Paul Hilder

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Paul Hilder is a British-born social entrepreneur, writer and organiser. In 2000 he co-founded openDemocracy.net, a website for debate about global politics and culture.[1][2] He helped launch the global web movement Avaaz.org in 2007, and served as one of its first campaign directors.[3] In 2010, he became Director of Campaigns for Oxfam, the global development movement. In 2012, he became Vice President of Global Campaigns at Change.org.


Hilder is also a co-founder and board member of the British campaigning movement 38 Degrees. In 2010 he gave a TEDx talk on "The Power of Food", linked to the 2010 UN Millennium Development Goals summit.[4]

Publications

He is the author or editor of several works, including:

  • (2007) Contentious Citizens (Carnegie / Young Foundation)[5]
  • (2005) Iraqi Liberation (Oxford Research Group) [6]
  • (2005) "Open Parties? A map of 21st century democracy" [7]
  • (2005) "Move On, World" (Fabian Review)[8]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.opendemocracy.net/content/articles/PDF/Interview_Barnett.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/globalisation/visions_reflections/happy_birthday_anthony_barnett#nine
  3. ↑ http://personaldemocracy.com/content/avaazorg-moveon-goes-international
  4. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9UigzXGpNo
  5. ↑ http://www.youngfoundation.org/publications/reports/contentious-citizens-civil-societys-role-campaigning-social-change-may-2007
  6. ↑ http://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/sites/default/files/iraqiliberation.pdf
  7. ↑ http://www.opendemocracy.net/democracy-open_politics/article_2312.jsp
  8. ↑ http://www.youngfoundation.org/publications/articles/move-world-march-2005


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