Carl, 19, lives a quiet life in the Danish countryside with his adoptive parents, who expect him to take over the family farm one day, continuing their traditions. But Carl begins to feel the pull of two worlds — "home" plus his native homeland, South Korea — and the day...
How does the Catholic Church approach global migration? How should a Catholic university approach global migration? Join us for this session highlighting the Catholic Church's teaching on migration, the Church's pastoral concern for migrants, and the priorities of Pope Francis and…
Register to attend via Zoom Join the Kroc Institute for a conversation about the ongoing fight to combat human trafficking. Panelists will discuss emerging migration developments from international and US perspectives…
Learn about the research of our Master of Global Affairs students concentrating in international peace studies when they present their capstone projects to classmates and Keough School faculty! 12:30 p.m.A Decade of Conflict: Examining the De-evolution of Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis Presenter:…
Register to attend via Zoom The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (Span. JEP) is a transitional justice mechanism created as part of the 2016 peace agreement signed between the Colombian government…
Please join us for a celebration of our common home in preparation for Earth Day this year, featuring guest speaker, Marinel Ubaldo, a leading youth climate activist from the Philippines. Her…
Learn about the research of our Master of Global Affairs students concentrating in international peace studies when they present their capstone projects to classmates and Keough School faculty! 1:10 p.m.Defending the Digital Ballot: A Framework for Neutralizing Influence Operations…
"Peace by Piece: Disrupting Dualities in Peacebuilding" The Notre Dame Student Peace Conference is an annual student-focused academic event organized by undergraduate students at the University of Notre Dame as a space to engage in academic and professional dialogue on issues…
"Peace by Piece: Disrupting Dualities in Peacebuilding" The Notre Dame Student Peace Conference is an annual student-focused academic event organized by undergraduate students at the University of Notre Dame as a space to engage in academic and professional dialogue on issues…
The Kroc Institute proudly hosts a new series focused on intersectionality as a beneficial framework and methodology to pair with peace studies. Led by Assistant Professor Ashley Bohrer and featuring a variety of guest presenters, the series will address the potential of intersectional…
In 1994, Rwanda suffered a Genocide Against the Tutsi, which devastated the country,
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Register here The EnPAx Transitional Justice Interest Group is hosting a webinar open to the public on transitional justice and the environment in the context of Colombia’s transitional…
Learn about the research of our Master of Global Affairs students concentrating in international peace studies when they present their capstone projects to classmates and Keough School faculty! 12:30 p.m.Iraq in the Age of Cyber Violence: Militia, Media, and Political CommunicationPresenter:…
Join Anne Hayner, Associate Director for Alumni Relations, to network and mingle with Kroc Institute faculty, alumni, students, advocates, allies and institutional partners. Light refreshments and drinks will be served. …
The Kroc Institute has selected Traci C. West as the featured speaker for the 25th Annual Dialogues on Nonviolence, Religion, and Peace, presenting “Racism, Gender Violence, and Hypocrisies of Christian Love and Peace." A scholar-activist…
Join the Accomplice Program for a 2-day series on community bridge-building and how this speaks to the University of Notre Dame’s Strategic Framework. Schedule of Events Tuesday, April 2Hesburgh Auditorium 12:00 pm“History…
Have you seen a reference to peace studies on campus and wondered, "What the heck is that? How can someone study peace?" At the Kroc Institute, an active community of expert peacebuilding scholars and practitioners teach courses that explore the root causes of violence in all its forms, as…
Join the Accomplice Program for a 2-day series on community bridge-building and how this speaks to the University of Notre Dame’s Strategic Framework. Schedule of Events Tuesday, April 2Hesburgh Auditorium 12:00 pm“History…
As the political and economic crisis escalates in Haiti, one that has inevitably led to Haitians fleeing in search of livelihood and safety, this panel will explore the historical context of the crisis with a particular focus on U.S. intervention in Haiti, U.S. immigration policy, and treatment of…
Colombia, Lebanon and Northern Ireland served as sites for a recent research project that examined conflict associated with micro-dynamics of everyday inter-group encounters. Drawing on the project's findings, Roger MacGinty…
Learn about the research of our Master of Global Affairs students concentrating in international peace studies when they present their capstone projects to classmates and Keough School faculty! Schedule of Presentations 12:30 p.m.Evaluation of the Tigray…
This year's honoree is Jorge Vargas Cullell (M.A. ‘94), director of Estado de la Nación, a Costa Rica-based center of thought that conducts research on sustainable development. He will present, "The Uneasy Relationship of Peace, Democracy and Human Development: Reflections…
The Middle East is now embroiled in a new conflict. On Oct. 7th, Hamas launched a devastating campaign of terror targeting communities in the south of Israel. In its aftermath, Israel has launched a new military offensive in the Gaza Strip - a campaign that, more than four months on,...
More than 60 national elections will take place in 2024. Amid a growing threat of democratic backsliding, digital technologies can play a role in amplifying disinformation and polarization. How can policymakers and voters help defend democracy from this growing challenge? Increasingly, some…
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What is antisemitism? Who gets to define it? What does it have to do with Israel, Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian racism, and American geopolitics? A panel of experts will tackle this difficult topic, scrutinizing the history of traditional Christian anti-Judaism and modern antisemitism. They…
Around the world, Jews are active in calling for safety, equal rights and dignity, and restitution for the millions of Palestinians living under apartheid conditions, facing catastrophic violence, or denied a right to return home. Mikhael…
Register to attend After three months of attacks and occupation by the Israeli Defence Force, Gaza “…
Note: Bags and backpacks will not be allowed inside the venue. A storage space will be provided on site. Media are invited to attend. Photography and videography recording are strictly prohibited by all attendees at this event. As the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues…
Wondering how to translate your passion for peace into a meaningful career? Join us at our undergraduate program dinner, where you'll learn about the realm of possibilities a degree in peace studies offers, as well as post-graduate opportunities. The event's discussion will arm you with knowledge…
An Associated Press team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who remain in the city as Russian forces close in, they capture what become some of the most…
David Cortright, professor emeritus of the practice at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, and Anna Romandash,…
The Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, along with the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, is pleased to host a panel discussion celebrating the release of the new book, “Avoiding Harm: A Muslim Response to Covid-19,” by A.…
Around the world, democratic nation states hide patterns of colonization, claiming territorial and political sovereignty while denying participation and self-determination for minoritized communities within their borders. Hafsa…
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (St. John 8:32, KJV). Register here to attend via Zoom>> In January 2023, the Kroc Institute hosted an open and…
Register here to attend via Zoom>> Documenting human rights violations during armed conflict is difficult and can be dangerous, and the data that results is generally incomplete. Some records of violence…
Register to attend the lecture >>> The Israeli war in Gaza, following the terror attacks executed by Hamas on October 7, 2023, has raised serious concerns over regional spread of the…
In an era marked by political polarization, what happens when two strangers, each with distinct political views, come together to share the stories that define their lives? The South Bend community is invited to a special listening event as part of StoryCorps' impactful One…
Register to attend the in-person event >>> Join us for an event marking the seventh anniversary of the historic signing of the Colombian Peace Accord in 2016. Panelists will engage in a thoughtful discussion on the…
Register here to attend via Zoom>> The inclusion of an ethnic and gender approach in the Commission for Truth, Coexistence, and Non-Repetition (CEV) was a mandate derived from the Colombian Peace Accord…
We all have the responsibility of thinking of ways forward, away from war and conflict. Given the reality of two peoples, Palestinian and Israeli, living side by side, or together, it becomes mandatory to explore how we can do so in a harmonious manner avoiding violence and war that has...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different…
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different…
Have you seen a reference to peace studies on campus and wondered, "What the heck is that? How can someone study peace?" At the Kroc Institute, an active community of expert peacebuilding scholars and practitioners teach courses that explore the root causes of violence in all its forms as well…
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Seán Feenan will offer a lecture highlighting the development and success of the Reference Group as a peacebuilding model. The effort transformed from a discreet dialogue program to an integral part of tackling some of the most difficult…
Contemplation. Creativity. Compassion. Erik Ehn is an American playwright and director whose work includes The Saint Plays, an ongoing cycle of plays loosely based on the lives of the saints and biblical characters, and Soulographie: Our Genocides, series of 17 plays that…
Register to attend the lecture >>> On October 7, Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,400 people and taking at least 240 hostages. Israel responded by declaring war on Hamas, and has launched…
In Colombia’s recent history, transitional justice has played a large role in legislative and institutional development, arguably transforming Colombian culture. Scholars, practitioners and activists have experienced uncertainty and setbacks, along with moments of considerable progress, such as in…
The Catholic Church, working with other religious actors, has played a prominent role in promoting human rights, sustainable development, good governance, and peace amidst conflicts in Africa. Cardinal…
Leymah Gbowee, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, will present her lecture, "Redefining Peace: A Necessity for Global Sustainability." Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist, trained social worker, and women's rights activist. She is widely known for leading Women of Liberia Mass…
Sanctioned by the United Nations in 1981, the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on September 21. This year’s theme is “Actions for peace: Our ambition for the #GlobalGoals.” Join the Kroc Institute for lunch and various responses to the United Nations’ new agenda for peace.…
You're invited to join the Creative Writing Reading Series and Literatures of Annihilation, Exile, and Resistance for a reading from Jonathan Escoffery on Wednesday, September 20th in 300 O'Shaughnessy Hall, IRR Commons. This reading is free and open to the public. You can attend the event inperson…
The path to peace in the Holy Land begins with dignity restored. The Mother Church in Jerusalem provides a clear voice to help guide us down the difficult path toward dignity, equality, justice, peace, and ultimately reconciliation. But only if we will listen to their cry
Peace studies provides undergraduates with the opportunity to envision the world as it ought to be, rather than simply how it is. Begin the work of building a better world! Students from any major or department are invited to join the Undergraduate Program in Peace…
Register to attend via Zoom » August 15, 2023 marks the second anniversary of the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban. Since then, many groups from Afghanistan have formed or significantly reformed…
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Join the Keough School of Global Affairs to celebrate all students from its academic programs - Supplementary Major in Global Affairs, Master of Global Affairs, and Ph.D. in Peace Studies.
The Kroc Institute will honor the undergraduate peace studies Class of 2023 during Notre Dame's commencement weekend. Family and friends of students are welcome to attend this event.
Please join us for a short student-run program and casual reception to celebrate our Master of Global Affairs Class of 2023. The program begins at 4:00 p.m., with a reception in the Forum at 4:30 p.m.…
Saïd Khatibi is a novelist, travel writer, translator, and cultural journalist, born in 1984 in Bou Saâda, Algeria. He writes in Arabic and French and translates…
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Learn about the research of our Master of Global Affairs students concentrating in international peace studies when they present their capstone projects to classmates and Keough School faculty! Schedule of Presentations 3:30 p.m. From Domestic to International:…
Hear from a panel of experts on nuclear disarmament through a Catholic lens when they discuss the newly released book, “Forbidden: Receiving Pope Francis's Condemnation of Nuclear Weapons.”…
Join the Kroc Institute for the book launch of Debra Javeline's "After Violence: The Beslan School Massacre and the Peace that Followed." Discussants include Russian journalist Masha Lipman and Konstantin Sonin, John Dewey Distinguished…
Featuring Ellen Williams, Take Ten Program Director at Robinson Community Learning Center. Several times a semester, a different member of the Kroc Institute community will facilitate an informal conversation about a timely topic relating to their work or research. Undergraduate…
Learn about the research of our Master of Global Affairs students concentrating in international peace studies when they present their capstone projects to classmates and Keough School faculty! Schedule of Presentations 3:00 p.m. History Peace Walk: The Story…
Religion(s) in the Ruins of the Temples Featuring Robert Orsi, professor of religious studies at Northwestern University. Orsi will discuss the urgency of climate theorists and activists to turn to religion as a source of hope in this time of hastening climate catastrophe.…
“Voices: Naming War, Speaking Peace” is the theme of the 2023 Notre Dame Student Peace Conference. Sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, this annual event is organized by students for students. The conference is free and open to students from any college or university…
The Good Friday Agreement brought an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland among contesting parties there, as well as between the Republic of Ireland…
This event will present the digital research project PalREAD - Country of Words, led by Refqa Abu-Remaileh,
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“Voices: Naming War, Speaking Peace” is the theme of the 2023 Notre Dame Student Peace Conference. Sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, this annual event is organized by students for students. The conference is free and open to students from any college or university…
How can societies grapple with the legacies of conflict and human rights violations? How might they overcome traumatic cycles of ongoing violence? And what can spiritual traditions teach them about moving forward toward a better future? …
In 2016 the Colombian government signed a historic peace accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerillas, ending half a century of conflict. As part of the agreement, Colombia created a Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence, and Non-Repetition,
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Learn about the research of our Master of Global Affairs students concentrating in international peace studies when they present their capstone projects to classmates and Keough School faculty! Schedule of Presentations 3:30 p.m. Measuring Everyday Peace…
Climate change. Inequalities exposed by a global pandemic. Polarization. Gun violence. Mass migration. Religious conflict. In the face of ongoing challenges, how and where do we begin the work of building a better world? Peace studies can equip you with knowledge about the nature of…
Learn about the research of our Master of Global Affairs students concentrating in international peace studies when they present their capstone projects to classmates and Keough School faculty! Schedule of Presentations 3:30 p.m. The Dilemma of Queering Truth…
Speakers Gabriel Rojas and Mateo Merchán will provide insights into the challenges and opportunities of addressing…
"We are called to establish with truth, justice, charity, and liberty new methods of relationships in human society.” #163, Pacem in Terris The Justice Sown in Peace conference at the University of Notre Dame will recognize the 60th anniversary of the seminal Catholic…
Alie Ataee is an Afghanistani writer born in 1981. A graduate of theater studies, she is an award-winning writer in Iran and the author of two novels and a short story collection, Dreams of the Hindu Kush. She currently lives in Tehran. …
Featuring Cat Bolten, associate professor of Anthropology and Peace Studies; director of doctoral studies. Several times a semester, a different member of the Kroc Institute community will facilitate an informal conversation about a timely topic relating to their work or research.…
"We are called to establish with truth, justice, charity, and liberty new methods of relationships in human society.” #163, Pacem in Terris The Justice Sown in Peace conference at the University of Notre Dame will recognize the 60th anniversary of the seminal Catholic…
"We are called to establish with truth, justice, charity, and liberty new methods of relationships in human society.” #163, Pacem in Terris The Justice Sown in Peace conference at the University of Notre Dame will recognize the 60th anniversary of the seminal Catholic…
Many American policy makers are squeamish about religion’s role in diplomacy. Nevertheless, religion plays a crucial and complex part in global affairs, such as in sustainable development, various human rights issues, and fomenting and mitigating conflict. Shaun A. Casey, the founding director of…
Join Anne Hayner, Associate Director for Alumni Relations, for a time of networking and conversation with other Kroc Institute faculty, alumni and students. Light refreshments and drinks will be served. View…
Register to Attend via Zoom Twenty years ago, the US invasion of Iraq unleashed a series of humanitarian tragedies that, combined…
This presentation explores the extent to which decolonial forms of peace and justice depend on the expression and mobilization of counter-catastrophic ideas, artistic creations, and actions that advance the unfinished project
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Advancing Justice and Rights through Courts, Restoration, and Politics How can the human community respond to acts of trauma and injustice committed by those in power? What are the roles of: International courts
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Advancing Justice and Rights through Courts, Restoration, and Politics How can the human community respond to acts of trauma and injustice committed by those in power? What are the roles of: International courts
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Ukraine and a new Cold War, a new nuclear arms race, “forever wars” in Afghanistan and Iraq, and forgotten wars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Yemen. As foreign policies are being rethought in light of these new and old wars, the need for a moral compass is...
Join the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies for the launch of David Cortright's latest book, "A Peaceful Superpower: Lessons from the World's Largest Antiwar Movement." Panelists include Ann Mische, associate professor of Sociology and…
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been canceled. Israel's government is making major amendments to the country's constitutional…
This event is the fourth of four film screenings hosted each Wednesday throughout February 2023 as part of the Notre Dame Forum on "War and Peace." One of the most revered filmmakers of all time, Rithy Panh's career has been marked by innovative approaches to making films about the unfilmable,...
Register to attend via Zoom » The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) received…
Featuring Caesar A. Montevecchio, Assistant Director of the Catholic Peacebuilding Network. Several times a semester, a different member of the Kroc Institute community will facilitate…
The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and the Mendoza College of Business will host a launch of Drew Marcantonio's latest books, "Environmental Violence: In the Earth System and the Human Niche" and "Environmental Management: Concepts…
This event is the third of four film screenings hosted each Wednesday throughout February 2023 as part of the Notre Dame Forum on "War and Peace." In a time of conflict and darkness in her home in Aleppo, Syria, one young woman kept her camera rolling while falling in love,...
A panel of academics and experts will gather online to discuss the unfolding crisis and its complexities after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023. Please register for…
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This panel discussion focuses on the recently released film, "Argentina, 1985," which depicts the transitional justice process that took place in Argentina after the military dictatorship…
"Argentina, 1985" depicts the transitional justice process that took place in Argentina after the military dictatorship. More than 30,000 Argentines were estimated to have disappeared between 1976 and 1983, and some 3,000 officials and non-officials have been charged with crimes as of 2018. The film…
Featuring Ann Mische, Associate Professor of Sociology and Peace Studies. Several times a semester, a different member of the Kroc Institute community will facilitate an informal conversation about a timely topic relating to their…
Arie Kacowicz Chaim Weizmann Chair in International Relations and Full Professor of International Relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Aaron and Cecile Goldman Visiting Israeli Professor and Israel Institute…
This event is the first of four film screenings hosted each Wednesday throughout February 2023 as part of the Notre Dame Forum on "War and Peace." Belonging to a set of films made with not much distance from the historical event featured, The Hurt Locker is set in 2004 and debuted in...
When a news publisher in Arkansas, an attorney in Arizona, and a speech therapist in Texas are told they must choose between their jobs and their political beliefs, they launch…
Chelsea T. Hicks is a graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts’ MFA in creative writing, and holds an MA from the University of California at Davis. She is a Tulsa Artist Fellow and a Native Arts & Cultures Foundation LIFT Awardee. Her writing has been published in Poetry…
This workshop is focused on the main results of the quantitative and qualitative analysis by the Colombian Truth Commission's Natural Language Processing Group and Data Analytic Group. It will summarize the textual dataset collected by the Truth Commission particularly interviews with victims, relatives,…
Register to attend via Zoom » The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, in collaboration with the Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society and the Clingen Family Center for the Study…
Join Graduate Student Life and the Graduate School in celebrating Notre Dame graduate students whose research advances the legacy of Dr. King's dream of a more just and equitable world. Featuring Diana Isabel Güiza-Gomez (Peace Studies & Political Science) and Carli Steelman…
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1963). Please join the Kroc Institute for an open and honest conversation about where racism is in America and how the pathways towards racial justice are impacted. Our distinguished panelists…
On Tuesday, December 13th at 11am ET, join AfP's Digital Peacebuilding Community of Practice and the Kroc Institute's Afghanistan Program on Peace and Development for a conversation with Nasrat Khalid, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aseel, on how his company is using technology to support…
Prashan De Visser (M.A. '15), Founder and President of Sri Lanka Unites and Founder and President of Global Unites, returns to the Kroc Institute to launch his new book, The Phoenix Generation. …
Join Keough School faculty and students to learn about the ongoing research of our graduate students as Master of global affairs students with a concentration in international peace studies present their capstone research projects. Schedule of presentations 3:30 p.m.…
Featuring Juan Fernando, Business on the Frontlines Fellow November 29 12-1 PM Stayer Center, Commons B Lunch will be provided. Register …
This panel discussion will reflect on the interests and roles of regional countries as it relates to Afghanistan's conflict, peace, and security under Taliban rule. The panelists – including scholars with regional and subject matter expertise on peacemaking and security – will explore the relationship…
Fazle Hasan Abed may be the most influential man you’ve never heard of. A former finance executive with almost no experience in relief aid, he founded BRAC in 1972 aiming to help a few thousand war refugees. A half century…
As you consider your graduate school options, we invite you to learn more about the Keough School’s Master of Global Affairs with this unique opportunity. Join us in a live one-hour webinar with our admissions team and current MGA student Christopher Jordan. Learn about the professional field…
Join Keough School faculty and students to learn about the ongoing research of our graduate students as Master of global affairs students with a concentration in international peace studies present their capstone research projects. Schedule of presentations 3:30 p.m.…
When Berkley Center and Georgetown colleague Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J., passed away in April 2022, he left behind a significant legacy applying the rich tradition of Catholic social teaching to issues of peacebuilding, just war, nuclear disarmament, and environmental justice. This two-day conference…
When Berkley Center and Georgetown colleague Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J., passed away in April 2022, he left behind a significant legacy applying the rich tradition of Catholic social teaching to issues of peacebuilding, just war, nuclear disarmament, and environmental justice. This two-day conference…
Featuring Josefina Echavarría Alvarez, Director of the Peace Accords Matrix (PAM); Associate Professor of the Practice, and Monica McWilliams, Emeritus Professor…
Join the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and the Clingen Family Center for the Study of Modern Ireland for a book launch of Monica McWilliams' latest book, Stand Up, Speak Out: Women’s Rights, Peace and Equality in Northern Ireland and Beyond.…
Join Keough School faculty and students to learn about the ongoing research of our graduate students as Master of global affairs students with a concentration in international peace studies present their capstone research projects. Schedule of presentations 3:30 p.m.…
Have you seen a reference to peace studies and wondered, "What is heck is that? How can someone study peace?" Peace studies is often misperceived as either purely theoretical and without application or, in contrast, as lacking rigor and a firm grounding in theory. In reality,…
Between 1893 and 1902, the U.S. forcefully annexed Hawai’i and the Philippines and participated in the brutal suppression of the anti-imperialist Boxer Uprising in China. Since that time, the Asia-Pacific region has been a major site for the development and maintenance of U.S. empire, a history rooted…
Register to attend via Zoom » Featuring Valerie Hickey (M.A. ’00), Global Director for Environment, Natural Resources and the Blue Economy, World Bank Lecture:…
Join Keough School faculty and students to learn about the ongoing research of our graduate students as Master of global affairs students with a concentration in international peace studies present their capstone research projects. Schedule of presentations …
The connections between environmental protection and regeneration, peace, and human security have become more evident in recent decades. According to International Alert’s latest report, today 70% of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries are at high risk of climate-related conflict. This signals…
Learn about graduate degree options, financial aid, and career support. Get answers to your questions and tips to apply in this live one-hour webinar. No GRE required Scholarships available Application due Dec. 15
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Please join H20@ND and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies for an exciting seminar by Srinivas Chokkakula, MoJS Research Chair – Water Conflicts and Governance at the Centre for Policy Research and Fulbright-Nehru Visiting Chair at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Featuring Gerard Powers, Director, Catholic Peacebuilding Studies; Coordinator, Catholic Peacebuilding Network
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed the threat of nuclear destruction back onto the front pages and into our collective consciousness. In reality, that threat had never gone away but had been superseded in the public mind by crises such as global warming and political turmoil. This discussion…
Join the Kroc Institute for a book launch of Professor Emmanuel Katongole's latest book, Who Are My People?: Love, Violence, and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa (Notre Dame Press, 2022). In Who Are My People?, Fr. Emmanuel Katongole explores the ethnic,…
Negotiating food security and development in Afghanistan requires innovative approaches to avoid legitimating the sanctioned Taliban regime while simultaneously fostering sustainable, community-led development rather than simply providing international handouts. How can the international community,…
Social media platforms are having wide impacts on conflict dynamics around the world. Activists use the platforms to promote democracy and human rights, while autocrats use the platforms for surveillance and propaganda. Although media coverage of these impacts typically focuses on Western democracies,…
Join us for a conversation with Commissioner Nury Turkel, a human rights advocate for Uyghur people, the…
Featuring Caroline Hughes, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Chair in Peace Studies; Associate Dean for Policy and Practice, Keough School of Global Affairs
This event is taking place in remembrance of Etel Adnan, the beloved Lebanese-American poet, essayist, and visual artist, who…
Undergraduate students are invited to join the Undergraduate Program in Peace Studies for their semi-annual program meeting and dinner. Meet peace studies faculty and students, learn more about peace studies courses, special events, and other opportunities, and hear more…
Featuring Kristina Hook, Ph.D., School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding, and Development
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Featuring Laura Miller-Graff, Associate Professor of Psychology and Peace Studies; Director…
Each year, the United Nations International Day of Peace is observed around the world on September 21. This year’s theme is “End Racism. Build Peace.” Join the Kroc Institute for a dynamic conversation followed by a reception. Please note, no registration is…
This event is co-sponsored by The Keston Center for Religion, Politics, and Society at Baylor University and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. Join a panel of distinguished guests for a conversation about what comes next for Aghanistan…
Featuring the Honorable Juan Manuel Santos, Former President of Colombia; 2016 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; Distinguished Policy Fellow, Keough School of Global Affairs This event is free but ticketed. Tickets will be available for pick-up at the DeBartolo…
Featuring Erin Corcoran, Acting Director, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies Several times a semester, a different member of the Kroc Institute community will facilitate an informal conversation about a timely topic…
Register to attend » Kenya, like many African countries has struggled and continues to struggle with management of elections. This has often led to outbreaks of post-election violence resulting in…
Register to attend » This panel aims to provide an analysis on the impact of the past year’s developments on the prospects for a political process toward reconciliation among Afghans.…
As a new academic year gets underway, undergraduate students are invited to join us for food and conversation with fellow students.
Mark Fathi Massoud '99, '00 MA Peace Studies Professor of Politics and Director of Legal Studies, UC Santa Cruz Visiting Professor, University of Oxford Faculty of Law What is the relation between faith,…
Honoring Robert C. Johansen Join the Kroc Institute for a symposium-style launch of Professor Emeritus Robert C. Johansen’s latest book, Where the Evidence Leads: A Realistic Strategy for Peace and Human Security (Oxford University Press, 2021). This full-day event…
Hear from alumni of the Kroc Institute in Sri Lanka about the current situation on the ground, the sources of conflict, the ongoing protest movement, and opportunities…
A Discussion with Commission Members on Colombia's Reckoning with its Past and the Ongoing Armed Conflict Colombia’s Truth Commission was established by the 2016 FARC peace accord to address the country’s ongoing six-decade old conflict that has affected more than nine million registered…
Register now to attend » The world is emerging from an historic health crisis that has exacerbated existing conflicts, poverty, inequalities,…
Register now to attend » The world is emerging from an historic health crisis that has exacerbated existing conflicts, poverty, inequalities,…
Register now to attend » The world is emerging from an historic health crisis that has exacerbated existing conflicts, poverty, inequalities,…
Register now to attend » The world is emerging from an historic health crisis that has exacerbated existing conflicts, poverty, inequalities,…
Launch of the Kroc Institute’s sixth report on Colombian Peace Agreement implementation Register to attend » Join team members from the PAM Barometer Initiative…
Lanzamiento del sexto informe comprensivo del Instituto Kroc sobre la implementación del Acuerdo de Paz en Colombia Martes, 7 de junio de 2022 3:00 p.m. EDT/2:00 p.m. CST Webinar a través de Zoom …
The Kroc Institute will honor the undergraduate peace studies class of 2022 during Notre Dame's commencement weekend. Family and friends of students are welcome to attend these events. A reception will follow.
The Kroc Institute will host a reception recognizing the achievements of graduating Peace Studies Doctoral, Master’s, and Graduate Minor students. The event is open to all current peace studies graduate students, as well as Kroc Institute and Keough School faculty and staff. Note:…
BE-SPOKEN is a musical work written by Emorja Roberson DMA '22 and collaborative artist Anthony Walker. It explores the stories of Black people in America through spoken word, gospel, and hip-hop. Featuring special guests Chavis T Gill, Anthony 'Tony' Walker, and Ledisi! Let our stories be…
Register to attend this event >>> This event is an open conversation and experience about facing the challenges of environmental violence and justice from diverse traditions,…
Featuring John Rees, Professor of Politics and International Relations, The University of Notre Dame Australia This lecture will explore how the lead-up to war in Ukraine tragically exposed liberal blind spots toward nationalism and religion, and why unlearning these habits…
Register to attend » Join the Kroc Institute for a discussion with four former Visiting Fellows who have drawn on intersectional themes to inform their research and teaching. Featuring: …
Join us for the continuing series of monthly conversations focused on the Catholic approach to nuclear weapons that will engage students from Catholic Universities, which include Notre Dame, Georgetown, Catholic University, Northwestern, and university partners in Japan, Africa, South America, Mexico,…
Featuring Obaidullah Baheer, Visiting…
“Pathways of Post-Conflict Violence: The Assassination of Social Leaders in Colombia” Juan Albarracín (Notre Dame), Juan Corredor (CUNY), Juan Pablo Milanese (ICESI), Inge Valencia (ICESI) y Jonas Wolff (PRIF) Abstract: Violence in post-conflict settings is usually attributed…
Featuring Gladys Ganiel, Reader, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast Drawing on interviews with Presbyterian ministers who served during Northern Ireland’s Troubles (ca. 1968-1998) and churchgoing victims of violence, Ganiel argues…
The 2022 Notre Dame Student Peace Conference planning committee has announced this year’s conference theme, “(Re)Imagining Justice.” The Notre Dame Student Peace Conference, sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, is an annual event organized by students for students.…
The 2022 Notre Dame Student Peace Conference planning committee has announced this year’s conference theme, “(Re)Imagining Justice.” The Notre Dame Student Peace Conference, sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, is an annual event organized by students for students.…
Register » While a generation of changemakers and peacebuilders have set out to “Be the Change!” a thousand cautionary tales from the frontlines of social,…
Featuring Dr. Aziz Al-Azmeh, Professor of History, Central European University This lecture will focus on the possible senses of “reform” for Muslims in the context of the global modern history of religion, including the Protestant Reformation and its consequences. Professor…
“Mobilizing Support for Transitional Justice: Why Victims’ Voices Reduce Partisan-Motivated Opposition to Accountability” Featuring: Natán Skigin, Ph.D. student, Department…
Register to attend this event Randa Jarrar is the author of the memoir Love Is An Ex-Country, the novel A Map…
Register to attend via Zoom » 9:00 — 10:30 a.m.: "On the Muslim Question" Muslims in both Europe and North America have…
Register to attend via Zoom » Lecture title: “Debating Progress and History in Islamic Thought” Featuring Ebrahim…
The Biden administration came into office aspiring to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. national security. President Joe Biden quickly renewed New START and committed to strategic stability talks with the Russian Federation. However, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and President…
Register to attend » How does civil resistance work and what can it achieve? This panel will share how civilians are using strategic civil resistance…
This event is part of the Keough School of Global Affairs Dignity & Development Forum taking place March 17-18, 2022. Register…
This multifaith panel invites reflections on the significance of religion engaged as a whole, encompassing its full range of relevance to everyday life.
Ambassador Bisa Williams (ret.) and members of the Keough School community will join Oby Ezekwesili and Ann Pendleton-Jullian for a dialogue about the ideas and initiatives that arose in their two talks.
Ann Pendleton-Jullian, co-author of "Design Unbound: Designing for Emergence in a Whitewater World," will discuss insights from the scholarship and practice of design about acting effectively and collectively in a world marked by complexity.
Oby Ezekwesili—a leader across global, national, and local scales, and across the realms of economics, governance, and politics—will reflect upon ethical and effective responses in the face of complex and interconnected problems.
How do we exercise solidarity with the people of Ukraine? Do you feel called more deeply into prayer? Join Campus Ministry onWednesday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Coleman-Morse first floor lounge to reflect on these questions. Fr. Yury P. Avvakumov, Associate Professor in the History of Christianity,…
Join us for the continuing series of monthly conversations focused on the Catholic approach to nuclear weapons that will engage students from Catholic Universities, which include Notre Dame, Georgetown, Catholic University, Northwestern, and university partners in Japan, Africa, South America, Mexico,…
Register to attend via Zoom » As the war in Ukraine continues following Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of the country, join us for a conversation with panelists who will examine the current conflict through…
“Don’t We Have a Right to Get Angry? Integrating Emotions into the Rational Choice Theory of International Mediation” Laurie Nathan, Professor of the Practice of Mediation; Mediation Program Director, and Joel Devonshire, Ph.D. student in Peace Studies…
Featuring Salem Al Qudwa, 2021-22 Fellow in Conflict and Peace, Harvard University; Expert on architecture, disaster preparedness, emergency response, and recovery projects in the Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip is currently home to almost two million Palestinians, making it widely…
In honor of Black History Month, The Accomplice Project, sponsored by the Kroc Institute’s Mediation Program, and the Black Lives Matter South Bend Chapter will host a panel discussion on the case for reparations for South Bend’s Black…
Show Some Skin is an annual performance of monologues, written and submitted anonymously by members of the Notre Dame community, including students, faculty, and staff. The show strives to give voice to unspoken stories about identity and difference. This year's theme, Emerge,…
Show Some Skin is an annual performance of monologues, written and submitted anonymously by members of the Notre Dame community, including students, faculty, and staff. The show strives to give voice to unspoken stories about identity and difference. This year's theme, Emerge,…
Register to attend this event » Lina Meruane is an award-winning Chilean writer and scholar. She has published two collections of short stories and five novels. Translated…
Show Some Skin is an annual performance of monologues, written and submitted anonymously by members of the Notre Dame community, including students, faculty, and staff. The show strives to give voice to unspoken stories about identity and difference. This year's theme, Emerge,…
Join the Ansari Institute for a timely discussion that will highlight key lessons from the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s work. Hear insights from panelists who will explore his advocacy for what he called “our shared paths to freedom and justice,” and learn how his approach can help us address inequality...
Show Some Skin is an annual performance of monologues, written and submitted anonymously by members of the Notre Dame community, including students, faculty, and staff. The show strives to give voice to unspoken stories about identity and difference. This year's theme, Emerge,…
Register to attend >>> As the world’s attention remains fixed on what's happing at the Ukraine-Russia border, hear from Kroc Institute peace studies alumni working in and around the…
Register to attend » From cell phones to computers to life-saving medical technologies, the day-to-day lives of people across the globe are intertwined with materials produced by the global mining industry. A…
This webinar aims to stimulate discussion on a revised mandate for the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). This is a crucial and difficult issue in light of the fall of the Afghan government in August 2021. In March 2022, the UN Security Council will debate and renew the UNAMA...
Join us for the continuing series of monthly conversations focused on the Catholic approach to nuclear weapons that will engage students from Catholic Universities, which include Notre Dame, Georgetown, Catholic University, Northwestern, and university partners in Japan, Africa, South America, Mexico,…
"Cash Violence: The Politics of Power and Peace in Liberia” Ben Spatz, Kroc Institute Visiting Research Fellow Abstract: This paper focuses on and builds from one specific element of Ben’s book project, “Cash Violence: The Politics of Power and Peace in Liberia.” The book traces…
Register to attend » Lecture title: The Activist Artist Featuring Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize-winning novelist, essayist, dramatist, and literary…
Register to attend » Featuring Sara Shroff, Assistant Professor with joint appointments in Gender and Sexuality Studies and Political Science,
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Register to attend » Featuring Lisa Schirch, Incoming Richard G. Starmann, Sr. Professor of the Practice in Peace Studies This presentation will provide a survey of the…
Register to attend this event » Hassan Blasim (b. 1973) is an Iraqi writer, poet, and filmmaker who is currently living in Helsinki, Finland. Born in Baghdad, he studied…
To attend, e-mail Dana Moss for Zoom information. Join us for a discussion of …
Register to attend » Since the early 1990s, peace agreements have become a key tool for ending armed conflict and creating…
Featuring K. Melchor Quick Hall Resident Scholar, Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University
Haga clic aquí para leer la descripción en español. December 1 marks the 5th anniversary of implementation of the peace agreement between the Colombian government and the former FARC-EP that ended the country’s deadly 52 year armed conflict. …
Register to attend this event » Salwa Ismail is Professor of Politics with reference to the Middle East at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University…
Featuring Kara Ellerby, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations, University of Delaware This lecture will first outline how a lack of intersectionality in discourse and measures of gender equality permeate…
"Land Restitution and Racial Inequality in Colombia’s Post-conflict Transition" Featuring Laura García-Montoya, Visiting Fellow, Kellogg Institute, and…
Join the Gender Relations Center for a panel discussion on missing and murdered Indigenous women. Panelists will discuss how and why this is an issue and what we can all do to be stakeholders in this cause. Panelists: Dr. Ashlee Bird, Mikaela Murphy, & Tara Kenjockety Co-sponsored by:…
Register to attend this event » Poet, novelist, translator, critic, and scholar Ammiel Alcalay teaches at Queens College and The Graduate Center, CUNY.…
"When are Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) Programs Successful? Introducing the DDR-18 Dataset (1980-2018)" Featuring Sally Sharif, Post-Doctoral Research…
Featuring Andrea Bartoli, President of the Sant'Egidio Foundation for Peace and Dialogue Watch the full event recording: …
Join us for the continuing series of monthly conversations focused on the Catholic approach to nuclear weapons that will engage students from Catholic Universities, which include Notre Dame, Georgetown, Catholic University, Northwestern, and university partners in Japan,…
"Military Juntas, Civil Society Activism, and Post-Coup Political Orders" Featuring Sebastian Elischer, University of Florida and Kellogg Fellow Open…
Featuring Tecla Namachanja Wanjala, Kenyan Peace Advocate; Renowned Consultant on Transitional Justice, Conflict Transformation, Social Healing, and Reconciliation "Sacred Spaces for Healing and Reconciliation"…
The International Christian University, Japan; the Centre for Mediation in Africa; and the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria are hosting a discussion on peace iniatives in Yemen. This event is also connected to the Kroc Institute's…
Featuring Felipe Roa-Clavijo, Visiting Research Fellow, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies Discussants: Josefina Echavarría Alvarez, Director, Peace Accords Matrix; Associate Professor of the Practice Caroline Hughes. Associate
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Can peoples and nations find ways to forge a more cooperative global community? Or will the world descend into further chaos? Can we recommend policies, drawing on the most compelling narratives and perspectives presented in the first two panels, to advance King’s dream of greater equality and a just community...
"Post-Coup Bargaining in the Shadow of the African Anti-Coup Norm" Featuring Laurie Nathan, Gary Goertz, Jeremy Graham, University of Notre Dame, and discussant Sally Shiraf …
Climate change. Inequalities exposed by a global pandemic. Polarization. Gun violence. Mass migration. Religious conflict. In the face of ongoing challenges, how and where do we begin the work of building a better world? Peace studies can equip you with knowledge about the nature of…
Religious actors in the United States and Northern Ireland each face ongoing challenges of conflict and violence tied to political polarization. While the two cases present distinct dynamics and call for distinct responses, what lessons might be learned about how religion can be a force for peace,…
Featuring David Ragland, Co-Executive Director for Reparations, Culture, and Organizing, The Truth Telling Project Register to attend the lecture >>> The…
"No Country for Criminals: Understanding Support for Iron Fist Candidates in Brazil" Featuring Jake Turner, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science …
RSVP to attend virtually or to attend in person. As the crisis…
Accomplice is a student-led project supported by the Mediation Program of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. The project's mission is to support and sustain decolonial efforts at the University of Notre Dame oriented…
Join us for the continuing series of monthly conversations focused on the Catholic approach to nuclear weapons that will engage students from Catholic Universities, which include Notre Dame, Georgetown, Catholic University, Northwestern, and university partners in Japan, Africa, South America, Mexico,…
Featuring Sa'ed Atshan, Acting Associate Professor of Anthropology, Emory University
Overcoming Intersections of Oppression: Immigrant and Racial Justice in the U.S. Featuring Brittney Nystrom (B.A. ’98), Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Utah Nystrom’s work focuses on advocacy for civil rights…
With the erosion of civil liberties, rise of authoritarianism, and heightened xenophobia across the world in the last two decades, have terrorists come closer to achieving their aims? In what ways are current world crises—racial injustice, mass migration, inequality, and inadequate responses to the global pandemic—connected to the conditions of...
"Drinking Tea with the Neighbors: Informal Clubs, Social Trust, and Trustworthiness in Mali" Featuring Jaimie Bleck, Associate Professor of Political Science Despite…
Featuring Alan Dowty, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame Alan Dowty will discuss his new book, Israel (Polity, 2021). In this book, Dowty distills over half a century of study as an inside/outside analyst of Israel to outline…
"The Path Towards Reconciliation after Colombia’s War: Understanding the Roles of Victims and Perpetrators" Featuring Roddy Brett, Associate Professor of Politics…
The Kroc Institute has been carrying out its mission of teaching, researching, and building peace for 35 years. Join Kroc Institute faculty and staff members for an outdoor reception celebrating this milestone. You’ll have a chance to walk through a small display celebrating the Institute’s…
Each year, the United Nations International Day of Peace is observed around the world on September 21. This year’s theme is “Recovering Better for an Equitable and Sustainable World.” Join the Kroc Institute for a dynamic conversation about sustainability, recovery and what makes for peace.…
"Roving Rulers: How Armed Groups Govern in the Absence of Territorial Control" Featuring Hannah Early Bagdanov and Josephine Lechartre, Kroc, Kellogg and Department…
Featuring Jeffrey D. Pugh Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution, University of Massachusetts Boston; Executive Director, Center for Mediation, Peace, and Resolution of Conflict (CEMPROC) In an era of mass migration and restrictive responses, the acceptance of migrants…
Was September 11 an expression of religious fanaticism or blowback to US foreign policy? Is this an either/or question or a both/and proposition? Answers to these critical questions have varied in the scholarly conversation and the public arena.
Join students from the Kroc Institute's Undergraduate Program in Peace Studies to learn more about studying peace as a Notre Dame student. Peace studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that advances your knowledge about the nature and causes of violence, oppression,…
Only four months after President Joseph Biden announced that the United States would withdraw American troops from Afghanistan, after a war stretching nearly 20 years, the Taliban took control of Kabul. The country faces an uncertain future, with new developments being reported daily. Join us for a conversation unpacking the events...
All current graduate students are invited to stop by to talk with faculty and current students about the Graduate Minor in Peace Studies. Refreshments will be served.…
The University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies is planning for an innovative and fully virtual Summer Institute from June 14-16, 2021. …
The University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies is planning for an innovative and fully virtual Summer Institute from June 14-16, 2021. …
The University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies is planning for an innovative and fully virtual Summer Institute from June 14-16, 2021. …
Join us for an interactive launch event highlighting the findings from the latest report by the Peace Accords Matrix Barometer Initiative in Colombia.
Acompáñenos y participe en el lanzamiento en el que se destacarán los hallazgos de este último informe.
This flash panel brings Notre Dame faculty from Jerusalem and South Bend to discuss the short and long-term root causes of these recent events and offer thoughts on constructive paths forward.
All are welcome to attend the flash panel discussion on the current crisis in Colombia. The panel will feature students and scholars from Colombia who will explain the political situation, what is happening on the streets, and how we got here. Please email jason.ruiz@nd.edu for…
Featuring Eamon Gilmore Special Representative for Human Rights and the Special Envoy for the Peace Process in Colombia, European Union Two comprehensive peace accords have greatly influenced frameworks for policy, research, and practice in the past…
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
When violent conflicts break out, conventional peacebuilding often relies on top-down policies—a well-intentioned but inherently flawed approach. But what can policymakers learn from people who are most affected by violence? Join us for a panel discussion featuring Séverine Autesserre, award-winning researcher and peacebuilder, and scholars from the Keough School of Global...
"Histories of Anti-Asian Violence in the US: Politics, Gender, and…
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
Nearly a year has passed since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, an event that stunned the nation and brought renewed urgency to racial justice movements. Now former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree…
What lessons can we learn from a historic Vietnam veterans protest? How can the issues that motivated an earlier generation speak to veterans and soldiers today? Join the Keough School of Global Affairs and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies for a panel discussion highlighting the voices of veterans past...
In this presentation, Fort will review literature from the past 20 years that sets out a matrix of the orientations of businesses toward peace and explore the differing roles businesses can play in promoting peace.
Beyond the Surface: Moving the Needle on Global Peace Due to ongoing global health and safety concerns, all sessions, meetings, and networking will take place online. We believe this will allow us to engage in meaningful learning and dialogue while also keeping everyone safe.…
Beyond the Surface: Moving the Needle on Global Peace Due to ongoing global health and safety concerns, all sessions, meetings, and networking will take place online. We believe this will allow us to engage in meaningful learning and dialogue while also keeping everyone safe.…
Beyond the Surface: Moving the Needle on Global Peace Due to ongoing global health and safety concerns, all sessions, meetings, and networking will take place online. We believe this will allow us to engage in meaningful learning and dialogue while also keeping everyone safe.…
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
Erakat offers a new approach to understanding the Palestinian struggle for freedom, told through the power and control of international law.
This event is part of a three-part series on how faith actors and traditional leaders can lead the way in the preservation and maintenance of peace in the Sahel. This session will focus on raising awareness on how faith actors and traditional leaders can lead the way in the preservation...
Literatures of Annihilation, Exile & Resistance: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Global Middle East and North Africa is a bi-annual symposium and lecture series that focuses on the study of literatures that have been shaped by histories of territorial and linguistic politics, colonialism, military domination and gross human rights violations. The initiative grapples with the...
The alarming rise of anti-Asian violence, especially the shooting deaths of six women of Asian descent on March 16 in Atlanta, is prompting conversations about the intersections…
Inspired by these events, the “Mediating Justice” series asks what it is that we mean when we talk about justice. To do this, the series takes an unusual approach. Instead of the usual turn to philosophy or jurisprudence for a definition, this series brings anthropologists and peace studies scholars together...
Join us for a series of monthly conversations that will engage students from Catholic Universities to include Notre Dame, Georgetown, Catholic University, Northwestern, Japanese universities partner and more, in discussions focused on the Catholic approach to nuclear weapons and can include topics…
This event is part of a three-part series on how faith actors and traditional leaders can lead the way in the preservation and maintenance of peace in the Sahel.
It's been one year since the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted life as we knew it on the Notre Dame campus and around the world. The pandemic has exposed once…
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
Featuring Michael Rothberg 1939 Society Samuel Goetz Chair in Holocaust Studies; Professor of English and Comparative Literature,…
Join us for a series of monthly conversations that will engage students from Catholic Universities to include Notre Dame, Georgetown, Catholic University, Northwestern, Japanese universities partner and more, in discussions focused on the Catholic approach to nuclear weapons and can include topics…
The UN Security Council has primary responsibility for ending armed conflicts. But how do its resolutions affect crucial mediation efforts to achieve that goal? Until recently, there was little debate on this vital question by scholars and the Council itself. Last year, the German government…
This webinar commemorates the Winter Soldier Investigation organized by Vietnam Veterans Against the War 50 years ago, as well as similar hearings planned by Iraq Veterans Against the War 37 years later.
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
Literatures of Annihilation, Exile & Resistance: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Global Middle East and North Africa is a bi-annual symposium and lecture series that focuses on the study of literatures that have been shaped by histories of territorial and linguistic politics, colonialism, military domination and gross human rights violations.
Pope Francis’ new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, has much to contribute to the theory and praxis of peace, but this is a theme that has received relatively…
Register here >>> In a world of virtual conversations, it can be easy to talk, but often harder to act. After discussing interreligious dialogue and decolonization in environmental…
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
The Madrasa Discourses Project, led by Ebrahim Moosa, Mirza Family Professor of Islamic Thought and Muslim Societies, has developed a free and open curricular website to advance the theological and scientific literacy of Islamic Studies scholars around the world.
Feminist approaches to the study of peace and conflict situate gender as a category that must be interrogated not only in our analyses of the causes and effects…
Literatures of Annihilation, Exile & Resistance: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Global Middle East and North Africa is a bi-annual symposium and lecture series that focuses on the study of literatures that have been shaped by histories of territorial and linguistic politics, colonialism, military domination and gross human rights violations. The initiative grapples with the...
This event is the second in a series of three events examining the role of faith communities in environmental peacebuilding. Additional events in the series include:
Inspired by these events, the “Mediating Justice” series asks what it is that we mean when we talk about justice. To do this, the series takes an unusual approach. Instead of the usual turn to philosophy or jurisprudence for a definition, this series brings anthropologists and peace studies scholars together...
The modern climate crisis is not only a signal of geophysical phenomena but also spiritual phenomena, revealing human tendencies for waste and greed. Therefore, the response to this challenge is not only technological but also relational, and should engage diverse communities for the global good.
Dramatic events are unfolding in Myanmar. The election result has been canceled. Civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been arrested and charged. The military has once again taken…
"Recognition and Guarantees for the Protection and Participation of Ethnic Communities in Peacebuilding: A Special Report on the Status of Implementation…
Ethiopia is currently experiencing an acute political, security, and humanitarian crisis. Since November 2020, the government has been at war with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front in the north of the country. The government has bombed the Tigray capital of Mekelle, thousands of people have been displaced, and there are concerns...
Literatures of Annihilation, Exile & Resistance: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Global Middle East and North Africa is a bi-annual symposium and lecture series that focuses on the study of literatures that have been shaped by histories of territorial and linguistic politics, colonialism, military domination and gross human rights violations. The initiative grapples with the...
All times are in EST U.S Register here » This four day, eight session seminar is part of a larger project to revitalize and strengthen the voice…
All times are in EST U.S Register here » This four day, eight session seminar is part of a larger project to revitalize and strengthen the voice…
Under the Trump administration, sanctions have become the go-to instrument of US foreign policy: a means of imposing unilateral “maximum pressure” that has not only failed to stem worsening nuclear proliferation risks in North Korea but also made matters worse in Iran. The administration has withdrawn from agreements that limit...
All times are in EST U.S Register here » This four day, eight session seminar is part of a larger project to revitalize and strengthen the voice…
All times are in EST U.S Register here » This four day, eight session seminar is part of a larger project to revitalize and strengthen the voice…
In November 2017, Pope Francis denounced nuclear deterrence as morally unacceptable for the first time, which represented a major shift in the Vatican’s nuclear doctrine. He made this historic pronouncement during the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development's international symposium on “Prospects for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons and...
The Kroc Institute will be engaging at the 9th Biennial Oceanic Conference on International Studies, held virtually, in a variety of ways. If you’re planning to attend, please join us at any of the following events! Open…
The Kroc Institute will be engaging at the 9th Biennial Oceanic Conference on International Studies, held virtually, in a variety of ways. If you’re planning to attend, please join us at any of the following events! Open…
The Kroc Institute will be engaging at the 9th Biennial Oceanic Conference on International Studies, held virtually, in a variety of ways. If you’re planning to attend, please join us at any of the following events! Open…
The Kroc Institute will be engaging at PeaceCon 2020, hosted by the Alliance for Peacebuilding, in a variety of ways. If you’re planning to attend, please join us at any of the following events!
The Kroc Institute will be engaging at PeaceCon 2020, hosted by the Alliance for Peacebuilding, in a variety of ways. If you’re planning to attend, please join us at any of the following events!
The Kroc Institute will be engaging at the 9th Biennial Oceanic Conference on International Studies, held virtually, in a variety of ways. If you’re planning to attend, please join us at any of the following events! Open…
The Kroc Institute will be engaging at PeaceCon 2020, hosted by the Alliance for Peacebuilding, in a variety of ways. If you’re planning to attend, please join us at any of the following events!
The Kroc Institute will be engaging at the 9th Biennial Oceanic Conference on International Studies, held virtually, in a variety of ways. If you’re planning to attend, please join us at any of the following events! Open…
The Kroc Institute will be engaging at the 9th Biennial Oceanic Conference on International Studies, held virtually, in a variety of ways. If you’re planning to attend, please join us at any of the following events! Open…
Literatures of Annihilation, Exile & Resistance: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Global Middle East and North Africa is a bi-annual symposium and lecture series that focuses on the study of literatures that have been shaped by histories of territorial and linguistic politics, colonialism, military domination and gross human rights violations.
"No Place for Children: Untangling Refugee Bodies and Navigating through 'Crisis' in Humanitarian Protection"
Haga clic aquí para ver información en español >>> Four Years of Peace Accord Implementation: International Comparative Experiences and the Colombian Case All times are in EST U.S./Colombia Register…
Haga clic aquí para ver información en español >>> Four Years of Peace Accord Implementation: International Comparative Experiences and the Colombian Case All times are in EST U.S./Colombia Register…
Haga clic aquí para ver información en español >>> Four Years of Peace Accord Implementation: International Comparative Experiences and the Colombian Case All times are in EST U.S./Colombia Register…
Featuring Sinan Antoon, Associate Professor of Arabic Literature at New York University, Poet, Novelist, Scholar, and Translator. Literatures of Annihilation, Exile & Resistance: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Global Middle East and North Africa is a bi-annual symposium and lecture series that focuses on the study of literatures that have been shaped by...
We invite prospective graduate students to learn more about the Keough School’s Master of Global Affairs with this unique opportunity. Join us in a live one-hour webinar with program director Becca Méndez. Learn about degree options, financial aid, and career…
We invite you to learn more about the Master of Global Affairs program at the University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs. The Kroc Institute administers the International Peace Studies concentration within this program, and full funding is available to all accepted…
Register for this event » New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty), the last remaining nuclear weapons agreement between the United States and Russia, expires in February 2021…
On October 31, 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). Twenty years later, the UN Secretary General’s WPS report emphasizes that the resolution placed women’s participation at the center of peace efforts, and there now exist clear commitments by the UN and...
“Silencing the Press in Criminal Wars: Why Subnational Government Officials and Drug Cartels Murder Local Journalists in Mexico”
Join the Kroc Institute for a conversation with Dr. Angela Davis, world-renowned scholar, activist, educator, and leader in the struggle for economic, racial, and gender justice.
Register now to attend >>> The events of 2020 are laying bare inequalities that have long plagued the United States and the global community. The intersections of the pandemic, ongoing…
Azza Karam is an experienced scholar and practitioner of peacebuilding, religion, and international politics. As Secretary General of Religions for Peace, she helps lead the largest multi-religious leadership platform with 90 national and six regional Interreligious Councils. She has published widely and in several languages on international political dynamics, including...
The Kroc Institute is partnering with Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana, to offer a series advocating for nonviolence as an effective strategy to resist violence and support movements for justice. Voices from different streams of nonviolence—including communal nonviolence, liberationist nonviolence, and strategic nonviolence—will speak as witnesses to the...
Featuring The Most Reverend Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, Archbishop of Nagasaki and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan
Featuring Ibtisam Azem, Palestinian Short Story Writer, Novelist, and Journalist. Literatures of Annihilation, Exile & Resistance: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Global Middle East and North Africa is a bi-annual symposium and lecture series that focuses on the study of literatures that have been shaped by histories of territorial and linguistic politics,...
In September 2018, the revitalized peace agreement for South Sudan sought to end the country’s bloody civil war, which has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and created a massive refugee and humanitarian crisis. Two years after its signing, the agreement remains tenuous, and there is domestic…
The Kroc Institute is partnering with Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana, to offer a series advocating for nonviolence as an effective strategy to resist violence and support movements for justice. Voices from different streams of nonviolence—including communal nonviolence, liberationist nonviolence, and strategic nonviolence—will speak as witnesses to the...
The COVID-19 pandemic has tremendously impacted all sectors of life, none the least, education. But while many countries in the world have already started a gradual reopening of their schools, the vast majority of cities in Brazil still show no sign of return in the near future, with many government…
The Kroc Institute is partnering with Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana, to offer a series advocating for nonviolence as an effective strategy to resist violence and support movements for justice. Voices from different streams of nonviolence—including communal nonviolence, liberationist nonviolence, and strategic nonviolence—will speak as witnesses to the...
This year’s theme is “Shaping Peace Together.” The UN description of the theme says, “Celebrate the day by spreading compassion, kindness and hope in the face of the pandemic. Stand together with the UN against attempts to use the virus to promote discrimination or hatred. Join us so that we...
“Negotiated Justice and International Accountability: The ICC and Transitional Justice During Peace Negotiations”
Featuring Neda Maghbouleh, Associate Professor of Sociology and Canada Research Chair in Migration, Race, and Identity, University of Toront. oLiteratures of Annihilation, Exile & Resistance: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Global Middle East and North Africa is a bi-annual symposium and lecture series that focuses on the study of literatures that have...
Join the Kroc Institute for a conversation on race, class, gender, and their intersections featuring Beverly Daniel Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College, and David Anderson Hooker, associate professor of the practice of conflict transformation and peacebuilding. …
"Supporting Mano Dura: Punitive Police Practices and Citizens’ Perceptions of Deservingness"
Interested in linking your study and research with the multidisciplinary field of peace studies? Stop by the Kroc Institute to talk with faculty and current students about the Graduate Minor in Peace Studies. The minor…
This pre-recorded webcast features: Most Reverend Mitsuaki Takami, archbishop of Nagasaki and president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan Most Reverend David Malloy, bishop of the Diocese of Rockford, Illinois and chairman of the Committee on International Justice
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COVID-19 and Peace Accord Implementation (Featuring Josefina Echavarria Alvarez, Director of the Peace Accords Matrix at the Kroc Institute, and Luis Felipe Botero and Rebecca Gindele, Specialists for the Barometer Initiative)
Featuring Dé Bryant, Ph.D. Bryant founded community-based, participatory action research Social Action Project and expanded it into neighborhoods in Michigan, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa. Her areas of expertise include social justice, trauma informed strategies, program…
The Ongoing Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic featuring Dr. Michael Heisler, Professor of Medicine at the Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota and member of the Kroc Institute’s Advisory Board, and Dr. David Gaus, a 1984 Notre Dame graduate and co-founder of Andean Health & Development...
A Summer Solstice Fire in Pandemic Time: The Prophetic Imaginations of Flannery O'Conner and Simone Weil (Featuring Ruthann K. Johansen, Professor Emerita in the Program of Liberal Studies and Kroc Institute Faculty Fellow, and E. Jane Doering, Director Emerita of the Teachers as Scholars Program)
Movements for Justice in Israel-Palestine and the United States (Featuring Atalia Omer, Associate Professor of Religion, Conflict and Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute, and Orly Noy, Journalist and Political Activist)
Throughout its colonial and post-independence history, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has suffered periods of violent conflict. Violence has been caused by ethnic rivalries, rebel militia groups, political turmoil, natural resource exploitation, and disputes with neighboring countries. Amid…
Ongoing Protests for Democracy in Hong Kong (Featuring Victoria Hui, Kroc Institute Faculty Fellow and Maggie Shum, Research Associate for the Master of Global Affairs Program at the Keough School of Global Affairs)
How to Support Children and Families during a Pandemic (Featuring Kroc Institute Faculty Fellow Darcia Narvaez and Kroc Institute Doctoral Student in Psychology and Peace Studies Mary Tarsha)
In the midst of the ongoing global pandemic, how are efforts to build peace and address the causes of violent conflict and injustice impacted Throughout the summer, join faculty members and graduate students from the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies for weekly video conversations related...
Join us for the virtual public launch of the fourth comprehensive report on the status of Colombian Final Accord implementation, which covers the period from December 2018 through November 2019. Get a first look at the latest independently-verified information on developments in implementation and the challenges and opportunities that lie...
Acompáñenos al lanzamiento público virtual del Cuarto informe comprensivo sobre el estado de la implementación del Acuerdo Final colombiano, que cubre el periodo entre diciembre de 2018 y noviembre de 2019. Obtendrá así, de primera mano, la información más reciente, verificada e independiente sobre los avances en la implementación y...
In response to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, the Kroc Institute has decided to cancel this year's Summer Institute. The University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies invites you and your team to apply for the 12th Annual…
In response to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, the Kroc Institute has decided to cancel this year's Summer Institute. The University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies invites you and your team to apply for the 12th Annual…
In the midst of the ongoing global pandemic, how are efforts to build peace and address the causes of violent conflict and injustice impacted? Throughout the summer, join faculty members and graduate students from the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies for weekly video conversations related...
In response to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, the Kroc Institute has decided to cancel this year's Summer Institute. The University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies invites you and your team to apply for the 12th Annual…
In response to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, the Kroc Institute has decided to cancel this year's Summer Institute. The University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies invites you and your team to apply for the 12th Annual…
In response to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, the Kroc Institute has decided to cancel this year's Summer Institute. The University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies invites you and your team to apply for the 12th Annual…
Over the past few months, the violent deaths of African Americans at the hands of the police and civilians have reignited public conversations about race, policing, and justice. New waves of protests are taking place in cities across the United States and around the world. Join the Kroc Institute for...
In the midst of the ongoing global pandemic, how are efforts to build peace and address the causes of violent conflict and injustice impacted? Throughout the summer, join faculty members and graduate students from the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies for weekly video conversations related...
This week-long seminar is part of a larger project to revitalize and strengthen the voice of the Catholic community in the United States and beyond in the debate on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament.
This week-long seminar is part of a larger project to revitalize and strengthen the voice of the Catholic community in the United States and beyond in the debate on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament.
This week-long seminar is part of a larger project to revitalize and strengthen the voice of the Catholic community in the United States and beyond in the debate on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament.
This week-long seminar is part of a larger project to revitalize and strengthen the voice of the Catholic community in the United States and beyond in the debate on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament.
This week-long seminar is part of a larger project to revitalize and strengthen the voice of the Catholic community in the United States and beyond in the debate on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament.
The Kroc Institute will honor the undergraduate peace studies class of 2020 during Notre Dame's commencement weekend. Family and friends of students are welcome to attend these events. A reception will follow the ceremony in the Great Hall.
The Kroc Institute will host a reception recognizing the achievements of our graduating peace studies doctoral and master’s students.
All incoming and current Notre Dame undergraduate students are invited to join Kroc Institute faculty members for a live, online discussion about the field of peace studies.
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine, the new book by Noura Erakat, offers a new approach to understanding the Palestinian struggle for freedom, told through the power and control of international law.
Show Some Skin is a student-led initiative that invites members of the Notre Dame community to share narratives about identity and difference. We solicit anonymous monologues written by students, faculty, staff, and alumni, and select a compelling sample of these stories to stage as an annual public performance.
Lynda Sexson, Professor Emeritus of Humanities at Montana State University, will discuss Griffin’s Dreams, a project that engages contested questions around the relationships that complicate our understanding of the Anthropocene.
Michael Rothberg, Professor of English and Comparative Literature and 1939 Society Samuel Goetz Chair in Holocaust Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, will discuss his new book "The Implicated Subject: Beyond Victims and Perpetrators (Cultural Memory in the Present)."
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
Join the Kroc Institute for a live conversation focused on the global Coronavirus crisis. The conversation will take a deep look at gender, environmental, anthropological, and indigenous aspects of the crisis.
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
On March 11, in response to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, the University of Notre Dame announced the decision to suspend all in-person classes and highly recommended against hosting University-sponsored events that convene a high number of individuals through April 13. Given these recommendations, we have made...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
On March 11, in response to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, the University of Notre Dame announced the decision to suspend all in-person classes and highly recommended against hosting University-sponsored events that convene a high number of individuals through April 13. Given these recommendations, we have made...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
The Kroc Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel all public-facing Kroc Institute events scheduled from now through April 13. These events include the Distinguished Alumni Award lecture originally scheduled for March 17 and the Hesburgh Lecture on Ethics and Public Policy featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw originally scheduled for...
This lecture will cross-examine trajectories of freedom via stories from the perspective of global Africa--exploring whose get told and how—with a view to destabilizing oppressive orthodoxies and moving closer to building a safer world for us all.
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
In Catherine Bolten’s recently published book, "Serious Youth in Sierra Leone," she presents findings on generational preconceptions and their impact on young men in Makeni, Sierra Leone. Her research has implications for everything from development to post-conflict reconstruction to how millennials are perceived and engaged around the world.
Featuring David W. Yang, Vice President, Applied Conflict Transformation, United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
Kroc Institute Faculty Fellow Alan Dowty will discuss his new book "Arabs and Jews in Ottoman Palestine."
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
Featuring Nassim Abi Ghanem, Kroc Institute Scholar in Residence
Featuring Nicole Gerring, Kroc Institute Visiting Research Fellow
"The Creative Represencing Native American Symposium is a series of events aimed at bringing visibility to Native American and Indigenous presence and acts of contemporary politics, particularly around visibility, creativity, and represencing. The combination of a methods workshop, campus Native history…
Join the Initiative on Revitalizing Catholic Engagement on Nuclear Disarmament, a collaboration of Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs; the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs; and the Catholic Peacebuilding Network, for two days of...
Professor Beth Simmons leads the Borders and Boundaries Project at Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania. The project includes several research teams studying border politics across a variety of research areas.
Powell will discuss her new book "Islamic Law and International Law: Peaceful Resolution of Disputes."
Join the Initiative on Revitalizing Catholic Engagement on Nuclear Disarmament, a collaboration of Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs; the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs; and the Catholic Peacebuilding Network, for two days of...
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
The Mediation Program of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies hosts a panel discussion on reparation and reconciliation at Notre Dame and beyond. The panelists will include diverse speakers from the university and the South Bend community, with ample opportunity for audience participation.The…
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
Catriona Standfield is a postdoctoral scholar with a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Kroc Institute during the 2019-20 academic year.
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
Janna Hunter-Bowman is Assistant Professor of Peace Studies and Christian Social Ethics at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary and a Scholar in Residence at the Kroc Institute during Fall 2019. She is also a member of the Kroc Institute’s Advisory Board.
The Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis is Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival with the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II that organized the largest and most expansive wave of nonviolent civil disobedience in US history. She is the Director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social...
Father (or Abba as it is used in Ethiopia) Hagos Hayish Fessuh, C.M. is an Ethiopian Catholic Priest, a member of the Congregation of Mission (Vincentian).
An interdisciplinary conference on the state of the field of peace research and practice and the nexus between them. The Kroc Institute, one of the world's leading academic centers for the study of the causes of violent conflict and strategies for sustainable peace, invites…
An interdisciplinary conference on the state of the field of peace research and practice and the nexus between them. The Kroc Institute, one of the world's leading academic centers for the study of the causes of violent conflict and strategies for sustainable peace, invites…
An interdisciplinary conference on the state of the field of peace research and practice and the nexus between them. The Kroc Institute, one of the world's leading academic centers for the study of the causes of violent conflict and strategies for sustainable peace, invites…
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
Experts from the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission in Juba, South Sudan, and the University of Notre Dame will share new data and comparative insights from the Peace Accords Matrix Project and discuss ways to move the process forward.
In his lecture, Winright will propose that a more positive way of naming “integral disarmament” would be “integral peace,” perhaps as a new moral framework for integrating Catholic teaching on war and peace, on climate change and the environment, and on sustainable human development.
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
Featuring Louise Olsson, Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and a former Senior Advisor on Women, Peace, and Security at the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA), Sweden.
Join the Kroc Institute in celebrating the publication of the book, When Fiction and Philosophy Meet: A Conversation with Flannery O’Connor and Simone Weil (Mercer University Press, 2019), co-authored by Ruthann K. Johansen, Professor Emerita in the Program of Liberal Studies and Kroc Institute Faculty Fellow, and Jane Doering, Director...
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
Stephanie Saldaña is a writer, teacher and journalist who specializes in religious diversity in the Middle East, with a focus on refugees. She is also a journalist fellow at the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California’s Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
A film about an extraordinary time in history when Muslims, Christians and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences
Join the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and the Notre Dame Department of Theology for a celebration of Associate Professor of Theology Todd Whitmore’s new book, Imitating Christ in Magwi: An Anthropological Theology.
Featuring Rajmohan Gandhi, biographer and research professor, Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Make plans to connect with faculty and staff from the Kroc Institute including Erin Corcoran, Kroc Institute executive director and Anne Hayner, associate director of alumni affairs.
Join experts from the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies’ South Asia Group and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies for a panel discussion about pacifist leader Mahatma Gandhi’s global legacy.
Interested in linking your study and research with the multidisciplinary field of peace studies? Stop by the Kroc Institute to talk with faculty and current students about the new Graduate Minor in Peace Studies.
Featuring Kroc Institute Visiting Research Fellow Justin de Leon.
How can the private sector, through development, play a role in the successful implementation of peace agreements? And how is the University of Notre Dame strengthening peace accord implementation efforts and private sector development in Colombia?
Featuring Josefina Echavarría Álvarez, Co-Director of the Research Centre for Peace and Conflict and Senior Lecturer at the University of Innsbruck and Senior Lecturer, Kroc Institute Scholar in Residence.
Undergraduate students from our international institutes will speak about their experiences, and representatives from the Keough School and its institutes will be available to answer questions and discuss: research grants, internships, conferences, majors and minors, language study, and funding opportunities.
This panel marks the International Day of Peace with a provocative examination of the cutting edges in the study of violence and peacebuilding.
Indianapolis has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country. For adult learners Greg, Melissa and Shynika, finally earning their high school diplomas could be a life-changing achievement. Emmy award-winning director Andrew Cohn’s absorbing documentary observes their individual pursuits, fraught with the challenges of daily life and...
Moeschberger will explore the use of “divided” symbols in various conflict settings around the world, with special attention to implications for the US regarding Confederate Symbols.
Emmanuel Katongole Professor of Theology and Peace Studies “Ethnic Violence and the Healing of the ‘Burden of Ethnicity’” is part of a book-length project entitled “Who Are My People? The Reinvention of Love in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Set against the backdrop…
Since June, Hong Kong has seen ongoing protests, beginning with demonstrations against an extradition bill proposed by the government. Join a panel of experts for conversation about the ongoing crisis and strategies for moving forward.
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
A celebration of the publication of "Days of Awe: "Reimagining Jewishness in Solidarity with Palestinians" by Atalia Omer.
Join us for a panel discussion on the linkages between mining and issues of conflict, human rights, sustainable development, governance, and environmental justice.
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
A whole-of-government approach to preventing violent extremism in the world’s most fragile regions has broad support. But can it work? How can evidence-based research and the experience of conflict prevention experts ensure success? Join peacebuilding practitioners, congressional leaders, and administration…
What can the Colombian peace accord implementation process teach us about supporting stabilization and peace processes around the world? Join us for a two-day seminar assessing the Colombian peace process after two years and the role of Notre Dame’s Peace Accords Matrix (PAM) program in monitoring…
What can the Colombian peace accord implementation process teach us about supporting stabilization and peace processes around the world? Join us for a two-day seminar assessing the Colombian peace process after two years and the role of Notre Dame’s Peace Accords Matrix (PAM) program in monitoring…
Join the Kroc Institute for lemonade, cookies, and conversation during Notre Dame's Alumni Reunion weekend. Whether you are a peace studies alum or just curious about the Institute's work, stop by the tent to talk with Kroc faculty and staff. Alumni can also pick up a new Kroc Institute t-shirt.
The Kroc Institute will honor the undergraduate peace studies class of 2019 during Notre Dame's commencement weekend. Family and friends of students are welcome to attend these events.
The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies cordially invites you to a reception recognizing the achievements of our graduating Doctoral and Master’s students.
The College of Arts and Letters congratulates Associate Professor Ernesto Verdeja, joint appointment in the Department of Political Science and the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.
This lecture builds on the political economy concept of “knowledge” as a site of contestation intimately connected to the operation of power.
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
Join the Kroc Institute for a lecture by Fanie Du Toit, senior advisor of the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in Cape Town, South Africa, where he previously served as executive director.
This year’s conference will focus on Uprooting Anti-Blackness by continuing their work with an added theme: Uplifting Young People of Color (YPOC)! It welcomes students, activists, community organizers, theater practitioners, educators, and community members to strategize on how we can uplift YPOC in our communities, theaters, and institutions.
This year’s conference will focus on Uprooting Anti-Blackness by continuing their work with an added theme: Uplifting Young People of Color (YPOC)! It welcomes students, activists, community organizers, theater practitioners, educators, and community members to strategize on how we can uplift YPOC in our communities, theaters, and institutions.
This year’s conference will focus on Uprooting Anti-Blackness by continuing their work with an added theme: Uplifting Young People of Color (YPOC)! It welcomes students, activists, community organizers, theater practitioners, educators, and community members to strategize on how we can uplift YPOC in our communities, theaters, and institutions.
Ahmet Erdi Öztürk Scholar in Residence at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies Since roughly 2011, the Turkish state and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have been going through a process of mutual transformation. Some…
In Summer 2018, a decade after Kosovo’s declaration of independence, the presidents of Serbia and Kosovo presented the idea of “border-correction” as a step towards normalization of their relationship. Backed by the United States, the land-swap suggestion has brought with it questions about its possible consequences for the Balkan region....
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
A panel of experts will examine the root causes of the March 15 shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, that killed 50 people and injured 50 more.
Circles & Ciphers will host several restorative justice peace circles.
The Kroc Institute is happy to partner with The Poetry Den of South Bend to sponsor a 12-hour poetry marathon in honor of National Poetry Month. Join us for a spectacular day of poetry, music and art.
Featuring Cornel West, Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard University and public intellectual
In her lecture, Lynch will discuss tensions in contemporary Christian humanitarianism, linking them to conceptual thought in interdisciplinary work on religion in international politics and empirical evidence from interviews with Christian humanitarian actors in different parts of the world.
Arin Savran Kroc Institute Scholar in Residence Despite great strides in research, we still do not know enough about why peace negotiations fail and what critical factors for success are. Between 2009 and 2015, a failed peace process took place between Turkey and the Kurdish PKK rebel…
Join the Kroc Institute for a lecture by Valarie Vat Kamatsiko, currently working with Catholic Relief Services as the Africa Peacebuilding Technical Advisor providing support to CRS programs across Africa. Vat is a Catholic Relief Services Visiting Research Fellow at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies this semester.
Open to Ph.D. students, fellows, and faculty who are interested in civil war, violence, crime, peace, conflict management, and conflict resolution. The workshop is an informal gathering to discuss work-in-progress, dissertation chapters and proposals, practice conference talks, etc.
Join the first US ambassador to South Sudan as she shares reflections on being a part of the mediation efforts that ended Africa’s longest running civil war in a negotiated peace agreement, the independence of South Sudan more than six years later, the subsequent breakout of war in South Sudan,...
A peace studies conference planned by and for undergraduate and graduate students from around the world
