David Marquand is former principal of Mansfield College, Oxford. Among his many books are The Unprincipled Society (1988) and The End of the West: The Once and Future Europe, (2011) Princeton University Press.

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Published in: HomeTrue challenge of a European demos
José Ignacio Torreblanca accuses Europe’s politicians of having comprehensively failed in speaking to or for Europe....
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDemocracy, Europe, Nationalism... and Nick Clegg: a response to Anthony Barnett
One of Britain's leading contemporary historians and political analysts who served as a Labour MP, worked in the EU...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe future of Ed Miliband's Labour Party is overshadowed by the threat to our civilisation, the barbarians are well past the gates
A sweeping response to Peter Kellner's argument for Labour to be the party of the British people and the call by...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKNeither Hayek or Lenin: the suitability of Cameron's conservatism
A short but sweeping contribution to the OK debate over the coherence and credibility of the British Prime...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDavid Marquand discusses the post-election political terrain
Political thinker, historian and OurKingdom regular David Marquand discusses republicanism, the future of the left...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe modern state is in crisis - and not just in Britain
Nation states are in crisis across Europe and globally, their legitimacy undermined by the power of global...