Education: BA, University of Auckland, New Zealand; MA, University of Auckland; PhD, University of East Anglia

Career: Michael Pugh is Professor in Postgraduate Research and Monitoring Director at the University of Bradford. He researches security issues from a critical theory perspective, to reflect on the frameworks and discourses constructed to support various views about, and policies concerning, international security. Since 2000 he has examined the frameworks of neo-liberalism, securitized development and disciplinary governance as the basis of peace-building. He has led an ESRC research project, in the ‘New Security Challenges’ programme, on the Transformation of War Economies. His research interests include also security and international relations theory, transformation of war-torn societies, peacekeeping and peace-building, political economy and development. Michael Pugh is Editor of the journal International Peacekeeping (see url below).

Publications include: Security Sector Transformation in Post-Conflict Societies (Conflict, Security and Development series) 2002, War Economies in a Regional Context: Challenges of Transformation 2004; numerous articles in professional journals

Contact details: Address: Department of Peace Studies, Pemberton Building, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, England; Tel: +44 (0)1274 234776; Fax: +44 (0)1274 235240; Email: m.pugh@bradford.ac.uk ; Website: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/acad/peace/ ; Website: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13533312.asp/ .