Facilitating research on critical issues in American democracy and encouraging Notre Dame student engagement in civic and political life.
The January 6th, 2025, Project
Through in-depth study and analysis of the social, political, psychological, and demographic factors that led to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the project’s members hope to offer insight into how to protect and strengthen the American electoral system before a likely attack on Jan. 6, 2025
Keeping the Republic Conference
The Notre Dame Keeping the Republic Conference will bring together a group of both prominent senior researchers and early-career scholars dedicated to a broad revitalization of American democracy—not just in the sense of self-government—but rather as a societal commitment to the equal dignity and inclusion of each person and social institutions that encourage broad and open participation.
Meet Our Scholars
Rooney Center faculty have expertise in a wide range of American Politics subject areas including; the politics of democratic inclusion, the politics of democratic participation, institutions leadership and public service, and religion and American democracy. Learn more about what we study.
The Hesburgh Program in Public Service
A career-oriented minor in public policy
The Washington Program
Live, learn, and intern in Washington, D.C.
