Eline van Ommen

Dr Eline van Ommen is a PhD alumna. She holds BA in History from the University of Groningen and a MSc Empires, Colonialism, and Globalisation (with Distinction) from the LSE. Dr van Ommen works on the international history of the Nicaraguan Revolution (1977-1990). Her PhD project, "Sandinistas Go Global: Nicaragua and Western Europe, 1977-1990", drew on a wide range of sources, including official state documents and the archives of transnational networks from Nicaragua, Western Europe, and the United States.

Dr van Ommen was awarded the Michael Dockrill Memorial Thesis Prize for 2021.

Expertise

Latin America, Western Europe, Cold War, transnational history, solidarity, Nicaraguan Revolution