David Hayes is a co-founder of openDemocracy. He has written textbooks on human rights and terrorism, and was a contributor to Town and Country (Jonathan Cape, 1998). His work has been published in PN Review, the Irish Times, El Pais, the Iran Times International, the Canberra Times, the Scotsman, the New Statesman and The Absolute Game. He has edited five print collections of material from the openDemocracy website, including Europe and Islam; Turkey: Writers, Politics, and Free Speech; and Europe: Visions, Realities, Futures. He is the editor of Fred Halliday's Political Journeys - the openDemocracy Essays (Saqi, 2011)
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Published in: HomeDavid Widgery, 1947-92: against oblivionIt is twenty years since the premature death of David Widgery, a singular radical who combined a prolific writing...
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Published in: HomeBritain's misty political season
The halfway point of Britain’s five-year parliament finds all the main parties under pressure to adapt to a changing...
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Published in: HomeAn Olympics dream
A thrilling opening ceremony turned London’s mood from cynical towards euphoric. But after artistic seduction comes...
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Published in: HomeBritain's holiday from reality
A season of high spectacle in London offers only a temporary respite from the United Kingdom's economic and...
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Published in: HomeA global democracy manifesto
"We want to be citizens of the world and not its mere inhabitants." A group of leading intellectuals has composed a...
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