Dr Liam Leonard Editor, Advances in Sustainability & Environmental Justice

Dr. Liam Leonard, BA, M.Phil, PhD

Lecturer in Sociology & Criminology, 

Editor: CRIMSOC: Social Criminology Journal 

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Current Post: Lecturer in Sociology and Criminal Justice, California State University, Fullerton, USA
Other: Adjunct Associate Professor with the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at  the  University of  West  Virginia, USA  and  a  Research  Fellow  with  WVU’s Centre for the Study of Violence and Conflict Resolution.

Home Address:  Fountain Valley, California, 92708 United States

      Email: liam_leonard@yahoo.com  

EDUCATION

PhD: (Hons) NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, SOCIOLOGY AND POLITICS, 2005

M.PHIL: (Hons) NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, SOCIOLOGY AND POLITICS, 1999

BA: (Hons) NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, SOCIOLOGY/POLITICS, ENGLISH, 1997

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

·  ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY, WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

·  RESEARCH FELLOW WITH THE CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF VIOLENCE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION AT WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

·  COLLEGE LECTURER IN CRIMINOLOGY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, SOCIOLOGY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE SOCIAL STUDIES PROGRAMME, WESTERN TECHNOLOGICAL

UNIVERSITY/INSTITUE OF TECHNOLOGY, SLIGO, IRELAND 2008-2013

·  LECTURER: IN CRIMINOLOGY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, SOCIOLOGY, HUMAN RIGHTS, EQUALITY & DIVERSITY AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE CUSTODIAL

CARE/PRISON STUDIES PROGRAMME, DELIVERED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE IRISH PRISON

SEVICE TO RECRUIT PRISON OFFICERS 2008-2013

·  ASSISTANT LECTURER: IN SOCIOLOGY AND POLITICS, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY 2000-2008

PEER REVIEW PUBLICATIONS BOOKS (16)

1. Liam Leonard (2014 in print) Ferguson, Race and the Militarization of Policing: The Quest for Justice ) (CRIMSOC Series 2) CRIMSOC: Journal of Social Criminology Series, West Virginia University

2. Liam Leonard and Sya B. Kedzior (Eds) (2014) Occupy the Earth: Global Environmental Movements (Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice 15) Emerald Group Bingley/Bradford UK

3. Liam.  Leonard  and  Paula  Kenny,  (2013)  The  Sustainability  of  Restorative  Justice

(Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice 14) Emerald Group Bingley/Bradford UK

4. Liam. Leonard, Barry J., De Geus M., Doran P., Parkes G. (Eds) (2013) Environmental

Philosophy: The Art of Life in a World of Limits (Advances in Sustainability and Environmental

Justice 13) Emerald Group Bingley/Bradford UK

5. L.  Leonard  and  White,  R.  (Eds)  (2013)  CRIMSOC:  Green  Criminology: 1  (CRIMSOC SERIES Vol. 1) CRIMSOC: Journal of Social Criminology Series, West Virginia University

6. Leonard, L. & Gonzalez-Perez, MA, (Eds) (2013) Principles and Strategies to Balance Ethical Social and Environmental Concerns with Corporate Requirements Sustainability & Environmental Justice Volume 12, Bingley/Bradford: Emerald

7. Gonzalez-Perez, MA & Leonard, L. (Eds) (2013) International Business, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility Advances in Sustainability & Environmental Justice Series Volume 11 Bingley/Bradford: Emerald

8. Leonard, L. and Botetzagias, L. (Eds) (2012) Sustainable Politics and the Crisis of the

Peripheries: Ireland & Greece, Advances in Ecopolitics Advances in Ecopolitics Series Volume 7

Bingley/Bradford: Emerald

9. Leonard, L. (2011) Community Campaigns for Sustainable Living: Health, Waste & Protest in   Civil   Society   Advances   in   Ecopolitics   Advances   in   Ecopolitics   Series   Volume   8

Bingley/Bradford: Emerald

10.            Leonard, L. and Kenny, P. (2010) Sustainable Justice & the Community Advances in Ecopolitics Advances in Ecopolitics Series Volume 6 Bingley/Bradford: Emerald

11.           Rootes,  C.  &  Leonard,  L.  (Eds)  (2010)  Environmental  Movements  &  Waste

Infrastructure London: Routledge

12.           Leonard,  L.  &  Barry,  J.  (Eds)  (2010)  Global  Ecological  Politics  Advances  in

Ecopolitics Series Volume 5 Bingley/Bradford: Emerald

13.           Leonard,  L.  &  Barry,  J.  (Eds)  (2009)  The  Transition  to  Sustainable  Living

Advances in Ecopolitics Series Volume 4 Bingley/Bradford: Emerald

14.           Leonard, L. (2008) The Environmental Movement in Ireland Dordrecht: Springer

15.            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

16.            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

JOURNAL ISSUES EDITED

Leonard, L. (Ed) 2014  Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies  (IJASS) Criminology Issue, IJASS

Leonard, L. & White, R (Eds) 2013 CRIMSOC Journal of Social Criminology Issue on Green

Criminology, Waterside Press

Leonard, L. (Ed) 2011 The Prison Journal (Special Edition on Irish Prisons and Penal Policy

North and South) Sage Publishing

Leonard, L. & Allen, K. (Eds) 2010 Irish Journal of Sociology Issue on Civil Society and

Social Movements Special Edition of, Manchester University Press

Rootes, C & Leonard, L. 2009 Environmental Politics Journal Environmental Movements & Waste Infrastructure Special Edition Routledge

JOURNAL ARTICLES/ BOOK CHAPTERS (36)

1. Leonard,  L.  (2013)  ‘Cultural  Criminology,  Governmentality  and  the  Liquidity  of  the

Failing State: The View from Ireland’ Critical Criminology, Dordrecht: Springer

2. Leonard L. (2013) ‘Preface’ CRIMSOC Green Criminology Issue, Waterside Press

3. Leonard, L. (2013) ‘Introduction’ IJASS Criminology Issue, Irish Journal of Applied Social

Studies, Dublin DIT

4. Leonard, L. (2013) ‘Ecomodern discourse and localized narratives: waste policy, community mobilization and governmentality in Ireland’ chapter in Organising waste in the city: International perspectives on narratives and practices, Editor(s): María José Zapata, Michael Hall London: Policy Press

5. Leonard, L. (2013) ‘The framing processes and outcomes of environment and conservation campaigns in Ireland’ in Timothy Doyle and Sherilyn McGregor (eds) Environmental Movements around the world: Shades of Green in Politics and Culture. Santa

Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio/Praeger.

6. Leonard, L. (2013) ‘The Water Crisis in Ireland: The Socio-Political Contexts of Risk in Contemporary Society’ in The Social Life of Water, Edited by John Richard Wagner, New York: Berghahn Press

Leonard, L. (2013) ‘The Political Background to and Social Impact of Ireland's "Economic Bailout"’ in Ireland: Economic, Political and Social Issues Editor: Christopher Alan Lewis, New York: NOVA Publishing

7. Gonzalez-Perez, Maria-Alejandra and Leonard, L. (2012) Introduction: International

Business, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Emerald

Leonard, L. Gonzalez-Perez, Maria-Alejandra (2012) Introduction: Strategies to Balance

Environmental Concerns with Corporate Requirements, Emerald

8. Leonard, L. (2011) Introduction: The Prison Journal, Special Issue on Irish Prisons

March 2011

Leonard, L. and Kenny, P. 'Restorative Justice in Ireland', in the Prison Journal Irish Issue, March 2011

Leonard L. and Botetgias, I.  (2011) Introduction: Sustainable Politics & the Crisis of the

Peripheries: Ireland & Greece; AiE 8, Bingley: Emerald UK

9. Leonard, L. and Kenny, P. (2011) ‘Power, corruption and lies: Irish economic policy,

1922-2011, Sustainable Politics & the Crisis of the Peripheries: Ireland & Greece; AiE 8, Bingley: Emerald                                                                                                                                                                 UK Leonard,  L.  and  Kenny,  P.  (2010)  Introduction:  Sustainable  Justice  and  the  Community

Advances in Ecopolitics 6 Bingley Emerald UK

10.           Leonard L. and Allen, K. (2010) Introduction: Special Issue on Civil Society, Irish

Journal of Sociology 18. 2. Manchester UP.

11.            Leonard, L. and Kenny, P. (2010) 'The Restorative Justice Movement and Civil

Society in Ireland' in Irish Journal of Sociology 18.2

12.           Leonard,  L  and  Kenny  P.  (2010)  ‘Preparing  for  Equality  and  Training  for

Diversity within the Criminal Justice System in the Republic of Ireland’, Translocations Journal

13.           Leonard,  L.  (2010)  ‘Introduction:  the  Background  to  Global  Ecopolitics’  in

Leonard, L. & J. Barry (Ed) (2010) Advances in Ecopolitics Vol. 5: Global Ecological Politics

Advances in Ecopolitics Series Volume 5 Bingley/Bradford: Emerald

14.            Leonard,  L,  Doran,  P  &  Fagan,  H.  (2010)  ‘the  Cross-Border  Burning  Issue’, chapter in Environmental Movements & Waste Infrastructure Issue, Environmental Politics London: Routledge

15.            Rootes, C.  & Leonard, L. ‘Environmental Movements and Campaigns against Waste Infrastructure in the United States’; chapter in Rootes, C. & Leonard, L. (Eds) (2010) Environmental Movements & Waste Infrastructure London: Routledge

16.           Leonard, L. & Kenny, P. (2010)’Restorative Justice’, chapter in Social Movements

& Civil Society Special Edition of Irish Journal of Sociology, Manchester University Press

17.           Leonard,   L.   (2010)   Green   Parties,   Anti-Toxics   Movements,   Environmental

Movements; 3 entries for the SAGE Encyclopaedia of the Environment

18.           Leonard, L. (2010) ‘A Challenging Transformation: the Irish Green’s First Year in

Power’ Irish Journal of Sociology Manchester: Manchester University Press

19.           Leonard,   L.   (2010)   ‘Sustainable   Community   Development’:   Entry   for   the

Berkshire Encyclopaedia of Sustainability and Business

20.           Leonard, L. (2010) ‘The Galway Water Crisis of 2007’ Sociological Chronicles 5,

Corcoran, M and Share, P. (eds); Dublin: Liffey Press

21.           Leonard, L., Kenny, P., McGuckin J. (2009) ‘Training and Mentoring in the Irish

Prison Service: A Sociological Perspective’ American Jails Magazine

22.           Leonard, L  (2009)  ‘Ireland’s  Environmental  Policy’,  Critical  Social  Policy  May

2009

23.           Leonard, L.  (2009) ‘Contesting the  Irish  Countryside:  Rural  Sentiment,  Public

Space and Identity in Ireland' Nature and Culture Journal May 2009

24.           Leonard, L. (2009) ‘Keeping the Rural in Sight: The Future of the Environmental

Movement in Ireland’ New Hibernian Review Summer 2009

25.            Leonard,  L,  Doran,  P  &  Fagan,  H.  (2009)  ‘The  Cross-Border Burning  Issue’, chapter in Environmental Movements & Waste Infrastructure Special Edition Environmental

Politics Journal (Dec 2009)

26.           Leonard, L. (2008) - Profile: ‘Dancing with the Devil or Playing for Power: the

Irish Greens in the 2007 General Election’, Environmental Politics Winter 2008

27.            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

28.            Leonard,  L.  (2008)  ‘Rapid  Development  &  Community  Mobilization  in  the Republic of Ireland’ Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society, Volume 3, No 2 Phoenix: Arizona State University

29.           Leonard,  L.  (2008)  ‘The  Political  Economy  of  Growth  and  Green  Politics  in

Ireland’ International Journal of Green Economics London: Emerald

30.           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.

31.           Leonard, L. (2007) ‘Environmental Movements and Internet Technologies, Irish

Communications Review’ Dublin: DIT

32.           Leonard, L.  (2007) ‘The  Galway  Water  Crisis’,  Studies Irish  Quarterly Review

Winter 2007 Dublin: Studies

33.           Leonard, L. (2007) ‘Ecotopias, Identity & Place Ecopolitics’ Online Journal Vol. 1

No.1 Winter 2007

34.           Leonard,   L.  (2007)    ‘Environmentalism   in   Ireland:   Ecomodernism   versus

Ecopopulism’ Environmental Values Winter 2007

35.           Leonard,  L.  (2006)  ‘The  Moral  Framing  of  a  Resource  Dispute’,  Studies  Irish

Quarterly Review, Winter 2006

CONFERENCE TALKS AND INVITED PAPERS (36)

1. ‘Restorative Justice and Civil Society in Ireland’ Chair and Presenter, Academy of Criminal

Justice Science Conference, New York, 2012

2. ‘Transforming Social Care into Social Capital’ Paper to the Social Care Ireland Conference,

Kilkenny, 2012

3. ‘Towards an Understanding of Social Functionalism’ paper to the SAI Conference NUI

Maynooth May 2012.

4. ‘Restorative  justice  and  penal  policy’  Scribani  Conference  on  imprisonment,  Trinity

College, Dublin Sept. 2012

5. 'Understanding functions and justice' European Criminology Conference, Bilbao, Spain, Sept. 2012

6. Invited talk to Criminology MA in UCC 27th Nov 2012.

7. Invited talk ‘the Environmental Movement in Ireland’ Gothenburg University, Sweden,

August 2011

8. ‘Making  the  Case:  Case  Studies  in  Criminology’  paper  to  2011  ‘North/South’  Irish

Criminology Conference, IT Sligo

9. Primary Organizer, 1st Irish Penology Conference, Griffith College Cork, 2011

10.           Primary Organizer: 2011 ‘North/South’ Irish Criminology Conference, IT Sligo

11.           Plenary: ‘How to get Published’ SAI Postgraduate Conference, IT Sligo Oct. 2011

12.          ‘Restoring the Community’ paper given to Symposium titled ‘Towards an Understanding  of  Sustainable  Development  &  Environmental  Justice     Queens  University Belfast March 2010

13.           Primary  Organizer,  International  Criminology  Workshop  Templemore  Garda

Police College May 2010 Paper given: ‘Mapping Justice in the Community’

14.           SAI Conference 2010 QUB paper given on Community Policing

15.           ‘Mapping the community for justice’ paper given to 5th All Ireland Criminology

Conference, Ulster University June 2010

16.           ‘Restorative Justice in the Community’ paper to the 38th SAI Conference, UCC, May

2010

17.            SAI Conference May 2009 ‘Training and Mentoring in the Irish Prison Service: A Sociological Perspective’. Paper to the SAI 2009 Conference

18.           5th Annual Irish Criminology Conference, UCD May 2009 ‘Prison Culture’

19.            37th European Group Crime and Deviance Conference Univ. of Lancs, UK ‘”Prison without bells and whistles”: Prison Policy in Ireland August 2009

20.           ‘Ecopolitics   and   Ecojustice   in   Ireland’,   paper   given   to   MA   in   Politics   &

International Relations, Queens Univ. Belfast, Feb 2008

21.           Researching the Environmental Justice Movement in Ireland’ paper given to the

5th SSRC workshop, NUI Galway, March 2008

22.           The Environmental Movement in Ireland: Research Outcomes: Paper given to the

Sociology Assoc. of Ireland Conference, NUI Galway, May 2008

23.           ‘Ecotopias  &  Green  Communities:  A  Methodological  Approach’  paper  to  the

‘Bridges to Utopia’ Conference, Univ. of Limerick July 2008

24.            ‘The Environmental Justice Movement and the Greens in Government: Towards a

Green  Political  Economy’  paper  to  the  NUI  Galway,  School  of  Economics  Masters  Group,

November 2008

25.           2007  ‘Environmental  Research  Methods’  paper  given  to  the  MA  in  Advocacy

Programme, NUI Galway.

26.           2007 ‘Ecotopias & Patterns of Settlement’ Workshop, Organiser with Prof. Tom

Moylan of Rahaline Utopian Centre, Univ. Limerick

27.           2007 ‘Ecotopias & Habitus’ Paper given to Ecotopias Workshop, Rahaline Centre

Univ. of Limerick

28.           2006           ‘Understanding   the Green Nation’: peer reviewed paper given to the

Master’s Programme, Departments of Government & Politics, Queen’s University Belfast

29.           2006  Symposium  Organizer: Towards  a  Sustainable  Economy and  Sustainable

Justice  with  John  Barry  and  Peter  Doran  of  Queens  University,  'Towards  a  Sustainable

Economy - Theory, Policy and Practice', This event was supported jointly by the SSRC and the

ECI.

30.           2005: Labour History Society Public Lecture: ‘Environmental

Justice Campaigns and Rural Sentiment’

31.           2003: 13th Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquium Environ 2003 Conference

Paper to be presented as part of the Society and Economy stream on ‘Environmental Politics’

32.           2002:  Presentation  of  paper  ‘the  Case  of  GSE’  to  the  Sociology  Association  of

Ireland (Galway) under Work in Progress Stream

33.           2001: Presentation of paper to The Sociology Association of Ireland (Tralee) under

Work in Progress Stream: Environmental Justice Campaigns in Ireland

REPORTS

·  Submission to The Government of Ireland’s Department of Justice ‘White Paper on Crime’

Series, Presentation and Submission, 2010

·  Submission to The Government of Ireland’s Department of Justice ‘White Paper on Crime’

Series, 2011

·  Submission to The Government of Ireland’s Department of Justice ‘White Paper on Crime’

Series, 2012

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP

Dr. Leonard is Editor or serves on the Editorial Board for:

·  CRIMSOC: The Journal of Social Criminology, (Senior Editor)

·  The Advances in Sustainability & Environmental Justice Book Series, (Editor)

·  The Advances in Ecopolitics Book Series,  (Editor 2007-2012)

·  The  Journal of  Criminal Psychology, The  Prison Journal,  Irish  Journal of  Applied Social Studies, The Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, Revista Ad- Minister Journal,

·  Reviewer for The Prison Journal, Environmental Politics Journal and Mobilization Journal

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

•       Sociology, Criminology, Criminal Justice, Politics and Policy, Environmental Politics, Penology and Prison Studies, Restorative Justice, Policing, Environmental Sociology, Environmental Philosophy, Environmental Criminology, Environmental Justice, Green Criminology, Social Justice, Social Movements

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 CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS 2009-2012

Leonard, L. 'Transforming Social Care into Social Capital' Social Care Ireland Conference, Kilkenny.
Leonard, L. 'Restorative Justice in Ireland', 49th Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, New York (as Sage Publishing Research Excellence Award winner).
Leonard, L. 'Sustainability in Ireland' Sligo Sustainable Futures Conference 2012 (as Conference Organizer).
Leonard, L. and Kelly, T. 'What the Literature is saying about prisons and penology: a literature event analysis'; 1st Irish Penology Conference, Griffith College Cork (as Conference Organizer).
Leonard, L. and Kenny, P. 'Making the Case: Case Study Methodologies in Criminology', 7th N/S Irish Criminology Conference, IT Sligo (as Conference Organizers)
Leonard, L. & Kenny P. 'Restorative Justice & Civil Society' 38th Irish Sociology Assoc. Conference UCC
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 N/S 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 University, 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 Association 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.