Thomas O'Brien
Lecturer, Centre for International Security and Resilience (CISR)
Location: Wellington Hall
E: t.obrien@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0) 1793 785967
Department of Management and Security
Background
Dr O’Brien’s research interests concern environmental and human security, democratisation, and contentious politics. He has previously held positions at Deakin University, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, Victoria University Wellington, and the University of Birmingham. He is currently Editorial Assistant for the journal Politics, Religion and Ideology.
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Selected publications
Chapters in Books:
Coldicott, D. and O’Brien, T. (2012) ‘Environmental Security’. In C. Snyder (ed.) Contemporary Security and Strategy. (3rded) Basingstoke: Palgrave.
Academic Articles:
O’Brien, T. (2011) ‘Sustaining Environmental NGOs in Latin America and Eastern Europe: Considering the Experience of FARN and REC,’ Space and Polity, 15(1), 49-63. [DOI: 10.1080/13562576.2011.567902]
O’Brien, T. (2010) ‘Problems of Political Transition in Ukraine: Leadership Failure and Democratic Consolidation,’ Contemporary Politics, 16(4), 355-67. [DOI: 10.1080/13569775.2010.523936]
O’Brien, T. (2010) ‘Stuck in the Middle: Maintaining the Organizational Legitimacy of the Regional Environmental Center,’ Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 21(3), 339-57. [DOI: 10.1007/s11266-010-9130-z]
O’Brien, T. (2009) ‘A Long, Brown Shadow? The Impact of Non-Democratic Legacies on the Environment in Portugal and Bulgaria,’Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 10(3), 308-25. [DOI: 10.1080/15705850903105728]
O’Brien, T. (2009) ‘Shifting Views of Environmental NGOs in Spain and Romania,’ Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 9(1-2), 143-60. [DOI: 10.1080/14683850902723462]
O’Brien, T. (2007) ‘The Role of the Transitional Leader: A Comparative Analysis of Aldolfo Suárez and Boris Yeltsin,’ Leadership, 3(4), 419-32. [DOI: 10.1177/1742715007082965]
