Notre Dame Beyond Politics

In our most recent editorial, entitled "Surrendering to Screens and Harming Humanity," Catalina Scheider Gali?anes calls on parents, educators, and communities at large to end reliance on technology. Taking after Wendell Berry, she argues for a return to nature's beauty, beginning with childhood education. https://lnkd.in/eSQSmU_2

Continuing our editorial series, Kendall Manning argues in "Presentations of Womanhood" that three recent prominent female presidential candidates - Hillary Clinton, Nikki Haley, and Kamala Harris - employed different strategies to manipulate the narrative surrounding their femininity. While Clinton centered womanhood in her campaign, Haley wielded femininity as a weapon and Harris deemphasized it. Read more below. https://lnkd.in/evW457XA

Our editorials have returned in the new year! John Majsak surveys Lina Khan's time as chair of the Federal Trade Commission in "A New Antitrust Era: A Review of the FTC under Lina Khan," arguing that the FTC's controversial policies nevertheless benefited consumers and competition. Khan's tenure changed the face of antitrust and consumer protection for the coming years. Read more below: https://lnkd.in/e-zBYuxA

The Beyond Politics podcast is back! In our second episode, Maya Tuviera discusses trends of and threats to global democracy with Political Science Professor Scott Mainwaring. Listen now on Spotify. https://lnkd.in/em4YQRxT

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The Call for Papers for the Spring 2025 edition?of the Notre Dame?Journal of Political Science?is now?open. If you have a worthwhile paper from a class, seminar, research project, or independent study that you would like to be published, please submit it at the link below. The deadline to submit a paper for publication is Sunday, January 26, at 11:59pm EST. Please reach out to Co-Editors-in-Chief Zachary Geiger and Marko Gural with any?questions at?[email protected]?and?[email protected]. https://lnkd.in/g8Z6Pjbh

Beyond Politics is proud to present the Fall 2024 issue of the Notre Dame Journal of Political Science! Thanks to everyone on the staff, as well as our authors, for their hard work during the semester. The Journal will release our spring 2025 call for papers in the coming weeks. From the staff at Beyond Politics, we hope you enjoy.

Our next editorial comes from Nathan D., who argues in "Europe's Right-Wing Mirage? Populism across the Atlantic" that this summer's supposed right-wing populist victories across Europe have far from materialized. Instead, Europe's major actors have returned to a liberal status quo, but Germany's status remains more precarious than ever, with an actual right-wing surge possible. https://lnkd.in/esWZgezN

Our next piece is "The Question Not Asked: American Deterrence in Taiwan" by Liam Kelly. Liam examines America's deterrence policy in Taiwan and its relation to international threats facing the United States today. https://lnkd.in/ecpPMu3Z

Beyond Politics is excited to announce the return of our editorial series! Our first piece is "Distrusting the Food We Eat" by Catalina Scheider Gali?anes. Catalina examines food safety regulations and American health standards generally and argues for the prioritization of a safe and nutritious food supply. https://lnkd.in/e4X9B6ev