Keough School of Global Affairs
Fighting for Religious Understanding
Professor Ebrahim Moosa sits surrounded by an unlikely group. Before him are Muslim scholars from both Pakistan and India — typically unfriendly nations — mixed with a small...
watch videoChiara Lubich: A Saint for a New Global Unity
Peter Casarella, Associate Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, presents on Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement. This lecture is the third of seven...
watch videoFighting to Protect Our Community
As Ed Striedl remembers it, the borough of Keansburg, New Jersey, tried to fortify against Hurricane Sandy. In the days and hours ahead of the storm, evacuation was encouraged....
watch videoIs Winnie the Pooh Banned in China? Internet Censorship and Online Culture
Our media are full of stories about censorship in China. Yet despite strict government regulation, China has a rich and vibrant online culture. This talk shows both sides of the...
watch videoStudy Confirms Adopting Truth Commissions and Justice Measures in Post-Authoritarian Regimes Lowers Homicide Rates
Nations that adopt transitional justice measures, such as truth commissions and judicial prosecutions for past human rights violations, experience lower homicide rates and lower...
Read ArticleNDIGD Selected as Partner on Two Multimillion-Dollar USAID Research-Assistance Consortiums
The Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD), part of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame, will initially receive approximately $1.75...
Read ArticleFighting for Freedom of Thought
In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed and Ukraine declared itself an independent state. But political independence didn’t rid the country of Soviet or communist influence....
watch videoPrenatal Exposure to Violence Leads to Increased Toddler Aggression Toward Mothers, Study Finds
Babies whose mothers experience interpersonal violence during pregnancy are more likely to exhibit aggression and defiance toward their mothers in toddlerhood, according to new...
Read ArticleNotre Dame Researchers Develop ‘Fraudbuster’ System to Reduce Fraud in Auto Insurance Market
In 2012, fraud cost U.S. auto insurers 7.7 billion dollars in excess payments. Although the rate of fraudulent policies for most insurers was 5 percent, that rate for nonstandard...
Read ArticleStrategies for Lasting Peace Accords
The University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs and the Embassy of Ireland hosted the forum “Strategies for Lasting Peace Accords” on June 12 at the Keough...
watch videoDare to Discover the Innovator Within
Imagine a world in which, regardless of birth nation, level of education, or social status, you had the power to change your life and the lives of those around you. For many who...
watch videoFr. Ted Said… Peacebuilding & Security: Jude Ash ’17 M.A.
Jude Ash ’17 M.A., a Kroc Institute Ph.D. student and founding chair and CEO of New Syrian Human, speaks as part of the Alumni Association’s Fr. Ted Said Speaker Series...
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