Browsing Staff publications (CDS) by Author "O'Brien, T"

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Camping, climbing trees and marching to Parliament: spatial dimensions of environmental protest in New Zealand

O'Brien, T (Taylor and Francis, 2015-04-16)

Environmental movements are key actors in challenging social and political constructions of the physical environment. A wide variety of protest campaigns have been undertaken in New Zealand, from local issues of pollution ...
A Comparison of Leadership in Controlled Military Democratisation

O'Brien, T (Political Studies Association, 2016-03-23)

Military coup d’état displace civilian regimes in the name of cleaning up, but such actions can also challenge the coherence of the military by undermining the recognition of governing institutions. The decision of military ...
Environmental Democratisation: Assessing the Impact of Democratisation on Environmental Capacity in South and Southeastern Europe

O'Brien, T (Sage, 2014-02-17)

While a connection between democratic political systems and state environmental capacity has been established, the effects of democratisation on environmental capacity are less clear. The paper considers the relationship ...
Growing Green Democracy? Barriers to Ecological Modernization in Democratizing States

O'Brien, T (Wiley, 2013-07)

Ecological modernization has established an important position in the field of environmental politics. The adoption of technocratic solutions to environmental challenges is attractive to policymakers. Ecological modernization ...
Human (in)security and democracy in Central America

O'Brien, T (Taylor and Francis, 2015-10-09)

Human security has increasingly shifted attention to the individual, while the state has become guarantor (or violator) of security given its role in governing the domestic environment. This article examines how variations ...
Populism, protest and democracy in the twenty-first century

O'Brien, T (Taylor and Francis, 2016-09)

Protest is an important measure of discontent within society and can be seen as a form of politics by other means. In periods of uncertainty and instability, protest can harm incumbent regimes by heightening and amplifying ...
The role of identity in the 2015 Romanian shepherd protests

O'Brien, T; Creţan, R (Taylor & Francis Online, 2018-01)

Shepherds have a particular place in the history and culture of Romania. For centuries they have had rights to graze their sheep in public pastures and manage their flocks using traditional methods. Changes at the national ...
Social control and trust in the New Zealand Environmental Movement

O'Brien, T (Sage, 2013-01-03)

Escalating concern regarding environmental issues has resulted in an increase in the number and scope of environmental movements internationally. The diversity and proactive nature of these movements has put pressure on ...
Tree-Maiming to Crop Destruction: Considering a Re-Emerging Repertoire

O'Brien, T (Political Studies Association, 2015-04-01)

Property destruction has been a key part of the protest repertoire in Western Europe (and further afield) throughout history. Such acts have represented the physical manifestation of opposition to perceived inequalities ...
Urban movements in neoliberal Europe

O'Brien, T (Taylor and Francis, 2017-10-24)

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