Henry Benedict Tam

Henry Benedict Tam is a political writer, novelist, and vocal advocate for the development of inclusive communities. He is the Director of the Forum for Youth Participation & Democracy, University of Cambridge, and Visiting Professor at Birkbeck College, University of London. He blogs on 'Question the Powerful'.

Amongst his published books are 'Communitarianism' (1998), which was nominated by New York University Press for the 2000 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order; and 'Against Power Inequalities' (2010), described by Professor Charles Derber as "an intellectual tour de force, an erudite romp through the history of civilization" (available as a free download from the Equality Trust). His novel, 'Kuan's Wonderland' (2012), has been praised by the President of the Independent Publishers Guild as "an unmissable page-turner...a fantasy universe unlike any that has come before."

His ideas on how to engender greater reciprocity and cooperation in society have shaped policy development in the UK government (2000-2010) and supported the work of many community activists across the country.