace studies alumna who works as a Business Development Specialist with Catholic Relief Services. Mary Kate...
Iran, Saudia Arabia, the United States and the Way Forward
A discussion of the escalating tensions between the United States and Iran following September 14 drone strikes on Saudi Aramco oil processing facilities. George Lopez, the Rev....
The Global Forced Migration Crisis and US Immigration Policy
A discussion on the unprecedented global forced migration crisis, featuring Kroc Institute Executive Director Erin Corcoran, Diane Desierto, Associate Professor of Human Rights...
The Past, Present, and Future of the Nuclear Disarmament Movement
In our second episode, Kroc Institute Director of Catholic Peacebuilding Studies Jerry Powers sits down to talk with Dr. James Muller, co-founder of the Nobel Peace Prize winning...