Dr. Eric Herring is Reader in International Politics at the University of Bristol. His research falls within critical security studies, which seeks to relate security scholarship to progressive social change. His main focus is on international policy regarding Iraq.

His books include (co-authored with Glen Rangwala) 'Iraq in Fragments: The Occupation and its Legacy' (C. Hurst & Co./Cornell University Press 2006). He  served as specialist adviser to the Select Committee on Economic Affairs of the House of Lords for its inquiry into economic sanctions (2006-2007).