Education: BA, University of Durham; MA, Political Thought, University of Kent; PhD, University of Manchester

Career: Brian Doherty is Senior Lecturer in the School of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy at Keele University. His research interests include green/environmental movements, protest and social movements, political violence, and radical ideologies. From 2000–02 he worked with Alexandra Plows and Derek Wall on an ESRC funded study of radical environmental direct action communities in Britain. He is currently working with Timothy Doyle (Keele) on a study of Friends of the Earth International as a trans-national network of environmental organizations. Brian Doherty is co-editor of Social Movement Studies (see url below).

Publications include: book on the Green Movement published in 2002; articles on green parties, environmental protest and co-edited books on democracy and green political Thought, direct action and British environmentalism and trans-national influences on national environmental groups

Contact details: Address: Room CBB 2.028, School of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy, Chancellor’s Building, Keele University, Keele, Staffs., ST5 5BG, England; Tel: +44 (0)1782 584176; Fax: +44 (0)1782 583592; Email: b.j.a.doherty@keele.ac.uk ; Website: http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/spire/ ; Website: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14742837.asp/ .