Xiaoyu Laura Qi on her research trip to France 2018

Research

The Nanovic Institute funds and supports the research of a wide community of scholars across career stages, including affiliated faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates. The Institute also welcomes and hosts a growing community of visiting scholars, particularly from eastern Europe as part of our Catholic Universities Partnership. Drawing upon this deep expertise in history, theology, philosophy, political science, the fine arts, and many of the European languages and cultures, the Institute offers rich perspectives to historical, ethical, religious, and aesthetic dimensions of Europe.

The Nanovic Institute’s research is guided by two interconnected priorities. Since its founding, the Institute has supported research that explores the evolving ideas, cultures, beliefs, and institutions that shape contemporary Europe. As one of the core academic units of the Keough School of Global Affairs, the Institute is also poised to make significant contributions to a deeper understanding of Integral Human Development and to the intersection of humanities and policy.

Our faculty and students are doing research all over Europe

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Our Research Priorities

Our Research Priorities

  • Faith and Religion in Europe
  • The United States and Europe
  • Migration and Integration
  • Europe’s Most Vulnerable
  • Major Moral Challenges of Contemporary Europe
  • Race Relations in Europe
  • Europe in the Age of COVID-19

Research Priorities

Alexis Kelly Uma Internship

Ukraine in the U.S.: Nanovic student interns at the Ukrainian Museum-Archives

For more than a year, Notre Dame students have had to think creatively about how to redesign their research and learning experiences to take account of restrictions imposed by a global pandemic. This has been especially challenging for those who had planned to undertake research or study abroad in Europe or elsewhere around the world. While many students have conducted fruitful research virtually and online, a number of others have found ways to engage directly and in person with European archives, artifacts, and architecture within the U.S.…

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