OpenDemocracy contributor on war, genocide and global politics, and more recently on racism, Brexit and British politics. Sociologist and International Relations scholar and author of numerous books, currently a Research Professor at IBEI, Barcelona, and Roehampton University, and Emeritus Professor at Sussex. Also an Independent Councillor on Devon County Councillor, campaigning for the local NHS, and an active supporter of Devon for Europe.
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Published in: HomeRussia-Israel: domestic politics and serious blowbackThe Ukraine and Gaza crises alike demonstrate the risks of aggressive policy based on short-term calculations....
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Published in: HomeSochi = Syria: boycott the Olympics
The crimes of Bashar al-Assad's regime and its support by Vladimir Putin demand an answer, says Martin Shaw.
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Published in: HomeA very British Marxist - and his son
Britain's most vehement conservative newspaper, in the course of an assault on Ralph Miliband, father of the Labour...
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Published in: HomeSyria and Egypt: genocidal violence, western response
Genocide is both taking on new forms in the era of democratic revolution and exposing the defective reactions of...
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Published in: HomePaths to change: peaceful vs violent
The diverse experiences of the Arab spring renew the question of whether non-violent movements are more effective...
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Published in: HomeIsrael and Hamas: momentum of war
The latest war over Gaza leaves unchanged the underlying roots of conflict, even as regional changes are narrowing...