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Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...health, mental well-being and gender equality. Finally, the central pillar of degrowth scholarship: Economic democracy. Democratise workplaces. Democratise public services. Democratise the media. We know empirically that when people have democratic control over production, they choose to use resources more wisely, they focus on what is required for human welfare, and they...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Sporting women in the media
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sporting women in the media

...mentally tough’ attitude. The cultures surrounding sport need to be understood in order to appreciate women’s and men’s behaviours in sport. Consider whether you think men ‘own’ masculinity and whether you feel it’s acceptable for a woman to show ‘masculine’ traits, such as a ‘win-at-all-costs’ mentality. This goes against traditional views of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts

...mental health, their substance misuse. And if they then chose to come in and agreed with the intervention plan that we suggested, they'd work really intensively with the team, with therapists, with drug and alcohol services, with the fellowship, so Alcoholics Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous, to really intensively-- it's almost like rehab in the community. We want people to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Ian Kershaw on Hitler's Place In History: The Lecture Podcast
History & The Arts

Ian Kershaw on Hitler's Place In History: The Lecture Podcast

...mentality. It highlighted his conviction that another war would, somehow, bring about the destruction of the Jews. He’d go on to invoke his ‘prophecy’ more than a dozen times between 1941 and 1945, as the Jews of Europe were engulfed in the ‘Final Solution’. And he’d always misdate it to 1 September 1939, the day of the German invasion of Poland, the day the...
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Audio 45 mins
Managing my money
Money & Business

Managing my money

...Health Service (NHS). Second, the UK’s tax and state benefits system also has the effect of some redistribution of income – some of the taxes raised collectively are transferred back to individuals and households. Of course, the people receiving benefits will often be different from those paying taxes such as Income Tax, but many people will pay tax and receive...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...Health Service, which provide services free of charge or below cost price that benefit society as a whole. In the UK, the size and scope of the public sector has varied over time, featuring prominently during the period from the end of the Second World War to the late 1970s. After this, various rounds of privatisation generally reduced the scope of influence of public...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care
Nature & Environment

Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care

...Health in Transport Vehicles, vol. 47, pp. 138–149 [Online]. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.08.001. Marique, A.-F. and Rossi, B. (2018) ‘Cradle-to-grave life-cycle assessment within the built environment: Comparison between the refurbishment and the complete reconstruction of an office building in Belgium’, Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 224, pp. 396–405...
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Article 10 mins
The UK votes out: Instant reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out: Instant reaction

...health and the environment to child safety and international security. The European Union as it was came into existence when the Cold War ended. Leaders the world over feared the uncertain consequences of the demise of the old politics of left and right. Avoiding risk rapidly became their new organising framework in a period devoid of other guiding principles. Their...
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