Areas of Expertise:

• Israel-Diaspora Relations
• Political Division and Organizational Fragmentation Among Jews
• Ethnic Lobbying
• Diaspora Political Mobilization
• Ontological Security 

Dr. Elizabeth Stein's research focuses on Israel–diaspora relations, diaspora and ethnic minority politics broadly, and activism, advocacy, and organizational division and cohesion on matters concerning Israel among Jews in the United States, France, and Canada. Her dissertation examined why “pushback” activist and advocacy groups, whose positions on Israel and Zionism broadly oppose those of mainstream Jewish and Israel-advocacy organizations, are significantly less well-developed in France and Canada than in the U.S. During her tenure at UCLA, Dr. Stein has published scholarly articles on diaspora politics, antisemitism, and is developing her dissertation—which was awarded Honorable Mention by the International Studies Association’s International Relations and Religion section—into a book manuscript. Additionally, she teaches the popular course "Special Studies in International Relations: Diaspora Politics" in the UCLA Department of Political Science.