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Without the 'Heat' angle, young people cool on politicsCreative Commons Image Keira76 under CC-BY-SA licence

By Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest), Dr Sanna Inthorn (Guest)

14 June 2011

If younger people trust celebrities because they know their private lives, should potential MPs be more like Jade Goody and less like Gordon Brown? Read more : Without the 'Heat' angle, young people cool on politics

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Growing plants, growing communities: Climate Camp, Veggie Gardens and Local PoliticsCreative Commons Image heather buckley under CC-BY licence

By Dr Wendy Maples (The Open University)

02 May 2011

A former school site in East Sussex has become the focus for a fascinating cooperation between local politics and international activism. Read more : Growing plants, growing communities: Climate Camp, Veggie Gardens and Local Politics

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99Rewind: On the way to Cardiff Bay - a Plaid Cymru viewpointDmitri Mihhailov | Dreamstime.com

By Janet Ryder (Guest)

13 April 2011

Janet Ryder of Plaid Cymru reflects on the excitement of the 1999 Welsh General Election campaign, the vagaries of canvassing on the border, and Plaid’s... Read more : 99Rewind: On the way to Cardiff Bay - a Plaid Cymru viewpoint

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By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

05 October 2010

Explore politics in the modern world - and find out how it touches all our lives - with our series of audio and video podcasts. The videos... Read more : Open Politics

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In it together Featuring: video, The Open University

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

18 June 2010

From the Dirt Café, philosopher, economist and writer Lene Andersen on how her research for a futuristic cop show turned into a decade-long project to... Read more : In it together

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Sacking Prime Ministers: Perspectives Featuring: audio, Thinkstock

By Dr Richard Heffernan (The Open University)

05 May 2010

The most powerful person in the country - so how do you get rid of them? Richard Heffernan and guests explore ways of sacking Prime... Read more : Sacking Prime Ministers: Perspectives

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Sacking Prime Ministers Featuring: video, IMF via Wikimedia

By Andrew Rawnsley (Guest)

05 May 2010

It can be hard to persuade the person in charge that it's time for them to go. Much harder when they're the Prime Minister. Andrew... Read more : Sacking Prime Ministers

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Performing politics: Perspectives Featuring: audio, By Herve Boinay via Flickr under Creative Commons licence

By Professor Michael Saward (The Open University)

30 April 2010

In a democracy, has the public created a demand for politicians to perform - and does that mean we can't trust them? Mike Saward and... Read more : Performing politics: Perspectives

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Performing politics Featuring: video, Creative Commons Image AndyParsons/Conservative via Flickr

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

29 April 2010

Do we want politicians - or do we really want performers instead? William Hague, Glenda Jackson, Quentin Letts and Simon Sebag-Montefiore consider if we're putting... Read more : Performing politics

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By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

07 April 2010

As we draw closer to the 2010 General Election, those of us who remember 1992 are getting a major sense of déjà vu. Read more : General Election 2010 - 92Rewind

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Pages tagged as Democracy

Without the 'Heat' angle, young people cool on politicsCreative Commons Image Keira76 under CC-BY-SA licence

Growing plants, growing communities: Climate Camp, Veggie Gardens and Local PoliticsCreative Commons Image heather buckley under CC-BY licence

99Rewind: On the way to Cardiff Bay - a Plaid Cymru viewpointDmitri Mihhailov | Dreamstime.com

Open PoliticsPhotos.com

In it together Featuring: video, The Open University

Sacking Prime Ministers: Perspectives Featuring: audio, Thinkstock

Sacking Prime Ministers Featuring: video, IMF via Wikimedia

Performing politics: Perspectives Featuring: audio, By Herve Boinay via Flickr under Creative Commons licence

Performing politics Featuring: video, Creative Commons Image AndyParsons/Conservative via Flickr

General Election 2010 - 92RewindJupiter Images