Government & Politics
Government & Politics

This course explores the role of think tanks in UK Politics and is oriented around the UK Politics section of the Government and Politics A-Level specifications. We begin in the first lecture with a brief overview of what think tanks are, noting...
6 lectures
0:23:26
Professor Norin Arshed
Dundee University
Government & Politics

This course explores the political philosophy of John Locke (1632-1704), oriented around the Liberalism section of the Government and Politics A-Level specification. We begin in the first module by outlining his life and works, before moving on to...
5 lectures
1:03:16
Dr Jennifer Marušić
Edinburgh University
Government & Politics

This course explores the political philosophy of John Rawls (1921-2002). We begin with some biographical information on Rawls, highlighting his importance and influence. This is encapsulated by Rawls’s conservative contemporary Robert Nozick’s...
5 lectures
1:01:13
Professor Thom Brooks
Durham University
Government & Politics

In this course, Dr Emily Jones (University of Manchester) explores the political ideas of Edmund Burke. In the first module, we offer some introductory context for the life and works of Edmund Burke, before in the second module digging deeper into...
6 lectures
0:52:01
Dr Emily Jones
Manchester University
Government & Politics

In this course, Professor Adam Humphreys (Reading University) explores the relationship between theory and history in international relations. In the first module, Professor Humphreys introduces us to the key characteristics of two competing...
6 lectures
0:45:54
Professor Adam Humphreys
Reading University
Government & Politics

In this course, Dr Kevin Yuill (University of Sunderland) explores the history of gun control in the United States from the colonial period to the present day. In the first module, we think about the history of the right to bear arms in English...
5 lectures
0:44:13
Dr Kevin Yuill
Sunderland University
Government & Politics

In this course, Dr Andrew Mycock (University of Huddersfield) explores the debate around lowering the voting age to 16 in the UK. In the first module, we discuss the history of voting age reform in the UK, beginning with the 1832 Reform Act and...
5 lectures
0:53:29
Dr Andrew Mycock
Huddersfield University
Government & Politics

In this course, Professor Ayse Zarakol (University of Cambridge) explores the concept of polarity and how it relates to our understanding of the international order in global politics. In the first module, we begin with an introduction to the...
5 lectures
0:26:43
Professor Ayşe Zarakol
University of Cambridge
Government & Politics

This course takes the form of a series of questions put to Rob Burley, a political journalist and former Editor of the BBC’s live political programmes. In the first module we ask, “Do traditional media sources continue to play a role in shaping...
10 lectures
0:33:38
Mr Rob Burley
Political Media
Government & Politics

In this course, Dr Rachel Nolan (Manchester Metropolitan University) considers the life and works of Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In the first module, we offer some biographical context for the following discussion of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, as...
5 lectures
0:54:24
Dr Rachel Nolan
Manchester Metropolitan University
Government & Politics

In this course, Professor Tom Parr (University of Warwick) explores the concept of equality in political philosophy. In the first module, we begin with an introduction to the concept of political equality, focusing in particular on the two key...
6 lectures
0:56:24
Professor Tom Parr
Warwick University
Government & Politics

In this course, Professor Paul Webb (University of Sussex) explores party membership in the UK. In the first module, we ask why, if at all, parties still need party members, listing in detail the various purposes party members still serve in 2022....
5 lectures
0:45:40
Prof. Paul Webb
Sussex University
Government & Politics

In this course, Dr Andrew Blick explores and analyses key developments in UK Government and Politics throughout 2022 and the first month of 2023. In the first module, Dr Blick tackles the eventful year of three Prime Ministers and what this can...
8 lectures
0:49:32
Professor Andrew Blick
King's College London
Government & Politics

In this course, Dr Andrew Blick (King’s College London) compares and contrasts the protections of civil and political rights in the UK and in the US. In the first module, we are introduced to the topic of civil and political rights, and begin to...
6 lectures
0:33:15
Professor Andrew Blick
King's College London