Agnes Maillot is Professor and head of school in the School of Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies at Dublin City University. Her main area of research is the conflict in Northern Ireland, and more particularly Sinn Féin and the IRA,
on which she has published many books and articles. She also works on post-conflict politics, covering areas such as victims and reconciliation, the legacy of violence. Further, she researches contemporary Irish society, as well as multiculturalism in France and Ireland, and is currently working on issues of asylum seekers in the French and Irish contexts.