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. You can attend the event...
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 history and its future goals.…...
"The Path Towards Reconciliation after Colombia’s War: Understanding the Roles of Victims and Perpetrators" Featuring Roddy Brett, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations University of Bristol 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...
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 country’s history and current geopolitical realities. …
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 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...
Featuring Brittney Nystrom (B.A. ’98), Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Utah Nystrom’s work focuses on advocacy for civil rights and civil liberties throughout Utah. Read her full profile here >> The Kroc Institute’s Distinguished Alumni Award honors Notre Dame graduates in peace studies whose careers and lives...
Featuring Sa'ed Atshan, Acting Associate Professor of Anthropology, Emory University
"No Country for Criminals: Understanding Support for Iron Fist Candidates in Brazil" Featuring Jake Turner, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science 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...
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 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,...
Register to attend this event » Reginald Dwayne Betts is the Founder and Director of the Million Book Project. A poet and lawyer, he transformed himself from a sixteen-year old kid sentenced to nine-years in prison to a critically acclaimed writer and graduate of the Yale Law School. He has written three...
Featuring Tecla Namachanja Wanjala, Kenyan Peace Advocate; Renowned Consultant on Transitional Justice, Conflict Transformation, Social Healing, and Reconciliation The Dialogues on Nonviolence, Religion, and Peace, which began in 1999, were established through a gift to the Kroc Institute from Mrs. Anne Marie Yoder and her family. Each year, the Kroc...
"Military Juntas, Civil Society Activism, and Post-Coup Political Orders" Featuring Sebastian Elischer, University of Florida and Kellogg Fellow 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...
Since its key role in facilitating the 1992 Mozambique accord, Sant'Egidio, a lay Catholic community based in Rome, has become widely recognized as a leader in Track 2 diplomacy by civil society actors. Sant'Egidio is now playing a key role in helping to move forward the peace process in South...
"When are Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) Programs Successful? Introducing the DDR-18 Dataset (1980-2018)" Featuring Sally Sharif, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Kroc Institute 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,...
Register to attend this event » Poet, novelist, translator, critic, and scholar Ammiel Alcalay teaches at Queens College and The Graduate Center, CUNY. His books include After Jews and Arabs, Memories of Our Future, Islanders, neither wit nor gold: from then, from the warring factions, and a little history. Recent books include...
"Land Restitution and Racial Inequality in Colombia’s Post-conflict Transition" Featuring Laura García-Montoya, Visiting Fellow, Kellogg Institute, and Ana Montoya, Duke University 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...
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 of London. Her research examines everyday forms of government, urban governance, and governmental violence. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in both Egypt and Syria,...
