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What might the Trump presidency be like?
Society, Politics & Law

What might the Trump presidency be like?

...courses through the air. How did it come to this? When historians look back at this election what will they make of of the Trump campaign and its legacy? Will it be remembered as a one-off, or will they pronounce him an agent of a revolution in the Republican Party – or indeed, in America at large? In truth, the sickness this election has brought to the surface has been...
Swapping between languages: Bilingual people expressing emotions
Languages

Swapping between languages: Bilingual people expressing emotions

...course, be used for all of these, utilising English repeatedly for achieving the same purpose stands out, especially when considering that English is the L2 for these speakers. The next example aims to illustrate this. [Examples of language shift, as described in the article text] Here, Fadia repeatedly shows her appreciation of the bread that Narjis made – all of them...
Shopping for citizenship: A conversation at the Citizenshop
Society, Politics & Law

Shopping for citizenship: A conversation at the Citizenshop

...What do you think makes a good citizen? Does it sometimes necessitate the questioning and challenging of laws and customs? Question: Does this installation make you think differently about citizenship? If you’re interested in these kinds of debates, you might be interested in The Open University course Understanding politics: ideas and institutions in the modern world....
How would post-Brexit trade deals actually work?
Society, Politics & Law

How would post-Brexit trade deals actually work?

...course the same criticisms have been made of the ongoing Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations between the US and the EU. It’s a fair criticism, but the point is that such things are not just an artefact of the EU and are not escaped by Brexit. The second implication is that the growing dominance of regional platform deals doesn’t just...
Are we about to be at the mercy of superslugs?
Nature & Environment

Are we about to be at the mercy of superslugs?

...course, many animals can create hybrids without presenting a threat, but what makes slugs different – and these hybrids so worrying – is their interesting and deviant sex lives. Slugs are hermaphrodites, which means the same individual exists as both sexes; they first develop as males, before experiencing a true hermaphrodite phase to become female. This means they...
What does the Queen's Speech tell us about the next two years?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the Queen's Speech tell us about the next two years?

...course is the all-encompassing issue of Brexit, which is the dominant theme of this Queen’s speech. Leaving the EU would have dominated the political landscape whatever the electoral outcome of June 8 and indeed, eight of the 24 legislative bills in this Queen’s speech are Brexit related. But the general election result has been interpreted by some as a rejection of...
Should Economics and the Environment work together?
Society, Politics & Law

Should Economics and the Environment work together?

...the level 2 module DST206 ‘Environment: Sharing a dynamic planet’ develops understanding of some of these ideas further. You can find out more here: http://www.open.ac.uk/courses/modules/dst206 If you would like to find out more about the United Kingdom National Ecosystem Assessment (UKNEA) information is available on their website here: http://uknea.unep-wcmc.org/...
Using sources: Considering breadth as well as depth
Education & Development

Using sources: Considering breadth as well as depth

...course, you will need to properly reference these wider sources. As well as referencing make sure you acknowledge diagrams, visuals in the text (e.g. ‘ Fig 1 illustrates how the economic value changes over the decade’); don’t just add them in as an afterthought! Thinking differently about digital sources Today we may feel overwhelmed by digital content. A search...