I am a comparative-historical sociologist studying political violence and state repression, drawing from political sociology, political science, peace studies, critical criminology, and critical terrorism studies.
My research has focused primarily on peacemaking efforts in Northern Ireland and in the Basque Country in Spain, investigating why the armed group the IRA was able to negotiate an end to its violent campaign, while the Basque separatist armed group ETA was unable to replicate their Irish counterpart's success.
My current research projects focus on political violence in the United States. I am investigating the accelerationist strategies of neo-Nazis and other violent far-right militants in comparison to the strategies of leftwing and religious violent militants worldwide. Additionally, I am currently examining the construction of "domestic terrorism" in contemporary liberal and leftist discourses in comparison to rightwing constructions of "Islamic terrorism" following the September 11th attacks.
My teaching interests include classical sociological theory, contemporary sociological theory, criminological theory, political violence, restorative justice, human rights, and qualitative and comparative historical research.
