Dr. Matthew Qvortrup is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Coventry University, Visiting Professor at the Australian National University in Canberra, and the acclaimed author of I Want to Break Free: A Practical Guide to Making a New Country. He regularly appears on broadcast media and writes for publications including Philosophy Now, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Guardian and The Times. He also appears as a regular commentator for the BBC, on both radio and television.