Laura R. Woliver is a professor of Political Science. She teaches women and politics, interest groups and social movements, American government, and American political parties. Professor Woliver received her Ph.D from the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 1986.

Professor Woliver has published on protest politics, grass roots activism, group politics, and the ethics and politics of new reproductive technologies, abortion, surragacy arrangements, and access to reproductive services.

Publications:
(selected)

THE POLITICAL GEOGRAPHIES OF PREGNANCY. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2002.

FROM OUTRAGE TO ACTION: THE POLITICS OF GRASS-ROOTS DISSENT. Urbana: University
of Illinois Press, 1993.

"Ethical Dilemmas in Personal Interviewing," P.S.: POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS. 2002.

"Everyday Life Struggles for Women and Girls" ASIAN WOMEN, 2000.

"The South Carolina Confederate Flag: The Politics of Race and Citizenship," POLITICS AND
POLICY, 2001, with Chris J. Dolan and Angela Ledford.

"Abortion Conflicts, City Governments, and Culture Wars," in CULTURE WARS AND LOCAL
POLITICS, Elaine Sharpe, ed. University of Kansas Press, 1999.