Over the course of the academic year, the Keough School of Global Affairs, in partnership with its centers and institutes, will explore topics that center around integral human development.
Clemens Sedmak, professor of social ethics and interim director of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies, will present the inaugural session on Thursday, October 1 at 12:00 p.m., entitled "Integral Human Development and Europe."
All Keough School staff, faculty—including faculty fellows of institutes and centers—and graduate students, as well as select undergraduate students, are warmly invited to attend and participate.
Clemens Sedmak, interim director of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies, is professor of social ethics in the Keough School of Global Affairs and holds a joint appointment with Notre Dame’s Center for Social Concerns. He is also a concurrent professor in the Department of Theology. Sedmak has authored numerous publications in German and English, including The Capacity to be Displaced: Resilience, Mission, and Inner Strength (Brill, 2017). His research interests include social ethics, the Catholic social tradition, and issues of poverty and justice. Sedmak's research includes a collaboration with Notre Dame colleagues on the Catholic Church's role in acclimating refugees into Italian society.