Berkley Center

In an essay for the Review of Faith & International Affairs, Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall investigates how inequalities stemming from religious identity affect development strategies and outcomes, contributing to social discord and undermining cohesion. The article calls for a more comprehensive approach to addressing religious identities in policymaking. 

Senior Fellow Jocelyne Cesari spoke at the IRF Secretariat's Civil Society Program on the role of academia in fostering thoughtful dialogue and advancing the global research agenda on religious freedom. Cesari is the co-chair of the secretariat's Global Academic Council.

Senior Fellow Judd Birdsall contributed to a new report by the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe on "Belief, Dialogue and Security — Fostering Dialogue and Joint Action across Religious and Belief Boundaries." A report by Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall and Research Fellow Susie Hayward was also cited.

For a September 18 book launch event, Berkley Center Senior Fellow Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., was joined in conversation by a group of colleagues and friends to discuss his new book, Human Rights in a Divided World (2024). The book contends that today’s global realities call for important developments rooted in Catholic ethics.