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research for the common good

RESEARCH
Virtues & Vocations
Justice Labs
SPIRE: Scholarship in CST
Higgins Labor Program
Journal of Poverty and Public Policy

Creating knowledge in service of justice


Grounded in Catholic social tradition, the Institute for Social Concerns develops and supports interdisciplinary research on the environment, labor, mass incarceration, migration, poverty, and technology, as well as initiatives on virtue and character formation. To address urgent social and moral challenges, the Institute brings rigorous research, ethical imagination, and lived experience together.

VIRTUES &
VOCATIONS


Virtues & Vocations produces a scholarly magazine and annual conferences on the cultivation of character in pre-professional and professional education.

JUSTICE
LABS


ND Justice Labs create research collaborations among teams of faculty, community stakeholders, and both undergraduate and graduate students.

SPIRE:
SCHOLARSHIP
IN CST


SPIRE represents the scholarly efforts of the institute to develop the Catholic social tradition (CST) through global networks, conferences, and research initiatives.

HIGGINS
LABOR
PROGRAM


The Higgins Labor Program sponsors interdisciplinary, collaborative research on issues involving the dignity of work and workers.

Journal of Poverty & Public Policy


The Journal of Poverty and Public Policy publishes cutting-edge, peer-reviewed research on poverty, income distribution, and welfare programs from scholars around the globe.

Institute for Social Concerns

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Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA
Phone (574) 631-5293 socialconcerns@nd.edu

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