Francesc Badia i Dalmases is editor of democraciaAbierta at openDemocracy.net London and a journalist. A political analyst, an author and a publisher, he specializes in International Affairs and is a Pulitzer grantee. Born in Mexico and based in Barcelona, Francesc has been senior fellow and general manager at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB), general manager at the European Institute of the Mediterranean and at the Interarts Foundation. He was executive director of URB-AL-III, a decentralised and urban cooperation program for Latin America of the European Commission.