Eric M. Wilson studied early modern European history at Cambridge University under the direction of Robert W. Scribner, earning his Ph.D. in 1991. From 2000 to 2018, he served as Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, conducting extensive research and publishing on Hugo Grotius. In 2008, he was awarded the degree of S.J.D. from the Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne. Currently, he works as an independent scholar and researcher, with his primary areas of focus being radical criminology, phenomenology, literary studies, and law and literature. His work is highly interdisciplinary and strongly rooted in theory. Wilson has authored a series of works exploring the relationships among national security agencies, organized crime, and paramilitary organizations.