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Politics: Track 1

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Governments across the world have to make controversial decisions everyday. Whether it be raising taxes, cutting budgets or going to war, there will always be opposition. The tracks on this album look at how governments make decisions, form policies and sometimes manipulate information to help their cause. The four video tracks focus on the GM debate. Audio tracks investigate how spin was used during the lead up to the war on Iraq, and explore protest and environmental action by the public in relation to issues of toxic and nuclear waste. In the final three of the audio tracks, course team member Andy Dobson explains why these topics were chosen for this course, and unpicks some of the issues that emerge. The material forms part of the course DD203 Politics.

Track 1: Politics

A short introduction to this album.



Tracks in this podcast:

Track Title Description
1 Politics A short introduction to this album. Play now Politics
2 GM: The UK debate An introduction to the UK government's handling of the GM debate and a look at the economic review carried out as part of the consultation process. Play now GM: The UK debate
3 GM: Science review panel The formation of the science review panel and its role in the decision to reject or accept GM crops. Play now GM: Science review panel
4 GM: the GM Nation review The GM nation review process: did it produce worthwhile results? Play now GM: the GM Nation review
5 GM conclusions The results of three consultations and how they have influenced the GM debate in the UK. Play now GM conclusions
6 Environmental Justice The unifying force of environmental concerns which brings together all sections of society. Play now Environmental Justice
7 Direct Action The tactics of activists in taking direct action as a peaceful form of protest Play now Direct Action
8 What is spin? A discussion of spin, taking the war in Iraq as an example Play now What is spin?
9 Spin: Style over substance? A look at spin in an historical context and how its presentation to an audience has not changed from ancient times Play now Spin: Style over substance?
10 Spin: control and centralisation The centralising of information and how this was used in the Iraq war by the US militray, to some conern Play now Spin: control and centralisation
11 GM Crops Course team meber Andy Dobson unpicks some of the issues emerging from the GM videos. Play now GM Crops
12 Protest Course team meber Andy Dobson unpicks some of the issues emerging from the environmental justice audios. Play now Protest
13 Spin Course team meber Andy Dobson unpicks some of the issues emerging from the spin audios. Play now Spin

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