UK Politics
This Playlist brings together eleven courses on UK Politics. Covering political parties, electoral systems, voting behaviour and the media this Playlist is ideal for those studying 'Political Participation' for Component 1: UK Politics Edexcel A Level Politics 9PL0/01.
What this playlist includes:
55 lectures across 11 courses.
All resources designed and delivered by university academics and researchers.
Courses and Lectures
1. Pressure Groups and Lobbying
Prof. Wyn Grant
Warwick University
Warwick University
1.1. The History of Pressure Groups – 07:52
1.2. Types of Pressure Groups – 07:55
1.3. Case Study: Fixed-Odds Betting Terminals – 08:58
1.4. Role of Commercial Lobbyists – 08:55
1.5. Pressure Groups and Democracy – 08:32
2. The Party System in the United Kingdom
Prof. Paul Webb
Sussex University
Sussex University
2.1. What is a Party System? – 10:04
2.2. The Devolved Party Systems – 07:15
2.3. The Party System in Westminster – 05:05
2.4. Measuring Political Fragmentation – 06:16
2.5. The Return of Two-Party Politics? – 05:17
2.6. Brexit – 12:51
3. The Conservative Party, 1886-2019
Dr Richard Hayton
Leeds University
Leeds University
3.1. The Long Conservative Century – 06:00
3.2. One-Nation Conservatism and Thatcherism – 12:03
3.3. David Cameron and Modernisation – 09:06
3.4. Key Issue: Devolution and the Union – 10:39
3.5. Key Issue: European Integration and Brexit – 14:05
4. The Conservative Coalition, 2010-15
Dr Matt Beech
Hull University
Hull University
4.1. Background and Context – 10:16
4.2. Ideology – 11:54
4.3. The Economy – 05:05
4.4. Europe – 07:51
4.5. Legacy – 05:58
5. The Labour Party, 1945-Present
Prof. John Callaghan
Salford University
Salford University
5.1. The Attlee Governments, 1945-51 – 13:16
5.2. The Years of Opposition, 1951-64 – 11:42
5.3. The Wilson Governments, 1964-70 – 11:38
5.4. The Rise and Fall of the Labour Left – 11:59
5.5. Tony Blair and New Labour – 14:12
5.6. The Financial Crisis and the Post-Blair Years – 05:18
6. The Labour Party, 1900-Present
Dr Kevin Hickson
Liverpool University
Liverpool University
6.1. Origins of the Labour Party to 1945 – 09:39
6.2. The Labour Party, 1945-64 – 12:04
6.3. The Labour Party, 1964-79 – 11:24
6.4. Labour in Opposition: 1979-1997 – 11:07
6.5. New Labour to Jeremy Corbyn – 13:15
7. The Labour Party, 1890-1951
Prof. Keith Laybourn
Huddersfield University
Huddersfield University
7.1. Emergence of the Labour Party, 1890-1914 – 16:05
7.2. 1914-1929 – 20:27
7.3. 1929-39 – 12:14
7.4. 1945-51 – 19:33
8. The Liberal Party and the Liberal Democrats, 1859-Present
Dr Matthew Cole
Birmingham University
Birmingham University
9. Electoral Systems
Prof. David Denver
Lancaster University
Lancaster University
9.1. Electoral Systems in the UK – 06:42
9.2. First Past the Post – 07:14
9.3. Constituencies and First Past the Post – 08:54
9.4. Proportional Electoral Systems – 13:03
10. Voting Behaviour
Prof. Peter Dorey
Cardiff University
Cardiff University
10.1. Class and Partisan Alignment – 09:10
10.2. The Issues and the Party Leader – 06:34
10.3. Campaigns – 05:12
10.4. Age and Gender – 05:05
10.5. The Role of the Media – 04:32
10.6. Electoral Turnout – 06:45
11. Politics and the Media
Dr Richard Heffernan
Open University
Open University
11.1. Role of the Media – 04:24
11.2. Form and Function of the Media: Print, Broadcas... – 05:52
11.3. Media Effects on Citizens – 07:48
11.4. Media Effects on Politicians – 07:57
11.5. Social Media – 06:34
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