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Reconstructing the Czech state
While clientelism, corruption and nepotism are still an ailing element of post-communist political reality in the Czech Republic, a new civic initiative seeks to bring more transparency and...
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Frankenstein Roma: the economic fallacy
The governments of many Roma countries of origin are guilty of resorting to an economic fallacy that prevents the social inclusion of Roma – both at home and in western Europe. This fallacy must be...
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The path to hell…. an investigative journalist’s view of Leveson
The Leveson inquiry and demands for tighter regulation have already led to a chilling effect in the British media. The law of unintended consequences may lead to well-meaning measures undermining...
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Syria is our business too: why Europe must take the lead on efforts to end...
Simply waiting until the fight is over looks like a realpolitik option, but it is a recipe to push Syria only further into disaster. The stalemate can last for years. Europe must act now – to prevent a...
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Off the Menu: Guantánamo Bay Hunger Strike
The majority of the remaining 166 prisoners at Guantanamo have been on hunger strike since early February, mostly held without charge or trial, yet there has been a continued media silence on the...
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Commonwealth Charter is a fig leaf that will change little for LGBT people
Despite the impression left by some of the UK media, the Queen has not signed a charter ensuring gay rights across the Commonwealth. “Queen to sign new charter backing gay rights” wrote the Telegraph...
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We did it!
Thank you to all of you for helping us reach £250,000 - openDemocracy will stay open! We did it!It´s great news: openDemocracy broke through our £250,000 target a few days before the deadline of March...
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The Syrian irony for Turkey
Before the uprising, Erdoğan and Davutoğlu tried to turn Damascus and Aleppo into safe market havens. Perhaps Turkey still expects eventually to have the lion's share in a future reconstructed Syria,...
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Reaction: change this change
Will the new Syria be any better than what the new Palestine proved to be? Annalena di Giovanni responds to the conversation between Fawaz Gerges, Rosemary Hollis and Robin Yassin-Kassab. It is...
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Talking point: Is culture the new politics in Russia?
How far has culture become the new politics in Russia and how does it compare to earlier periods in the country's history? Introducing a new week-long CEELBAS debate on oDRussia, Artemy Troitsky, Peter...
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The complications of dispersing aid in Syria
Aid is ultimately dictated by the host government’s willingness to grant international access to a country. Martin Armstrong speaks to those who are trying to cope.Sitting in a modest, third floor...
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Freedom and meaningful work: an exploration
Many of us have resigned ourselves to domination in the workplace. This is an outrage. 'Meaningful work' is not only an achievable goal for all, a socialised mutual economy is beginning to emerge that...
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A historical moment? Leveson and spectacle
An unprecedented public inquiry into the UK press has ended in squabbles over legal semantics. The biggest loser is in fact the British public, who will continue to be subject to misinformation and...
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Emerging civil administrations: a way forward in Syria?
Whereas the government and security institutions of Egypt and Tunisia have remained intact, necessity being the mother of invention, a new form of governance has emerged in Syria. This in itself is...
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Cyprus crisis: swan-song of the Eurozone
Harsh measures imposed on Cypriot political and financial authorities to address bank failures reveal, once again, that the entire architecture of the EU is in tatters. The geopolitics surrounding the...
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Revolution or civil war? The battle of narratives in Syria
The main division in Syria is not sectarian or regional; it is simply between the regime as an overarching establishment and its opponents who are revolting against its totalitarian rule. The regime’s...
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All dissidents now: Russia's protests and the mirror of history
THE CEELBAS DEBATE // How far does the current clash between the opposition and authorities reflect Russia's history of dissidence? Tom Rowley considers the importance of the similarities and...
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Anti-semitism, Israel and nationalism, part 2/3
Antony Lerman in conversation with Tony Curzon Price around Lerman's political memoir, The Making and Unmaking of a Zionist - A personal and political journey. Part 2, 30 mins.Judaism is not a religion...
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Anti-semitism, Israel and Nationalism, Part 3/3
Antony Lerman in conversation with Tony Curzon Price around Lerman's political memoir, The Making and Unmaking of a Zionist - A personal and political journey. Part 3, 25 mins.Melanie Phillips has been...
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Workfare, energy and equity
Ivan Illich's ‘Energy & Equity’ shows how large-scale energy systems entail inequality, unfreedom, and loss of human dignity. The workfare debate between Aaron Peters and Tony Curzon Price ignores...
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