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Topic: Midterm Elections

Topic: Midterm Elections

The Notre Dame scholars below are available to comment on issues related to immigration, foreign policy, religion and politics, role of media and democracy, social media and fake news and voting behavior.

Immigration

Erin Corcoran

U.S. immigration law and policy; Refugee and asylum law; Protection of vulnerable migrant populations; Human trafficking

(574) 631-9532
ecorcora@nd.edu

Rev. Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C.

Mexican immigration; Latino studies; U.s.-Mexico border; Latino spirituality and culture; Catholic social teaching on migration

574-631-3233
dgroody@nd.edu

Jason Ruiz

Narcomedia; War on Drugs; Latinx representations in popular culture; Netflix and streaming television; U.S. perceptions of Latin America; Sexuality studies

574-631-2168
jason.ruiz@nd.edu

Foreign Policy

Michael Desch

American foreign policy; International relations; International security

574-631-2792
mdesch@nd.edu

Tamara Kay

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); International trade and regional economic integration; Transnationalism; Global governance; Labor and environmental movements

(574) 631-5789
tkay@nd.edu

George A. Lopez

Peace studies; Economic sanctions; Repression and human rights violations; Ethics and the use of force

574-631-7498
lopez.1@nd.edu

Religion and Politics

Kraig Beyerlein

U.S./Mexico border issues; Collective action; Civic engagement; Social movements; Religion

574-631-8517
kbeyerl1@nd.edu

David Campbell

Religion and politics; Political participation; American politics; Education policy; Civic engagement; Political behavior

574-631-7809
Dave_Campbell@nd.edu

Mark Noll

American Evangelicals; Religious and cultural history; The relationship between Evangelicals and Catholics

630-765-7907
mnoll@nd.edu

Christian Smith

Sociology of religion; Social theory; Cultural sociology; Adolescence

574-631-4531
Chris.Smith@nd.edu

Role of Media in Democracy

Richard G. Jones

Role of media in democracy; Training student journalists; Alternative story-telling forms and the evolution of digital media; Media management; Questions of media bias (both in content and in the structure and composition of media organizations)

574-631-7162
richard.jones@nd.edu

Robert Schmuhl

American culture; American politics and the media; The Making of Irish America ; The U.S. role in Ireland's Easter Rising; History of the modern presidency

574-631-5128
rschmuhl@nd.edu