Kirstin Brathwaite

Biography

Professor Brathwaite earned an M.A. in Comparative Ethnic Conflict from Queens University, Belfast and an M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Notre Dame. She specializes in international relations and is interested in questions of nationalism, identity and military conflict. Her current research focuses on soldiers' motivation in combat as well as civil-military relations during counterinsurgency conflicts. She teaches a broad range of courses, including Introduction t