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Ms. Laura Acosta Gonzalez

Teaching Fellow (Sociology)

 


Laura is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Sociology at Trinity College and a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at Northwestern University (USA). Her research brings a historical and comparative perspective to questions of nation formation and the construction and transformation of social identities and symbolic boundaries over time, especially as these processes sustain violence and war. Her work has been published in Theory and Society, Social Forces, and Quality & Quantity.
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German Medium Medium Medium
Spanish Fluent Fluent Fluent
Details Date From Date To
American Sociological Association 2016 2023
International Sociological Association 2020 2023
Sociological Association Ireland 2021 2022
Latin American Studies Association 2017 2023
Laura Acosta and Robert Braun, War Commemoration and Nationalism in Belgium, 1914-1945: The Role of Military Networks, Social Forces, 100, (4), 2022, p1884 - 1909, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
James Mahoney and Laura Acosta, A Regularity Theory of Causality for the Social Sciences, Quality & Quantity, 56, (4), 2022, p1573 - 7845, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Laura Acosta, Victimhood Dissociation and Conflict Resolution: Evidence from the Colombian Peace Plebiscite, Theory and Society, 50, (4), 2021, p679 - 714, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
  


  

Award Date
Graduate Student Paper Award 2021. Sociology of Human Rights Section of the American Sociological Association 2021
Richard A. Peterson Prize for Best Graduate Student Paper 2021. Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association 2021
Outstanding Published Article Award 2021. Peace, War, and Social Conflict Section of the American Sociological Association (Honorable Mention) 2021
Best Graduate Student Paper Prize 2021. Theory Section of the American Sociological Association (Honorable Mention) 2021
Robert F. Winch Award for Best 2nd Year Paper 2018. Department of Sociology, Northwestern University 2018
Maurice J. and Fay B. Karpf Peace Prize 2018. Department of Sociology, Northwestern University 2018