Drone warfare has become a centerpiece of the U.S. foreign policy agenda, yet there has been little systematic effort to look at the implications of this “remote-control” combat or to determine if and when it is ethically and legally justified.
Registration is now open for the University of Notre Dame’s Student Peace Conference, which will take place on April 5-6, 2013.
John Ashworth, a peacebuilder with nearly 30 years of experience in Sudan and South Sudan, has joined the Kroc Institute as a Kroc-Catholic Relief Services Fellow.
Notre Dame senior Olivia Lee, an American studies and peace studies major, will be honored for her academic excellence and commitment to service.
The Kroc Institute invites applications to its five doctoral programs in peace studies (and history, political science, psychology, sociology, and theology). Application deadline is December 15.
Alexander Dukalskis and Laura Taylor plan to defend their dissertations in political science (Alex), psychology (Laura), and peace studies in spring 2013. Dukalskis and Taylor will be the first graduates of the Kroc Institute's Ph.D. Program in Peace Studies, which was established in 2008.
I Did It to Save My Life, by Catherine Bolten, tells stories of survival during Sierra Leone's civil war. The book illuminates the way in which residents of Makeni cared for each other in a context of love, compassion, and material exchange.
Five new scholar-teachers and researchers bring additional academic strength to the Kroc Institute this year: Gary Goertz (political science and peace studies), Patrick Regan (political science and peace studies), Emmanuel Katongole (theology and peace studies), Jason Quinn (Peace Accords Matrix), and Paola Bernardini (Contending Modernities).
Five new scholar-teachers and researchers bring additional academic strength to the Kroc Institute this year: Gary Goertz (political science and peace studies), Patrick Regan (political science and peace studies), Emmanuel Katongole (theology and peace studies), Jason Quinn (Peace Accords Matrix), and Paola Bernardini (Contending Modernities).
Three students in Notre Dame’s Ph.D. Program in Peace Studies — Alex Dukalskis (political science and peace studies), Laura Taylor (psychology and peace studies), and Ryne Close (history and peace studies) — recently published new research in academic journals.
Sixteen students from 10 countries recently arrived at the Kroc Institute to pursue master’s degrees in international peace studies. The class of 2014 brings academic interests and professional experiences related to peace, conflict resolution, gender-based violence, development, language and the arts, law, and human rights.
Five scholars of conflict and peace join the Kroc Institute as visiting research fellows for one or two semesters during the 2012-13 academic year. Learn more about Andrew Bacevich, Kristen Harkness, Jennifer Keister, Sumanto, and Marie-Joëlle Zahar.
Hyunjin Deborah Kwak (sociology and peace studies) and Laura Weis (history and peace studies) have been named Mullen Family Fellows. The fellowships are available thanks to Jack Mullen ’53, chair of the Kroc Institute's Advisory Council, and his family.
Peace studies scholar and political scientist Daniel Philpott makes the case for forgiveness and reconciliation as a way to achieve justice and lasting peace after violent conflict. Just and Unjust Peace: An Ethic of Political Reconciliation, published by Oxford University Press, explores a concept deeply rooted in Christianity, Judaism, and...
Applications are being accepted for the Master’s in International Peace Studies. Apply by December 15. The Kroc Institute's master’s degree prepares students from around the world for a wide range of careers in the public, private, and non-profit sectors.
The 6 grant recipients are Kroc faculty fellows who work in the areas of sociology, political science, psychology and English/American Studies.