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The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable
Nature & Environment

The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable

...economic change. (Rather than discussing these here, I have included a few references below that outline the arguments relating to social and economic transitions and what will be required to prepare humanity for the worst impacts of climate change). While on one hand, the Polar bears are a warning, they are also in an Aesopian fashion enacting a rebellion against Humans...
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London inside out
Society, Politics & Law

London inside out

...economic infrastructure that surrounds it is crucial to neoliberalism. About 30% of the daily global turnover of foreign exchange takes place in London; London has over 40% of the global foreign equity market; and so on. Meanwhile, the 2005 UN Report on Human Development produces 'the usual' statistics – the kind that are so bad it is difficult to know how to receive...
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More or Less: interview with Tim Harford
Science, Maths & Technology

More or Less: interview with Tim Harford

...economics unit applying ideas from psychology to design public policy better, what the Nudge Unit really did that I think was interesting was run randomised trials. And it has popularised the idea of randomised trials with ministers who now say well you can run a randomised trial fairly cheaply, it doesn’t have to be this great big sophisticated thing, doesn’t have to...
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What is Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Europe?

...economic entity understand the rationale for the emergence of the idea of ‘Europe’ in policy making understand the contested nature of the idea of Europe understand that ‘Europe’ is not coterminous with the European Union appreciate the challenges facing the EU as it expands...What is Europe?: 1 Europe in the twenty-first century - Europe is changing, but so is...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Technology, innovation and management
Money & Business

Technology, innovation and management

...economic and social relations (Harvey, 2010). Approaching this issue from entirely different ideological perspectives, Karl Marx in the nineteenth century and Joseph Schumpeter in the mid twentienth century both recognised technological and organisational innovation as a fundamental feature of the ‘creative-destructive’ tendencies of capitalism, although the extent to...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Nuclear power: friend or foe?
Society, Politics & Law

Nuclear power: friend or foe?

...economics environment radioactive waste management public acceptability. Each of these is actively contested so you should be able to find ‘for’ and ‘against’ arguments under each heading. In developing the debate you may wish to focus on one aspect that you consider to be the most important. Alternatively, you may want to construct a debate by referring to a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
When Heath met Nixon
History & The Arts

When Heath met Nixon

...Economic Community, the links between London and Nassau looked likely to become looser still. After a brief photo-opportunity in the drawing room of Government House, and a one-half hour informal luncheon in the Sitting Room, the President [Nixon] and the Prime Minister [Heath] began a three and one-half hour private discussion. The conversation opened on the subject of...
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Fatih Birol - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Fatih Birol - Stories of Change

...Economics, with responsibilities that included directing the flagship World Energy Outlook publication. He is also the founder and chair of the IEA Energy Business Council, which provides a forum to enhance co-operation between decision-makers in the highest levels of government and industry. Dr. Birol’s selection as IEA Executive Director marked one of the rare...
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