Second annual research report aims to ‘elevate the research profile’ of the Nanovic Institute
As it nears the conclusion of its 2021-26 strategic plan period, the Nanovic Institute is living up to the challenge of expanding its research influence and output, both in what it produces and what it supports. From anthropology to liturgical studies to Romance languages and literatures and beyond, these interdisciplinary efforts together make a significant impact in the global field of European studies. To celebrate and share this work, the institute has prepared the 2023-24 Research Report, its second such report.
As a result of a year-long effort to catalog research and publication efforts to be included, this next report significantly elevates the institute’s research portfolio by highlighting in greater detail the many research accomplishments of the institute and its faculty fellows, students, and visiting scholars.
Moreover, the research initiatives the institute invests in are, more and more, focused on realizing the potential within its five research priorities: peripheries, big questions about Europe and humanity, memory and remembering, human dignity, and faith and religion in Europe. Each of these priorities relates strongly to the priorities of the Keough School of Global Affairs, of which the institute is a part, and the University of Notre Dame’s Strategic Framework.
This report will play an important role in communicating the research findings and goals of the institute, especially on topics such as the newly created Ukrainian Studies Hub, to be formally inaugurated at a conference planned for March 6–8, 2024.
To that end, in addition to framing the Nanovic Institute within the field of European studies and sharing a select bibliography and accounts of faculty, student, and partner research, this report also includes insights into the University of Notre Dame’s academic research about and with Ukraine in its “Mapping Ukraine” section. The work of scholars in fields like theology, English, Ukrainian studies, and much more are discussed. Many of these projects are being completed in collaboration with scholars from Notre Dame’s partner institution Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU).
Regarding the research report, Nanovic Institute Director Clemens Sedmak says,
“It is edifying to look back on a year of research efforts and research results at the Nanovic Institute—and truly, beyond our institute as well. Our global collaboration with scholars from UCU and the Catholic Universities Partnership institutions has resulted in substantive scholarship that all of us at the institute are grateful to see realized. Much more is in the works, including the inauguration of the Ukrainian Studies Hub, a project on Catholic Universities, a project on the politics of remembering, our ‘peripheries’ research initiative, and quite a few other endeavors.”
He concludes, “The research report reflects our commitment, as stated in our strategic plan, to elevating our research profile.”
Other notable research achievements cataloged in this report include the signing of a contract to publish a handbook on peripheries in European studies with Routledge, the publication of several new volumes with UCU Press, and two more student research projects that have resulted in moving and substantive digital exhibitions—“Writing the War in Ukraine” and “Fighting for Democracy and Human Rights Through the Arts.”
With the increased energy among its scholars due to the launch of the Ukrainian Studies Hub and new expertise on its research team, the institute is poised to continue making strides toward its research objectives; however, the heart behind these efforts must not be overlooked. As the report itself notes,
“While the Nanovic Institute believes that the knowledge garnered through research is an intrinsic good worthy of pursuing in its own right, it is deeply committed to wielding this knowledge to heal, unify, and enlighten a world in need.”
These words “heal,” “unify,” and “enlighten” reveal the true drive of the institute and the very reason founding benefactors Robert and Elizabeth Nanovic established this institute in 1992. Namely, to “bring Europe to Notre Dame, and Notre Dame to Europe” and to empower students at the University—and indeed, the entire Notre Dame community—to be “artisans of a new humanity.”
Originally published by nanovic.nd.edu on October 09, 2024.
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