Quote of the day

The language of a captive community acquires certain durable habits; whole zones of reality cease to exist simply because they have no name

Syndicate content

Columns

Paul Rogers

Global security


Li Datong

China from the inside


Fred Halliday

Global politics


Mary Kaldor

Human security


Daniele Archibugi

Cosmopolitan democracy

Email & RSS

Sign up to oD's editorial summaries email:


Enter your Email


Powered by FeedBlitz


Follow oD on Twitter:


Join our Facebook group:
Add oD to your Netvibes: Add to Netvibes

Demotix witness*upload*share

Recent comments

Navigation

Charlie Devereux

Charlie Devereux is a freelance journalist and photographer. He was an indispensible member of the openDemocracy editorial team from August – December 2005, and has also worked as a photographer's agent and at Trolley, publishers of photography and art books. In December 2005 he was involved in a PhotoVoice project on Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. He is a contributing writer to Hotshoe magazine.

Recent articles


Photography for the majority world

Can the western media hegemony be broken? Charlie Devereux talks to Suvenda Chatterjee, director of the Drik photography agency, about a new photographic vision for the world.

Afghan revival

Amidst ongoing violence and fragile politics, how has independent reportage fared in post-Taliban Afghanistan? Charlie Devereux talks to world-renowned photojournalist Reza about his Kabul-based NGO Aïna and ambitions to construct a free Afghan media.

Bhutan's outsiders in limbo

The harsh conditions endured by the Lhotshampa minority in Bhutan are a stain on the Himalayan kingdom's harmonious image. They may also become a threat to regional security, reports Charlie Devereux.

The making of the Man in Black

James Mangold’s film portrayal of Johnny Cash in "Walk The Line" gives insight into the musician’s transition to artistic maturity, but for Charlie Devereux, the story it omits is just as interesting.

'Unbecoming Citizens,' Michael Hutt

"A rare case study of the dynamics of nationalism in the Himalayas"

Demotix

Democracy Support

The openDemocracy / International IDEA debate

Read Democracy on the ground by Keith Brown

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance