Patrick Hayden /pætrik heidεn/

I first met Hayden in 2007, when I joined the School of International Relations, University of St Andrews. Though his humility would prevent him from saying so, he is a formidable intellectual. He has the most amazing ability to take the most complex of ideas and concepts and make these accessible. He has always been a kind, supportive and an approachable colleague. He is someone whose opinion I greatly respect. Over the years, I learnt a lot from Hayden and his scholarship, especially his meticulousness, his eye for detail, his almost clinical precision with the use of language, and the sheer breadth of his knowledge. Even his emails are so well written, they could be submitted as outputs in the REF process! I have been fortunate to get an insight into his approach on a number of occasions. We agreed to read Judith Butler’s Notes Toward a Performative Theory Assembly together. I am pretty sure Hayden got the short end of the stick in this arrangement. I am not ashamed to say that his contributions to the discussions were far more insightful and novel than mine! He effortlessly digested the text and related it to both his and my research in exciting ways. For me, it was fascinating to watch how he approached the task and his methodical analysis of the text. Hayden is generous with his ideas and knowledge too. On another occasion, he kindly agreed to read a draft of paper that I was writing on performative citizenship and young people. His feedback was constructive, insightful, detailed and supportive. He introduced me to the work of Karen Zivi (2012, Making Rights Claims), which added a new