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Robert Burns: a man of his times for today
History & The Arts

Robert Burns: a man of his times for today

...the emergence of an uglier, hard-edged nationalism around the world, political and social polarisation, the uncompromising politics of identity, endemic military conflict and conquest, and the threat of climate-change-induced catastrophe, Burns offers a welcome antidote. His is an eighteenth-century voice that speaks as strongly to us now as it did when he was alive. References and further reading Christopher A Whatley, ......
Learning from the Global South
Society, Politics & Law

Learning from the Global South

...social sciences in action, and the qualifications Geography and Environmental Studies offers. The films were produced by Common Story. Please feel free to download and use the films on this page within your teaching if you're an academic. Acknowledgement A sincere and very significant acknowledgement and thanks is due to the contributors to these videos, spent prior to...
Black Majority Churches (BMCs) and the transformation of British Christianity
History & The Arts

Black Majority Churches (BMCs) and the transformation of British Christianity

...social ‘capital’. The BMCs have been one key component of Black British history. Racism Racism has been evident among Christians as well as the secular sphere. In some cases, White racism contributed to the formation of Black churches – many Black migrants were Anglicans, Methodists (etc.) who found upon arrival they were not welcome to attend their denomination in...
What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?
Education & Development

What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?

...social justice, which underpin ‘inclusive education’, relate closely to what is valued in society, what we think the purpose of education is, and how vulnerable or minority groups are perceived. What does this mean for how teachers, schools and policy-makers can help to support inclusive education within their contexts? Research by MacKenzie, Bower and Owaineh (2020)...
What is Law?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Law?

...social control, creates enforceable rights and obligations, and resolves disputes. STEPHANIE PYWELL: But most of us just try not to ‘break’ law. Does it affect law-abiding citizens? CAROLINE DERRY: Absolutely! Law affects many aspects of life. It affects everyone from before they’re born to after they’ve died and it provides the framework within which we live,...
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The Good Friday Agreement - 20 Year Anniversary
OpenLearn Ireland

The Good Friday Agreement - 20 Year Anniversary

...social change in Ireland. It was also a period of continuing and intense engagement with the Northern Ireland peace process. On 8th May 2007 those years of work paid a rich dividend when a power sharing Administration was established in Northern Ireland. After nine years of unstinting political commitment this historic event represented the full implementation of the Good...
How can honour killings be stopped?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can honour killings be stopped?

...social cohesion, which is more often than not interpreted as funding muslim specific services, including those for muslim women, which is increasingly done at the expense of secular feminist BME women’s groups. Even state attempts to respond to criticism of Sharia Courts for discriminating against muslim women in two current initiatives, a government review and an...
'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics
Society, Politics & Law

'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics

...social policies on children and young people’s services over the past four decades – specifically the continued cuts to (and/or re allocations of) public expenditure – has resulted in the move away from universalist to more targeted provision. Multi-agency partnership working and the commissioning and delivery of early intervention programmes for ‘at-risk’...