Keough School of Global Affairs
Water doesn’t always flow naturally: a human-centered approach to water use and management
This article is part of a series of blog posts published by the Keough School of Global Affairs. Dignity and Development provides in-depth analysis of global challenges through...
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Clingen Conversations: The Coffin Ship – Life and Death at Sea during the Great Irish Famine
Cian T. McMahon, Associate Professor in the Department of History and the Honors College at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, speaks with Colin Barr, director of the Clingen...
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Human Development Conference Keynote Address: John Cavanagh
John Cavanagh was Director of the Institute for Policy Studies (1999-2021) and is now a Senior Advisor there. The co-author of 12 books and numerous articles on a wide range of...
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Our Shared Paths to Justice: Learning from Desmond Tutu’s Faith and Activism
The late Desmond Tutu’s inspiring activism helped South Africa address the deep injustices that permeated daily life under Apartheid—a crushing system of institutionalized...
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Meredith Chesson on “Beautiful Things: Dressers and Delph Stories in Western Ireland”
What does an everyday Irish dresser and delph tell us about family life and culture? As part of the multiyear Cultural Landscapes of the Irish Coast Project, Meredith Chesson,...
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The Laura Shannon Prize Award and Lecture with Peter Gatrell
The Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame has awarded the 2021 Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies to Peter Gatrell, professor of...
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The 28th Annual Hesburgh Lecture in Ethics and Public Policy
British writer Bernardine Evaristo is the author of ten books and numerous writings that span the genres of fiction, verse fiction, short fiction, non-fiction, poetry, essays,...
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Mapping Technologies for Peace and Conflict: From the Weaponization of Social Media to Digital Peacebuilding and Peacetech
This presentation will provide a survey of the best and worst impacts of technology on peace building. Beginning with an overview of how social media platforms’ profit models...
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Virtual Flash Panel on the Russia-Ukraine Crisis
Join the Nanovic Institute for European Studies in the Keough School of Global Affairs as they discuss the recent crisis on the border between Russia and Ukraine. The panel...
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Challenges in Working with Low income Entrepreneurs: A Grassroots Perspective
While entrepreneurship can represent an important vehicle for poverty alleviation, many ventures started by those in disadvantaged circumstances fail to generate a level of...
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Clingen Conversations: Ireland and the Great War
Dr. Niamh Gallagher, Assistant Professor in Modern British and Irish History at St. Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge, speaks to Dr. Heather Stanfiel at the Clingen...
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The First Brave Step: A Conversation with Ruby Bridges
The Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights will host an intimate conversation with Ruby Bridges, an iconic figure in U.S. civil rights history and an inspiring figure in the...
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