Education: BA, University of Durham; MSc, University of Bath; PhD, University of Bath

Career: Neil Carter has a broad background in British politics and public policy, with a particular specialism in environmental politics and policy. His environmental interests are wide-ranging and comparative, including research on the impact of environmental issues on established parties, the development of green parties and the integration of environmental issues into the policy process. He is co-editor of Environmental Politics (see url below) and has also published several articles on leadership contests in British political parties. In the past he has studied New Public Management reforms in British government, publishing extensively on the development and use of performance indicators. Neil Carter is a member of the Public Policy subject group.

Publications include: The Politics of the Environment 2001, Environmental Governance in China (co-editor) 2007, The Politics of the Environment: Ideas, Activism, Policy (second edition) 2007; numerous articles in professional journals

Contact details: Address: Room D/100, Department of Politics, Derwent College, University of York, YO10 5DD, England; Tel: +44 (0)1904 433558; Fax: +44 (0)1904 433563; Email: ntc1@york.ac.uk ; Website: http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/poli/ ; Website: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09644016.asp/ .