29/07/2026
This group photo, taken during the European Academy of Religion conference, brings together the participants of the 2026 Rome Summer Seminars on Religion and Global Politics and Michael Driessen, Director of the MA in International Affairs at John Cabot University, who organized the program in collaboration with Notre Dame Rome, marking the conclusion of another successful edition.
Drawing on Rome’s distinctive religious and geopolitical landscape, the two-week program brought together graduate students from around the world working at the crossroads of religion and global politics through public panels, expert lectures, seminars with leading international scholars and members of the diplomatic community, site visits, writing workshops, and a policy dialogue.
Many thanks to all the participants, faculty, guest speakers, and partner institutions whose engagement made this year's seminars such a stimulating and rewarding academic experience.
Ansari Institute, University of Notre Dame, John Cabot University, Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Fondazione Hanns Seidel Italia/ Vaticano, Fondazione Sinderesi.
Photo courtesy of the Ansari Institute, University of Notre Dame