Adam Fagan is a Political Scientist who has written extensively on civil society development in post-communist states. He is the author of Europe’s Balkan Dilemma: Paths to Civil Society or State-Building (I.B. Tauris, 2007) and Environment and Democracy in the Czech Republic (Elgar, 2004) as well as numerous scholarly articles on aspects of democratic transition in the Czech Republic and more recently Bosnia-Herzegovina. His recent articles include ‘Taking stock of civil society development in post-communist Europe: evidence from the Czech Republic'. Democratization 12(5) (Autumn 2005) and ‘Neither North nor South: Environmental Issues and Civil Society in Post-conflict Bosnia’ Environmental Politics, 15(4), 2006. Dr Fagan is Reader in Politics at Queen Mary, University of London, and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Innovation, Knowledge and Development Research Centre, the Open University, UK. His research has been funded by the Nuffield Foundation and the British Academy.