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The City: The Roman and Greek Cities
History & The Arts

The City: The Roman and Greek Cities

...laws and institutions of government promote the general good. More than this, however, Aristotle saw the polis, in essence the city, as the ideal model for the state and therefore as a natural entity with its roots in the mysterious world of human nature. When Greeks explored beyond the Aegean they did so as colonists, building new cities on the model of their homelands....
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Diversity in Education: Challenging the Norm in Academic Recruitment
Education & Development

Diversity in Education: Challenging the Norm in Academic Recruitment

...Law (FBL) at The Open University. The project was premised on the fact that the largest group of stakeholders, after students, are the Associate Lecturers (ALs), also known as tutors. Associate Lecturers are responsible for teaching delivery, where they are the ‘face’ of OU academic staff for students. The OU has over 4,000 ALs, the largest body of academic staff at...
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Abolitionism must come from below: A critique of British Anti-Slavery Abolition
Society, Politics & Law

Abolitionism must come from below: A critique of British Anti-Slavery Abolition

...law. The Somerset ruling was largely interpreted as meaning that chattel slavery was illegal in Britain, and while this was not actually the case, it did result in reinforcing popular mythologies of British freedom / English liberty as well as deterring many slaveholders from openly displaying their slaves in public or bringing new slaves into the country. Popular support...
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National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840
History & The Arts

National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840

...Law (1494), a law that had evolved significantly over the course of the seventeenth century, meant that draft bills originating in Ireland had to receive the approval of the Privy Council in London before they could be put to Irish MPs. Furthermore, a Declaratory Act of 1720 saw the British Parliament claim the right to legislate for Ireland. Although Irish MPs played a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Ageism and age discrimination
Society, Politics & Law

Ageism and age discrimination

...law that protect people from ageism, the legal duties of the public sector in Wales, and practical steps you can take as an individual to challenge ageism and age discrimination. This course has been developed for public sector workers in Wales, but it is free to access and valuable for anyone with an interest in ageism and age discrimination. This course was co-developed...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
What do historians do?
History & The Arts

What do historians do?

...law and criminal justice system, particularly how people were punished for crimes they committed. [A black and white sketch of a street. In the background are several high-rise residential buildings. In the lower half of the image is a large crowd of people. In the immediate foreground, a police officer blows a whistle as he grabs a young man by the collar. The young...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Introduction to making political and social change
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to making political and social change

...law and paying taxes), all the way to a maximal sense, focusing on combatting injustice in society, defined by Westheimer and Kahne (2004) as ‘justice orientated’ citizenship. It is clear there are different ‘levels’ of active citizenship and, linked to this, questions about just how active an individual should be. Whatever approach a person takes, active...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts

...law, Sciences Po Strasbourg and Antoine Ullestad, PhD candidate in European law, University of Strasbourg It’s no surprise that a sense of disaster dominated the French media’s reaction to news that the UK had voted for a Brexit, with many underlying the “winds of panic” and the “start of a real cataclysm” in the markets. While some papers spoke of the shock...
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