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IR (international relations)
People Researching IR (international relations)
For more than three decades, our faculty and visiting fellows have helped set the scholarly agenda on our core themes of democratization and human development. Our work has had a significant impact on policy and practice.
![Michael Desch](https://kellogg.nd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/people_photo/public/people/Desch_19.png?itok=gLrVR4uT)