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Brian Fogarty

Political scientist receives NSF RAPID grant to research prevalence of public belief in voter fraud
Brian Fogarty, director of Notre Dame’s Center for Social Science Research, has received a Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grant from the National Science Foundation to study the prevalence of belief in voter fraud and to identify ways of restoring confidence in U.S. elections.
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Madam Vice President: Kamala Harris' historic role and the pursuit of equality in the United States
Join the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy and the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights as we explore this singular moment in US political history.
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Assault on the Capitol: What Just Happened?
The Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy is pleased to have cosponsored the flash panel, Assault on the Capitol: What Just Happened? If you were unable to join us for this event, we invite you to watch the recording. Click for video.

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A Century of Votes for Women

A Century of Votes for Women

Christina Wolbrecht and Kevin Corder

Cambridge University Press, 2020

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