News: Governance
How independent international courts can challenge the dismantling of democracy
June 3, 2021In the past, authoritarian regimes presented themselves as an alternative to democracy. Today they mimic democracy, allowing their constituents to believe they are a part […]
Research
Tending its own garden
May 13, 2021
In The Media
Beijing’s schadenfreude over the Capitol riots conceals deep anxiety
March 24, 2021Associate Professor of Politics Joshua Eisenman analyzes China’s response to the Capitol Hill insurrection in an op-ed for Foreign Policy. “China’s rhetoric reflects a deep-seated—if unspoken—anxiety […]
Feature
Scholarship shaped by civil war
March 5, 2021
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ND in DC: Alumni and faculty serving the nation
January 19, 2021Capitol crisis calls for a pastor-in-chief
January 15, 2021The January 6 insurrection at the Capitol in Washington, DC, is just the beginning. It came as advertised; it was televised; and the perpetrators are […]
In The Media
Questions around Irish unity referendum to be examined in new initiative
January 11, 2021Patrick Griffin, director of the Keough School’s Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies, spoke to the Irish Times about a new policy initiative with the Royal Irish Academy. […]
Sobering lessons for American democracy and the road ahead
January 2, 2021Over the past few years democracy has eroded rapidly in many parts of the world, including the United States. Well-regarded global democracy indexes such as […]