Environmentalism, Resistance and Solidarity: The Politics of Friends of the Earth International

B. Doherty, T. Doyle

Palgrave Macmillan UK, Oct 16, 2013 - Political Science - 263 pages

Drawing from a rich mix of survey data, interviews, and access to internal meetings, Brian Doherty and Timothy Doyle show how FoEI has developed a distinctive environmentalism, which allows for the differences in context between regions and across the North-South divide.

About the author

Brian Doherty is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at Keele University, UK. His research is mainly on protest and social movements. Previous work on environmental movements includes Ideas and Actions in the Green Movement; Beyond Borders: Environmental Movements and Transnational Politics (with Timothy Doyle) and Direct Action in British Environmentalism.

Timothy Doyle is Chair of Politics and International Relations in SPIRE, at Keele University, UK. He is also Professor of Politics and International Studies, and Founding Chair of Management in the Indo-Pacific Governance Research Centre (IPGRC) at the University of Adelaide, Australia.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Environmentalism, Resistance and Solidarity: The Politics of Friends of the Earth International; Non-Governmental Public Action
• Authors: B. Doherty, T. Doyle
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2013
• ISBN: 0230250351, 9780230250352
• Length: 263 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / General; Political Science / History & Theory; Political Science / Intergovernmental Organizations; Political Science / International Relations / General; Political Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy; Science / Environmental Science; Social Science / Developing & Emerging Countries; Social Science / Sociology / General