Global Stage

In this episode of Global Stage, Alma Tinoco Ruiz from Duke University and Laurel Marshall Potter from the University of St. Thomas talk about their own research as theologians. In conversation with Kellogg doctoral affiliate Matt Cortese, they discuss the reception of St. Óscar Romero in communities today, both in the US and in El Salvador. This podcast is the third in a special series based on t...

En este episodio del podcast Global Stage, el Dr. Rodolfo Cardenal, sacerdote jesuita nicaragüense que ha vivido gran parte de su vida adulta en El Salvador, habla sobre la importancia de la vida de San Óscar Romero. Cardenal actualmente es director del Centro Monseñor Óscar Romero de la Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas. Romero fue asesinado el 24 de marzo de 1980 por hablar en contra...

In this episode of Global Stage, David Lantigua and Todd Walatka, professors in the Theology Department at the University of Notre Dame and co-directors of the Óscar Romero Working Group at the Kellogg Institute, talk about Notre Dame's role in the continued studies of St. Óscar Romero. In conversation with theology masters student Robert Hernandez, Walatka and Lantigua discuss the history of the...

In this episode of Global Stage, Kellogg Faculty Fellow Ricky Clark discusses his new book "Cooperative Complexity: The Next Level of Global Economic Governance," which explores how international financial institutions have developed new forms of collaboration to address global challenges. In conversation with Kellogg doctoral affiliate William Kakenmaster, Clark examines how institutional overlap...

In this episode of Global Stage, historians Gabriela Cano and Saúl Espino Armendáriz discuss with Victoria Basulto, a PhD student in History and Kellogg doctoral affiliate, their recent publication, the "Biographical Dictionary of Women from the Colegio of Mexico" ("Diccionario Biográfico de las Mujeres de El Colegio de México: Las generaciones constructoras") published by COLMEX in 2024. The auth...

In this episode of Global Stage, political scientist Rachel Schwartz discusses state-building, corruption, and accountability in post-war societies, focusing on Central America. In conversation with Kellogg Doctoral Student Affiliate and political scientist Isabel Güiza-Gómez, Schwartz presents the main argument and findings from her book entitled "Undermining the State from Within: The Institutio...

En este episodio de Global Stage, la politóloga Rachel Schwartz discute sobre la construcción estatal, corrupción, y rendición de cuentas en sociedades de posguerra con énfasis en Centroamérica. En conversación con la afiliada doctoral del Instituto Kellogg Isabel Güiza-Gómez, Schwartz presenta el argumento central y hallazgos de su libro titulado "Socavar El Estado Desde Adentro: Los Legados Inst...

In this episode of Global Stage, anthropologist Nusrat Chowdhury discusses her critical analysis of Bangladeshi “chhatra-janata” or student-people in popular protests, slogans, and graffiti that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024. In conversation with Kellogg Doctoral Student Affiliate and sociologist Eisar Haider, she reflects on “crowd politics” of social movements beyond...

In this episode of Global Stage, political scientist Nermin Allam (Rutgers University) describes her research on the intersection of women activism and authoritarianism. Interviewed by Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate Francesca Freeman, Allam unpacks the questions of how power is yielded, reproduced, and contested within patriarchal authoritarian regimes. Her new book project, “The Afterlife Goes On,” s...

En este episodio de Global Stage, Sandra Botero (Universidad del Rosario) presenta su libro del 2023, Courts that Matter: Activists, Judges, and the Politics of Rights Enforcement (Cambridge University Press). Botero describe como su formación en estudios legales y las conexiones con el Instituto Kellogg han influenciado su investigación sobre la política judicial y los espacios de monitoreo colab...

In this episode of Global Stage, Sandra Botero (Universidad del Rosario) discusses her 2023 book, Courts that Matter: Activists, Judges, and the Politics of Rights Enforcement (Cambridge University Press). A former Kellogg Institute PhD Fellow and current visiting fellow, Botero describes how her background in legal studies and connections to the Kellogg Institute have influenced her research on j...

In this episode of Global Stage, Keough School Assistant Professor Laura Gamboa presents her book "Resisting Backsliding: Opposition Strategies Against the Erosion of Democracy." In conversation with Kellogg doctoral affiliate Isabel Güiza-Gómez, Gamboa discusses recent cases of democratic erosion and resilience in Latin America, emphasizing when and how opposition actors can successfully protect...

En este episodio de Global Stage, la profesora asistente de la Escuela Keough, Laura Gamboa, habla sobre su libro Resistiendo el Retroceso: Estrategias de la Oposición contra la Erosión de la Democracia. En conversación con la afiliada doctoral al Instituto Kellogg, Isabel Güiza-Gómez, Gamboa discute casos recientes de erosión democrática y resiliencia democrática en América Latina con énfasis en...

In this episode of Global Stage, Kellogg Institute Visiting Fellow Marianne Kneuer discusses her new project on democratic erosion and post-erosion reconstruction. In conversation with Kellogg PhD Fellow León Heitler, Kneuer also describes the important position of the Kellogg Institute for answering questions related to democracy, as well as her personal experiences as a journalist and public ser...

In this episode of Global Stage, Keough School faculty member and psychologist Laura Miller-Graff describes her research on the impacts of violence on mental health and human development. Interviewed by doctoral candidate in peace studies and psychology Catherine Maloney, Miller-Graff offers an intersectional analysis of mental health outcomes for women, health care workers, and populations suffer...

South African economist Murray Leibbrandt is interviewed by Kellogg Institute PhD Fellow Rasheed Ibrahim on measuring inequality and poverty in Africa. Leibbrandt describes the importance of tying policies together to create dynamic environments for improving livelihoods holistically. He draws from his experience in South Africa to describe the intersectional texture of structural inequalities: re...

En entrevista con la estudiante doctoral Isabel Güiza-Gómez, la antropóloga cultural y académica sobre paz Angela Lederach discute su libro reciente que se titula y fue publicado por Stanford University Press. Con un enfoque en Montes de María, Colombia, este libro hace un llamado hacia un entendimiento detallado sobre la construcción de paz de base como un lugar de disputa política. El libro ofre...

Interviewed by Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate Isabel Güiza-Gómez, Cultural Anthropologist and Peace Scholar Angela Lederach discusses her recent book entitled "Feel the Grass Grow: Ecologies of Slow Peace in Colombia," published by Stanford University Press. Focusing on Montes de María, Colombia, Lederach calls for a nuanced understanding of grassroots peacebuilding as a site for political contestatio...

Interviewed by Kellogg Institute PhD Fellow Mayra Ortiz Ocaña, political scientists Wendy Hunter (University of Texas at Austin) and Benjamín Garcia Holgado (University of Delaware) discuss the resilience and challenges of democracy in Latin America, highlighting progress in reducing deforestation and military involvement while emphasizing the importance of maintaining democratic commitments and p...

Interviewed by Kellogg Doctoral Student Affiliate Patrick McQuestion, Helena Hofbauer Balmori of the Ford Foundation and James Long of the University of Washington discuss the significance of participation in democratic governance, with a focus on inclusive decision-making processes. Our guests highlight the role of inequality in the relationship between democracy and economic development and the...

Interviewed by Kellogg Doctoral Student Affiliate Patrick McQuestion, political scientists Michael Coppedge (University of Notre Dame) and Brigitte Seim discuss measuring democracy through the Varieties of Democracy, or V-Dem, Project. V-Dem aims to conceptualize and measure different forms of democracy, emphasizing the importance of disaggregating data to gain a nuanced understanding of democrati...

Interviewed by former Kellogg International Scholar Benjamín Rascón Grácia, political scientists María Isabel Puerta Riera (Valencia College) and Steven Lloyd Wilson (Brandeis University) discuss the manipulation of democratic processes through misinformation and disinformation in foreign and domestic contexts. They highlight the role of social media in spreading false information, the challenges...

Interviewed by Kellogg PhD Fellow Bill Kakenmaster, political scientists Christina Wolbrecht and Dave Campbell discuss democracy and the political landscape of the United States. The 2024 US presidential election is a crucial moment for democracy, with growing trends of election denialism and the potential for undermining democratic norms. The conversation highlights the significance of inclusivit...

In this third episode of the Global Democracy Series, political scientists Laura Gamboa (University of Utah) and Kurt Weyland (University of Texas at Austin) reflect on the current state of democracy worldwide with Kellogg Institute Doctoral Affiliate Benjamin Francis. The speakers highlight some growing threats to democracy, such as the deleterious effects of economic crises, populism, and moral...

This episode of our special Global Democracy Series features a conversation between Rachel Riedl, professor of international studies at Cornell University, and Joseph Asunka, chief executive officer at Afrobarometer, along with Kellogg PhD Fellow Rasheed Ibrahim on the recent military coups in Sub-Saharan Africa. They analyze the potential long-term consequences of these coups, the role of the mil...