| Name |
Reason for
supporting openDemocracy |
Link Love |
| Peggy Mason |
I believe that Open Democracy is a superb
site. The first thing I do every Thursday morning is to read Paul
Rogers' latest analysis on the GWOT. I cannot remember how
many people I sent the Anthony Barnett analysis of Barack Obama and I
regularly suggest the site to those unfamiliar with it. My
only complaint is that there are not enough hours in the day to read
all the excellent material offered there. |
http://www.pom.peacebuild.ca/
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| anon |
Made a modest donation in appreciation of the excellent
provision of the flow of a very wide range of topical references.
Almost all are of interest to me, and most are comments I would
otherwise miss. The openDemocracy messages are definitely the most
interesting ones in my daily mail: many thanks for all the work that
must go into gathering them. |
http://www.wdm.org.uk |
| Gill Branston |
'My, my. Such a lot of guns around town and so few
brains.' Bogart line in The Big Sleep (1944) |
http://www.transitiontowns.org |
| Hanne Petersen |
A much needed source of information for world society |
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| Peter Rainey |
I use and enjoy openDemocracy as a necessary
and
attractive antidote to the triviality, blandness and banality of so
much of mainstream media. |
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| Des McConaghy |
I have 12 grandchildren |
http://chinadialogue.net |
| John Melvin |
To misquote Marx - openDemoracy might not
change the
world but it certainly helps us to understand it. It might , you never
know, even help to change it. It brings us news and views that one
could get nowhere else. |
http://www.johnmelvinarchitects.co.uk
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| Pam O |
I have appreciated the thoughtful coverage
openDemocracy has given to the crisis in Kenya. |
http://www.enoughproject.org/ |
| James Watson |
I've keyed in to openDeomcracy from its initiation and
even
seem to remember having been present at a London conference when the
idea was mooted, by James Curran and others.
As co-author with Anne Hill of The Dictionary of Media and
Communication (Hodder Arnold), now in its 7th edition and author of
Media Communication: An Introduction to Theory and Process (Palgrave),
the 3rd edition of which is due out in 2008, I have found openDemocracy
postings invaluable as a source of information and of lively quotes
(acknowledged, naturally), in particular on world media, perspectives
and practices. |
http://www.Watsonworks.co.uk |
| Marta Herca |
I support openDemocracy for its high quality content,
and
because I want us to emerge out of the fragile states we live in into a
mature democracy |
http://www.politika.lv/ |
| Andrew Schoenfed |
openDemocracy is essential reading for anyone
interested in
politics because it is one of the few really independent sources on
politics. |
www.gapminder.org |
| Peter Gillespie |
I thoroughly support your editorial program as
expressed
through a steady stream of pertinent and well crafted, insightful
articles on current events ... Like so many in my generation (b.1952),
I am interested in the impact of “globalization” on
society: The delocalization of decision centers away from central
governments, the growing presence of urban centers among actors in the
“third space”, the role of the city in the
production of
national wealth and as conduits for national foreign policy. |
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| Frank Bonner |
Where else on the Web will you find high quality
journalism, exposing wrongs and offering solutions? Open Democracy of
course! |
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| Syd Rose |
For me OpenDemocracy is a truly independent think tank. |
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| anon author |
I try to contribute every now and then because opendem
is probably the most comprehensive digital media outlet
that i know of that offers such thinking
vitality....thanks. |
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| Steven Burkeman |
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| Ian Baker |
Open democracy avails readily insights beyond the
international media. |
www.britainnepalmedicaltrust.org.uk |
| Angela Barnes |
I find Open Democracy to be just that, with a range of
fine
contributors. There is a depth of thought and experience shared about
serious matters, and much which challenges preconceived notions. I find
it comforting that the site is totally free of interference, and that
is the reason for my support. |
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| Miriam Struyck |
essential for those who are curious |
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| Judy Gordon |
Last year, I attended the World Social Forum in Nairobi
and
visited some of our grantees there and in Kisumu. Together
with a
group from our church, we have been trying to decide whether to return
to consolidate a relationship with a local church.
I have been reading the Daily Nation to get informed, and earlier this
week they carried a link to your site, via the essay by Gerard
Prunier - "Kenya:roots of crisis."
I found reading it to be extremely helpful as the information
was
presented in a learned, dispassionate and thoughtful manner, giving
credence to the resultant violence.
The historical and ethno-political perspective gained from reading
Prunier's essay on your site has provided a strong base for better
understanding. This weekend I'll be sending a link to it to a
number of my friends with whom I've shared some of my travel memoirs. |
http://www.globalfundforwomen.org
(Judy's thoughtful message is linked here
in full) |
| anon |
New Zealanders are distant from world events. We have
to rely
on comment and news from those who are closer and openDemocracy must
exist as part of that process. |
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| Brian Thomson |
Open Democracy is a first-rate source of intelligent,
informative, well-written analysis of world cultures and contemporary
problems. |
http://earthen-vessels.org
is the web site I developed and maintain for a non-profit organization
I founded back in 1980 to work with inner-city youth.
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| Frank N Schubert |
I really value the fresh and insightful views of
critical events and trends that I get from openDemocracy |
http://www.captainbuffalo.com/ |
| R J Manecksha |
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Information
ClearingHouse |
| William A Edmundson |
openDemocracy puts events in a wider perspective sadly
lacking in the mainstream media. |
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| Lucy Taylor |
I find the Open Democracy website to be an excellent
source
of provocative and innovative thinking about democracy and it is one of
the few general news sites which takes Latin America seriously. This
makes it an excellent resource for both research and teaching |
Society
for Latin American Studies |
| Roger Parsons |
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| Truls Nord |
We have to support and encurage the few voices that
speak for us all, not just for the chosen few. |
http://www.truls.se |
| anon |
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http://ec.europa.eu/world/index_en.htm |
| Chris Goodall |
Newspaper and TV journalists are increasingly unable to
provide the
analysis and insight that the modern world needs. When I read an
article in
openDemocracy I know that it is written by an expert with a passionate
and
informed interest in the subject. Properly functioning democracy needs
independent and engaged journalism. Almost uniquely, openDemocracy
delivers
this. |
http://www.carboncommentary.com |
| Victor Guzun |
Just as US is the locomotive of world economy, so it
should
be for the world democracy. I support openDemocracy because by
promoting social equity and justice it helps keep this locomotive on
track and thus extends a democratic option to the world |
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| Ian Cooper |
open D worth reading because it's
written by people who seem to care about what they write |
http://www.marshillaudio.org/ |
| Harry Hummel |
support OpenDemocracy to explore and expose the
frontline of thinking about your world |
http://www.knowyourrights2008.org/
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| Revaz Bakhtadze |
It is my pleasure to contribute to your excellent
web-site.
You have a dedicated group of readers in Georgia whose members work
both at the government and NGOs. And the opinions expressed in oD often
becomes subject of debates. OpenDemocracy provides insights on vital
political issues, often covered superficially by other outlets and it
does so with the elegant style. |
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| Dolores Brien |
I consider openDemocracy a must read for
anyone
interested in well-informed, well-thought out commentary on significant
events and issues throughout the world. |
Tom Englehardt's TomDispatch.com |
| James Arbuckle |
As a peacekeeper of many
years and
missions, I believe that the institutions of a democratic society are
the best peacekeepers. Of these, an open and incorruptible media
environment is one of the most important bulwarks of democracy.
‘Open Democracy’ is aptly named, and has my
unqualified
admiration and support. |
Lester B. Pearson
Canadian International Peacekeeping Training Centre |
| Shaun Chau |
Just a little positive
feedback about OpenD. I love it - it's
great. I in particular like how you email me with stories because I
often don't have time to check OpenD but the emails often pique my
curiosity. I find this works particularly well when the stories relate
to big news stories ie. Kenya and Pakistan recently.
Otherwise, hope you have a good new years - and I look forward to
reading Open Democracy this year. Keep up the good work! |
Cabinet
Office |
| Ellen Dahrendorf |
Open Democracy is a
pleasure! it consistently publishes
high quality pieces by well known as well as new authors, who
often provide extra insight into current issues over and above what is
available in the mainstream press. |
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| Jean-Pierre Lehmann |
Never has the world been
so close to seeing democracy
prevail, yet also in the knowledge that the dream could evaporate.
OpenDemocracy is a fundamental forum in seeking to make the dream a
reality |
www.eviangroup.org |
| Maurice Naftalin |
I get new
insights there, and though I often don't agree with oD authors I always
find them stimulating. |
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| Christoph Bopp |
As a newspaper editor and
a journalist I am very thankfull
for opendemocracy. To have some points of view - independent but very
experienced and well informed - outside the media mainstream helps you
to get a broader view. |
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| anon |
I continue to read OD
because I find its articles are
invariably intelligent and insightful, written by people with a wide
knowledge of their subjects, and who frequently provide fresh
perspectives on the issues they are discussing. |
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| Antonio Hermosa Andujar |
Contribuir a la
financiación de openDemocracy es ayudar a mantener viva la
llama de la libertad. |
www.institucional.us.es/araucaria |
| Joseph Panzica |
Defending and supporting
democracy is a complex global
challenge. OpenDemocracy.net is important as a force and a
resource. I wish more people knew about this site and took
advantage of the opportunity to help it develop. |
http://www.literacyproject.org/ |
| Robert Houston |
It is a consistently
interesting site with serious but not
overwhelming articles, just the right length to read now and not have
to put in my to be read pile |
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| Alan Young |
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| John McCreery |
I am a U.S. citizen who
has lived in Japan for 27 years. My
overseas experience has made me acutely aware that promoting democracy
is not something that only the U.S.A. can do. Nor can it be done by
force. Supporting openDemocracy is my way of saying, yes, there is
another way. |
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| Jonathan Zeitlin |
For multiple, critical,
intelligent perspectives on global
politics, openDemocracy is the go-to place on the web. A key
node
in the emergent transnational public sphere, openDemocracy deserves the
support of everyone concerned with the search for just and effective
solutions to global problems. |
Center for World Affairs and
the Global Economy (WAGE), wisc.edu |
| David Nolan |
I've always liked to
believe that words can make a
difference. In the internet age there are now more words being
published than ever before, but whose words can be trusted and who is
worth listening to? OpenDemocracy can and is. |
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| Martyn Bond, (Director, Information Europe) |
Open democracy is well
worth supporting. Where else will you
be able to read comment that gets beyond political correctness and
reports that go beyond what the papers will print? |
Public Administration
International |
| Dr E Bayer |
I like opendemocracy
because it slaughters holy cows showing
UNEXPECTED features behind world news - things I often felt but could
not prove, like, for example, that microcredits (small business, and
women in general ;-)) are not always good. I also like your bridges
between natural + social science and arts |
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| Robert Cox |
I get informed and
reflective slants, in depth and forward-looking,
that standard media provide more rarely. |
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| Douglas Jones |
I support O D because it
and similar sites provide
information which is no longer provided by the media now
devoted
to the commercial.
We now even more than before live in the world of spin jusatified by
the market place economics in which attaining a profit (or desired
outcome) indicates moral behaviour.
We that is the public have just been deceived even more crudely than
ever before concerning foreign policy, Iraq Afghanistan in America,
Britain Australia and elsewhere.
Would a majority have opposed Iraq venture if truly informed.
Secondly would the climate lobby which has delayed action to reduce
climate change have had any effect if the electroate were in fact truly
informed? |
Aljazeera.net |
| Tomás Van de Walle |
OpenDemocracy is a
breathing space for a cosmopolitan
idea of democracy |
www.realinstitutoelcano.org,
and www.cubaencuentro.com |
| Ariel Dorfman |
Crucial reading for a
turbulent time because almost
every article questions some established position of one or another
influential group. And hey, they’ve even published my poems. |
my
own website |
| Lee Chang Tye |
I've been receiving
openDemocracy for awhile now and
honestly speaking, I'm someone who is pretty uncharitable
with my money especially when I can get something for free, like
"openDemocracy". However, in my very busy life when I want to catch up
on reliable, well-written, principle-driven, and most of all relatively
independent journalism about very important world events that in the
end effect us all - there it is in my email account. There are so few
other sources of journalism I believe are relaible as openDemocracy and
although I'll continue to be a bit of a miser with my hard-earned
money, I urge other readers just make a small (even one-off)
donation like myself, you'll feel better and we'll keep a rare
& good thing going. |
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| Sir Hugh Beach |
I am supporting Open
democracy because I find
it a source of invaluable commentary on these very complicated and
troubling times. |
Council
for Christian Approaches to
Defence and Disarmament (CCADD) |
Alun Evans
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I support Open Democracy
because it publishes well-researched and challenging articles on a wide
range of significant international issues.
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Conflicts
Forum, an organisation established to promote dialogue and
understanding between the West and the Islamic World. |
| Monica Emerich |
for the past 5 years that
I’ve been reading the site, I’ve been able to count
on three things: a diversity of respected writers, well-written
articles that are succinct and timely, and a breadth of coverage that
brings me insights into a range of pressing issues. Now...where else
could I have such easy and dependable access to this sort of
international perspective?
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“Media,
Spiritualities and Social Change” Conference, June
4-7, University of Colorado |
| Robin Sutcliffe, AADipl,
FIM, FRSA |
The reason I support Open
Democracy is that the media generally is so heavily biased to different
commercial set ups or constraints that true independence is a rare
commodity and in such a volatile world desperately important. That is
where I believe Open Democracy plays an incredibly valuable role.
|
www.sutcliffeplay.co.uk,
and
Play Safety Forum Managing Risk in Play Provision: A Position
Statement |
| Sam Carpenter |
openDemocracy provides an
important resource for progressive and concise analysis on global
politics from a stunning array of authors from former policy-advisers
to renowned academics, commentators, and activists. |
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| Peter Straub |
Democracy is far more than
just an issue in national public law and
politics. The existing National Democracies make just a set of sketches
for models of political - and economical - organisation of future human
communities on different levels, granting human and individual rights
and minimizing
hidden establishment and abuse of power and influence. We are far from
understanding the full range of requirements of true democracy. We are
all beginners to whom much is left to learn and there is no one
qualified to teach others about 'Democracy'. There are many different
possible ways to build coexistence of different societies in mutual
peaceful respect.
The Western Model may be the first and most raditional but isn't
necessarily the best draft of future Democracy. |
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