Dr Liam Leonard Editor, Advances in Ecopolitics

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Dr Liam Leonard
Senior Editor: Advances in Ecopolitics Book Series, Emerald Publishing, UK: http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/books/series.htm?id=%202041-806X
Senior Editor: The Journal of Social Criminology
http://www.socialcriminology.webs.com
Senior Editor, Ecopolitics Online Journal

http://www.ecopoliticsonline.com/

Liam Leonard's Curriculum Vitae:
http://www.ecopoliticsonline.com/doc_Repo/1228664242298.pdf
Editor:
Liam Leonard (PhD, M.Phil, BA) is Lecturer with the School of Humanities in Sligo IT in Criminology and Sociology. Liam Leonard is a former lecturer in NUIG and SSRC Visting Scholar at the National University of Ireland, Galway. His research interests are: Sociology, Penology, Criminology, Collective Behaviour, Social and Environmental Movements; Case Study Methodologies; Environmental Politics, EU Environmental Policy and Responses; Political Theory and Policy Formation; the Politics of Communications Technology and Protest; Environmental Policy and Management; Community Development, Rural Discourse and Community Interaction with the Landscape; Resiliency Building through Participation: Community Access to 3rd Level. Disabilities Rights & Activism.

Dr. Liam Leonard is a lecturer in politics and sociology and environmentalism, author, journalist and political activist and has published articles in academic journals and the news media in Galway, Ireland.
His main interests include social and environmental campaigns, access and social inclusion, community development and local politics. Conferred with a Phd degree at NUI Galway in 2005. He has worked as a researcher for the Environmental Change Institute at NUIG, through the HEA's Social and Economic Research Group. He is a member of the RIA Historical Sciences Committee. Dr. Leonard was the Visiting Scholar at the Social Science Research Institute, NUIG in 2007. Dr Leonard is the Founder and Senior Editor of the Ecopolitics Online Journal (with John Barry of QUB) http://www.ecopoliticsonline.com/ He is also editor of Greenhouse Press, the Galway based social and environmental outlet for academic peer reviewed publications. Dr. Leonard is the Senior Editor of the Advances in Ecopolitics Book Series with Emerald Publishing and Founder and Senior Editor of the Journal of Social Criminology. He is author of numerous academic articles, and books, including; Politics Inflamed (Greenhouse Press/Choice 2005), Green Nation (Greenhouse Press/Choice 2006), and the Environmental Movement in Ireland (Springer 2008). Each book has contributed to the development of Dr. Leonard's theory of 'rural sentiment' as a contributing factor in environmental disputes where rural communities resist the infrastructure of modernization. He is editor (with Chris Rootes) of a special edition of the Environmental Politics Journal on this topic, due for publication as a journal and book by Routledge in 2009.
Books:

1. Politics Inflamed: ISBN-10: 1905451024
2. Green Nation: ISBN-10: 1905451113
3. The Environmental Movement in Ireland ISBN-10: 978-1-4020-6811-9
4. Environmental Movements and Waste Infrastructure ISBN-10: 0415458692
5. Senior Editor: The Journal of Social Criminology
http://www.socialcriminology.webs.com
6. Senior Editor: Advances in Ecopolitics {Emerald Publishing Book Series}
http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/books/series.htm?id=%202041-806X br/>
Environmental Politics, Volume 18 Issue 6 2009 L Leonard & C rootes (Eds)
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=g916776360
Publications:

1. Leonard, L. (2008) The Environmental Movement in Ireland Dordrecht: Springer http://www.springer.com/978-1-4020-6811-9

Extract: http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1402068115/ref=sib_dp_pt/105-0897352-4506031#reader-link
2. Leonard, L. (2005) Politics Inflamed: GSE and the Campaign against Incineration in Galway. Irish Greenhouse Press Ecopolitics Series Vol.1. Drogheda: Choice Publishing & Greenhouse Press
3. Leonard, L. (2006) Green Nation: The Irish Environmental Movement in Ireland from Carnsore Point to the Rossport Five. Irish Greenhouse Press Ecopolitics Series Vol.2. Drogheda: Choice Publishing & Greenhouse Press

Extract: http://tarawatch.org/?p=147#more-147
4. Leonard, L. 2002 - ‘Politics of Protest: GSE’s Campaign against Incineration. Review of Postgraduate Studies Vol.10, NUI Galway
5. Leonard, L. 2003 - ‘Communication Technologies’ Review of Postgraduate Studies Vol. 11, NUIG
6. Leonard, L. 2006 – “The Moral Framing of a Resource Dispute:” Studies Irish Review. Winter
7. Leonard, L. 2007 ‘Towards an Understanding of a Territorial Resource Dispute’: The “Shell to Sea” Campaign in North Mayo’. Irish Journal of Sociology, Dublin: UCD. August 2007
8. Leonard, L. 2007 - “Environmental Movements and Internet Technology” Irish Communications Review Dublin: DIT

View Article: http://www.icr.dit.ie/volume10/ICR_10_2007.pdf
9. Leonard, L. 2007 - 'The Galway Water Crisis' Studies Irish Quarterly Review Winter 2007

Extract: http://www.studiesirishreview.ie/j/page552
10. Leonard, L. 2007 - Review of the Blame Game (2007 Irish Academic Press) by Flynn, B. in Studies Irish Quarterly Review Dublin Autumn 2007

11. Leonard, L. 2008 - Profile: 'Dancing with the Devil or Playing for Power: the Irish Greens in the 2007 General Election' Environmental Politics Winter 2008
12. Leonard, L. 2007 - Green Nation Online: the Irish Environmental Movement Ecopolitics Online Publication 1 Galway: MicroMarketing & Irish Greenhouse Press

13. Leonard, L. 2007 (ed) 'Ecotopias, Utopias and Alternative Living' Ecopolitics Online Journal Vol. 1 No.1

View: http://www.ecopoliticsonline.com/index.cfm?action=journals

14. Leonard, L. 2007 'Ecotopias, Identity & Place' Ecopolitics Online Journal Vol. 1 No.1 Winter 2007
15. Leonard, L. 2007- " Environmentalism in Ireland: EcoModernism versus Ecopopulism" Environmental Values Winter 2007
16. Leonard, L. 2007- Review of Social Movements & Ireland (2006 Manchester UP) Connolly, L & Hourigan, N. Ecopolitics Online Vol. 1 No. 1

17. Leonard, L. & Rootes, C. (2009) 'Waste Management & Infrastructral Disputes'. Environmental Politics Special Edition
18. 2008 Leonard,L & Doran, P. "Cross- Border Burning Issues: Irish Anti-Incinerator Protests North & South" Environmental Politics (forthcoming)
19. Leonard, L. 2008- " Environmental Movements in Ireland" Proceedings of the Conference on Social Movements & Environmental Protest Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, the Institut de Govern i Politiques Publiques (Public Policy and Government Research Institute)(forthcoming)

20. Leonard, L. 2008 'Fear & Loathing in the Emerald Isle' CounterPunch Feb 21 2008 Petrolia, CA: CounterPunch -View Article: http://www.counterpunch.org/leonard02212008.html

21.Leonard, L. 2008 'Social Movements, Politics & the Environment' (Courses) Entry for the American Sociology Association’s (ASA) Teaching Social Movements: A Collection of Syllabi, Assignments, and Other Resources
http://www.e-noah.net/ASA/ASAShopOnlineService/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=ASAOE306S08

22. Leonard, L. 2008 Review of Going Nuclear by V. McDermott, Irish Political Studies Vol 23 Issue 3 September 2008 pp 441 - 456

23. Leonard, L. & O'Kane, M. 2008 Issues in Environmental Research: Politics, Anthropology & Sociology Galway: Greenhouse Press Ecopolitics Series Vol. 3. Free E-Book Download Here: http://www.ecopoliticsonline.com/

24. Leonard, L. 2008 Review of Environmental Argument and Cultural Difference: Location, Fractures and Deliberations (by R. Edmondson and H. Rau eds) Environmental Politics Winter 2008

25. Leonard, L. "Greening the Emerald Isle" (2008) Society Matters Open University Social Science Newsletter, Autumn.Winter 2008/2009 Milton Keynes: Open University http://www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/about-the-faculty/society-matters/society-matters.php

26. Leonard, L. (2008) Commentary: ‘The Irish Green Party and the Referendum for the EU Reform Treaty of Lisbon’ Ecopolitics Online Journal Vol. 1 No. 2 Galway: Greenhouse Press

27. Leonard, L. (2008) Review of Derek Wall (2005) Babylon & Beyond: the Economics of Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Globalist and Radical Green Movements London Pluto Ecopolitics Online Vol. 1 No. 2 Galway: Greenhouse Press
28. Leonard, L. (2008) Review of Kelly, M. 2007 Environmental Debates and the Public in Ireland Dublin IPA and Tovey, H. 2007 Environmentalism in Ireland: Movement & Activists Dublin: IPA Ecopolitics Online Journal Vol. 1 No. 2 Galway: Greenhouse Press
29. Leonard, L. (2008) Sociology, Criminology & Society Galway: Greenhouse Press E. Booklet
30. Leonard, L. (2009) 'The political economy of growth and green politics in Ireland ' International Journal of Green Economics'.
31. Leonard, L. (2009) 'A Challenging Transformation: the Irish Green’s First Year in Power’ Irish Journal of Sociology
32. Leonard, L.(2009) ‘ Ireland ’s Environmental Policy: Community Issues and Social Responses’ Critical Social Policy
33. Leonard, L. (2009) ‘Contesting the Irish Countryside: ‘Rural Sentiment, Public Space and Identity in Ireland' Nature and Culture Journal
34. Leonard, L. (2009) 'Rapid Development & Community Mobilization in the Republic of Ireland ' International Journal of Community Development
35. Leonard, L. (2010)'Green Party Politics'; Environmental Movements; and 'Anti-Toxics campaigns' SAGE Encyclopaedia of Environment & Sustainability
36. Leonard, L. & Kenny, P. (2009) 'Delivering a Custodial Programme to the Irish Prison Service: A Sociological Review' American Jails Magazine;
37. Leonard, L. (2009) ‘The Future of Environmental Movement’ New Hibernian Review Summer 2009;
38. Leonard, L and Kenny, P. (2009) ‘Training and Integrity for Prison Officers’ The Journal of Social Criminology Vol 1 No 1 Autumn/Winter 2001;
39. Leonard, L. and Barry, J. (eds) (2009) The Transition to Sustainability Advances in Ecopolitics 4 Bingley: Emerald;
40. Leonard, L. and Allen, K. (Eds) (2010) Social Movements and Civil Society, Irish Journal of Sociology Special Edition, Manchester, Manchester UP
41. Leonard, L. and Rootes, C. (2010) Environmental Movements and Waste IfrastructureLondon: Routledge (2010)
42. Leonard, L. and Kenny, P.(2010) Sociology, Criminology and Society 2nd Edition, Galway: Greenhouse Press E. Booklet
43. Leonard, L. and Barry, J. (2010) Global Ecopolitics Advances in Ecopolitics 5, Bingley: Emerald UK
44. Leonard, L. and Kenny, P. (2010) Sustainable Justice and the Community Advances in Ecopolitics 6 Bingley Emerald UK

CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS 2009-2010

Leonard, L. and Kenny, P. *Social Policy Association Annual Conference, July 2010‘Community policing and restorative conferencing in the Republic of Ireland’ University of Lincoln, United Kingdom *abstract accepted.
Leonard, L. and Kenny, P. *6th Annual Irish Criminology Conference, June 2010 ‘The Restorative Justice Movement in Ireland: Towards a Sustainable Form of Justice’ Liam Leonard, University of Ulster, Belfast.*abstract accepted.
Leonard, L. and Kenny, P. Sociological Assocation Ireland Annual Conference, May 2010 ‘Restorative Justice and Sustainable Justice’ Liam Leonard. Paper to the SAI 2010 Conference, Queen’s University Belfast.
Leonard, L. and Kenny, P. ‘Restorative Approaches to Community Policing’, paper given to Symposium An Garda Síochána College, Templemore, May 2010.
Leonard, L. and Kenny, P. 38th European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control Annual Conference, British Irish Section, Manchester Metropolitan Univesity, UK ‘The Restorative Justice Movement in Ireland’, April 2010.
‘Leonard, L. and Kenny, P. Restoring the Community’ paper given to Symposium titled ‘Towards an Understanding of Sustainable Development & Environmental Justice Queens University Belfast, March 2010.
Leonard, L. and Kenny, P. 3rd NAIRTL Annual Conference on Research-Teaching Linkages: Practice & Policy, November 2009 ‘Using Problem Based Learning as a Method for Teaching Prison Officers’ Liam Leonard, Trinity College Dublin.
Leonard, L. and Kenny, P. 37th European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control Annual Conference, University of Lancashire, UK ‘Prison without bells and Leonard, L. and Kenny, P. whistles: Prison Policy in Ireland’, August 2009
5th Annual Irish Criminology Conference, UCD May 2009 ‘Prison Culture’ University College Dublin.
Leonard, L. and Kenny, P. Sociological Assocation Ireland Annual Conference May 2009 ‘Training and Mentoring in the Irish Prison Service: A Sociological Perspective’ Liam Leonard. Paper to the SAI 2009 Conference, Waterford Institute of Technology.

Dr Liam Leonard: Lecturer in Sociology & Criminology; IT Sligo

Dr Liam Leonard Editor, Advances in Ecopolitics