Laura A. Weinstein, PhD

Laura Weinstein holds a PhD in Irish History and she is an independent scholar and analyst of Irish politics. She has published scholarly work on the Irish Republican Army, sexual assault in Ireland, the importance of competing discourses in history, and right-wing nationalism in Ireland. Her dissertation examined the relationship between the Catholic church, government, and rape law in the Republic of Ireland. Dr. Weinstein is currently researching a book on right-wing nationalism in Ireland. She has lived in Belfast and Dublin.

Sub-specialties: History of the Republic of Ireland, History of Northern Ireland, Irish Republican Army, Paramilitary violence in Ireland, Sexual Assault in Ireland , History and politics of Britain