This book, by leading scholars of environmental movements, examines how trans-national politics is changing the nature of environmentalism through examining both wider theoretical and comparative questions derived from case studies grounded in Europe, Africa, America, Asia and the Middle East.

Brian Doherty is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at Keele University. He teaches courses on social movements, political sociology and environmental politics. His recent publications include Ideas and Actions in the Green Movement, and Direct Action in British Environmentalism (co-edited with Ben Seel and Mat Paterson). He has been active in environmental and peace groups In Britain and Ireland since the early 1980s.

Timothy Doyle is a Professor of Politics and International Relations at Keele University, where he teaches global political economy and environmental politics. His most recent works include the books: Environment and Politics, (third edition); Environmental Movements in Minority and Majority Worlds: A Global Perspective and Crucible for Survival: Environmental Justice and Security in the Indian Ocean Region. He has been a dedicated environmental and human rights activist since the late 1970s. He is currently serving as President of the Ecopolitical Association of Australasia, and Director of Human and Environmental Security for the Indian Ocean Research Group.

1. Beyond Borders: Transnational Politics, Social Movements and Modern Environmentalism 2. Expanding the Green Public Space: Post-Colonial Connections 3. Non-Governmental Organizations and Governance States: The Impact of Transnational Environmental Management Networks in Madagascar 4. Traversing More than Speed Bumps: Green Politics under Authoritarian Regimes in Burma and Iran 5. Facing South? British Environment Movement Organizations and the Challenge of Globalisation 6. Neither 'North' nor 'South': The Environment and Civil Society in Post-Conflict Bosnia-Herzegovina 7. Transnational Influences on Patterns of Mobilization within Environmental Movements in Hungary 8. Vulnerability and Disobedience: New Repertoires in French Environmental Protests 9. Entangled Logics and Grassroots: Imagineres of Global Justice Networks 10. Friends of the Earth International: Negotiating a Transnational Identity 11. Green Public Spheres and the Green Governance State: The Politics of Emancipation and Ecological Conditionality