BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy | Notre Dame Ev ents//iCal 2.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy | Notre Dame Events METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240325T160213Z UID:event-300912 DTSTART:20240411T210000Z DTEND:20240411T223000Z CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Joe Soss is the inaugural Cowles Chair for the Study of Public Service at the University of Minnesota\, where he holds faculty positions in the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs\, the Department of Pol itical Science\, and the Department of Sociology. His research and teachin g explore the interplay of democratic politics\, societal inequalities\, a nd public policy. He is particularly interested in the political sources a nd consequences of policies that govern social marginality and shape life conditions for socially marginal groups. His coauthored book\, "Disciplini ng the Poor: Neoliberal Paternalism and the Persistent Power of Race" (201 1)\, was selected for the 2012 Michael Harrington Award (APSA\, New Politi cal Science) and the 2012 Oliver Cromwell Cox Award (ASA\, Section on Raci al and Ethnic Minorities)\, the 2012 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Awa rd (American Library Association)\, and the 2015 Herbert Simon Award (APSA \, Section on Public Administration). In 2010\, he received the campus-wid e Outstanding Faculty Award from the University of Minnesota's Council of Graduate Students (COGS). In 2013-14\, he served as Dale T. Mortensen Seni or Fellow at the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies\, Aarhus University\ , Denmark. In 2016\, Professor Soss was honored with the University's camp us-wide award for outstanding contributions to graduate education\, named a Distinguished University Teaching Professor\, and inducted into the UMN Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Outside his academic work\, Soss is an active musician and recently released an album\, The Sound of Sweet Ruin.\ nProfessor Soss will be joined by Professor Chloe Thurston.\nProfessor Thu rston's research is on American political development\, political economy\ , and public policy\, with a particular interest in how politics and publi c policy shape market inequalities along the lines of race and gender. She is the author of "At the Boundaries of Homeownership: Credit\, Discrimina tion and the American State" (Cambridge University Press\, 2018)\, her re search has been published in Studies in American Political Development\; P olitics\, Groups\, and Identities\; and the Journal of Public Policy\, and commentaries have appeared in The Daily Beast\, Ms.\, and The Monkey Cage (Washington Post)\, among others.\nThurston is currently working on two p rojects related to the politics of credit\, debt\, and asset inequality in the U.S. The first of these (joint with Emily Zackin) examines the rise a nd fall of a protective debt relief regime in the United States. The secon d examines the political economy asset and wealth inequality following key civil rights reforms in the 1960s and 1970s.\nThurston received her B.A. in economics and political science from Johns Hopkins University\, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from the University of California\, B erkeley. In 2019-2020\, she was a member of the School of Social Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.\nOriginally published at rooneycenter.nd.edu. LOCATION:1030 Jenkins Nanovic Halls SUMMARY:ND Democracy Talk — "Legal Plunder: The Predatory Dimensions of C riminal Justice" URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.nd.edu/events/2024/04/11/nd-democracy-talk-leg al-plunder-the-predatory-dimensions-of-criminal-justice/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:
Joe Soss is the inaugural Cowles Chair for the Study of Public Service at the University of Minnesota\, where he hold s faculty positions in the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs\, t he Department of Political Science\, and the Department of Sociology. His research and teaching explore the interplay of democratic politics\, socie tal inequalities\, and public policy. He is particularly interested in the political sources and consequences of policies that govern social margina lity and shape life conditions for socially marginal groups. His coauthore d book\, "Disciplining the Poor: Neoliberal Paternalism and the Persistent Power of Race" (2011)\, was selected for the 2012 Michael Harrington Awar d (APSA\, New Political Science) and the 2012 Oliver Cromwell Cox Award (A SA\, Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities)\, the 2012 CHOICE Outstandin g Academic Title Award (American Library Association)\, and the 2015 Herbe rt Simon Award (APSA\, Section on Public Administration). In 2010\, he rec eived the campus-wide Outstanding Faculty Award from the University of Min nesota's Council of Graduate Students (COGS). In 2013-14\, he served as Da le T. Mortensen Senior Fellow at the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies\ , Aarhus University\, Denmark. In 2016\, Professor Soss was honored with t he University's campus-wide award for outstanding contributions to graduat e education\, named a Distinguished University Teaching Professor\, and in ducted into the UMN Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Outside his academi c work\, Soss is an active musician and recently released an album\, The S ound of Sweet Ruin.
\nProfessor Soss will be joined by Professor Chl
oe Thurston.
Professor Thurston's research is on American political development\, political economy\, and public policy\, with a par ticular interest in how politics and public policy shape market inequaliti es along the lines of race and gender. She is the author of "At the Bounda ries of Homeownership: Credit\, Discrimination and the American State" (C ambridge University Press\, 2018)\, her research has been published in Stu dies in American Political Development\; Politics\, Groups\, and Identitie s\; and the Journal of Public Policy\, and commentaries have appeared in T he Daily Beast\, Ms.\, and The Monkey Cage (Washington Post)\, among other s.
\nThurston is currently working on two projects related to the po litics of credit\, debt\, and asset inequality in the U.S. The first of th ese (joint with Emily Zackin) examines the rise and fall of a protective d ebt relief regime in the United States. The second examines the political economy asset and wealth inequality following key civil rights reforms in the 1960s and 1970s.
\nThurston received her B.A. in economics and p olitical science from Johns Hopkins University\, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from the University of California\, Berkeley. In 2019-2 020\, she was a member of the School of Social Sciences at the Institute f or Advanced Study in Princeton.
\nOriginally pub lished at rooneycenter.nd.edu.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240118T205506Z UID:event-293903 DTSTART:20240508T040000Z DTEND:20240509T035900Z CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Notre Dame Keeping the Republic Conference brings together a group of both prominent senior researchers and early-career scholars ded icated to a broad revitalization of American democracy—not just in the s ense of self-government—but rather as a societal commitment to the equal dignity and inclusion of each person and social institutions that encoura ge broad and open participation. This conference creates an interdisciplin ary community of scholars devoted to studying and advancing the democratiz ation of American culture and institutions across political\, legal\, civi c\, commercial\, social\, religious\, and educational life.\nThis conferen ce is not open to the public and is by invitation only.\nOriginally publis hed at rooneycenter.nd.edu. LOCATION:University of Notre Dame SUMMARY:"Keeping the Republic" Conference URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.nd.edu/events/2024/05/08/keeping-the-republic- conference/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:The Notre Dame Keeping the Republic Con ference brings together a group of both prominent senior researchers a nd early-career scholars dedicated to a broad revitalization of American d emocracy—not just in the sense of self-government—but rather as a soci etal commitment to the equal dignity and inclusion of each person and soci al institutions that encourage broad and open participation. This conferen ce creates an interdisciplinary community of scholars devoted to studying and advancing the democratization of American culture and institutions acr oss political\, legal\, civic\, commercial\, social\, religious\, and educ ational life.
\nThis conference is not open to the publi c and is by invitation only.
\nOri ginally published at rooneycenter. nd.edu.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231121T225325Z UID:event-289270 DTSTART:20240229T220000Z DTEND:20240229T230000Z CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Presented by Bill Donohue\, the Rev. John J. Cavanaugh\, C.S.C. \, Professor of the HumanitiesConcurrent Professor of Film\, Television &a mp\; Theatre\; Professor of European Studies\, Keough School of Global Aff airs\; Director of the Initiative for Global Europe\, Keough School of Glo bal Affairs\nResearch and Teaching InterestsContemporary European Studies (migration\, refugees\, European Union\, populism)German literature and fi lmHolocaust StudiesGerman Jewish StudiesArt as a form of protest\, social engagement\, and community building\nTopicThis talk will be based on how t he U.S. was a mentor to Germany post-war\, and how we now need to look to Germany to recon with our own history with regard to race in order to bols ter our democracy.\nThis is event is free and open to the public.\nOrigina lly published at rooneycenter.nd.edu. LOCATION:1030 Jenkins Nanovic Halls SUMMARY:ND Democracy Talk — "The Student Becomes the Teacher: German Less ons for American Democracy" URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.nd.edu/events/2024/02/29/nd-democracy-talk-wit h-william-donohue/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:Presented by Bill Donohue\
, the Rev. John J. Cavanaugh\, C.S.C.\, Professor of the
Humanities
Concurrent Professor of Film\, Television &\; Theatre\; P
rofessor of European Studies\, Keough School of Global Affairs\; Director
of the Initiative for Global Europe\, Keough School of Global Affairs
Research and Teaching Interests
Contemporary Europ
ean Studies (migration\, refugees\, European Union\, populism)
German l
iterature and film
Holocaust Studies
German Jewish Studies
Art as
a form of protest\, social engagement\, and community building
Topic
This talk will be based on how the U.S. was a ment
or to Germany post-war\, and how we now need to look to Germany to recon w
ith our own history with regard to race in order to bolster our democracy.
This is event is free and open to the public.
\nOriginally published at rooneycenter.nd.edu.
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