Gilburt Damian Loescher (7 March 1945 – 28 April 2020) was an American
political scientist
Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...
.
Early life and education
He was raised in the
San Francisco Bay Area
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and was a scholarship basketball player at
Saint Mary's College of California
Saint Mary's College of California is a private Catholic college in Moraga, California. Established in 1863, it is affiliated with the Catholic Church and administered by the De La Salle Brothers. The college offers undergraduate and graduate ...
.
[
He earned his bachelor's degree in 1967 then earned a masters at ]Monterey Institute of International Studies
The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS), formerly known as the Monterey Institute of International Studies, is an American graduate school of Middlebury College, a private college in Middlebury, Vermont.
Established ...
in 1969 and a doctoral degree from the London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a public university, public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London. Founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidn ...
in 1975.[
]
Career
He joined the faculty of the University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic university, Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend, Indiana, South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin fo ...
in 1975.[ He taught international relations and peace studies and was a fellow of the ]Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
The College of Arts and Letters is the oldest and largest college within the University of Notre Dame. The Dean of the College of Arts and Letters is Sarah Mustillo.
History
The College of Arts and Letters is the oldest in the university, and i ...
.[
After retiring from Notre Dame, he served with the ]European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Established in 1974, ECRE is a European network of 105 NGOs in 39 European countries.
In 2011, the council raised concerns regarding planned repatriations of Afghan asylum children.
In 2014, the council was critical of EU cutbacks of migrant r ...
, International Institute for Strategic Studies
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is a British research institute or think tank in the area of international affairs. Since 1997, its headquarters have been Arundel House in London, England.
The 2017 Global Go To Think ...
and openDemocracy
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.[ He was a visiting fellow at the ]Refugee Studies Centre
The Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) was established in 1982, as part of the University of Oxford's Department of International Development (Queen Elizabeth House), in order to promote the understanding of the causes and consequences of forced migrati ...
at the University of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019)
, budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20)
, chancellor ...
since 2003.[
He was a survivor of the Canal Hotel bombing in ]Baghdad
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. He was the only survivor of the meeting that was being held with United Nations' Special Representative in Iraq Sérgio Vieira de Mello, at the time of the bombing.
Death
He died on 28 April 2020 as a result of heart failure.
References
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American political scientists
2020 deaths
1945 births