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Teaching citizenship: work and the economy
Education & Development

Teaching citizenship: work and the economy

...businesses found such a complex and challenging set of economic pressures, political uncertainties and societal expectations. Regardless of their industry sector, country of origin, or corporate ownership structure, they are under growing pressure to demonstrate outstanding performance not only in terms of competitiveness and market growth, but also in their corporate...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
The Balakot Earthquake: Ten years on
Science, Maths & Technology

The Balakot Earthquake: Ten years on

...business My first impression of Balakot 2015 was of a busy, thriving commercial centre, straddling one of the main highways to Pakistan’s north. Crowds throng the hundreds of roadside shops. Balakot is back in business – but its people still have much to tell about the experience of picking up their lives again. Not all of this is the work of the aid effort. Some of...
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Article 5 mins
Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...money. In religion, the power of the Catholic Church was challenged through criticism of its theology and practices, which ultimately led to the emergence of new Protestant churches. Finally, around the same time, Europeans discovered cultures beyond Europe; the best-known voyage was that led by Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) which began the colonisation of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Starting with law
Society, Politics & Law

Starting with law

...businesses operate. It even provides the guidelines which determine how a government may use its powers to rule. What is a law? How do we recognise laws and why are they obeyed? It is important that we decide what we mean by the term ‘law’ before we go any further...Starting with law: The definition of law - It is not easy to give a definition of law, as legal systems...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Europe’s Borders in Question
Society, Politics & Law

Europe’s Borders in Question

...business elites and block access to those deemed a security risk or the ‘wrong’ kind of migrant. In writing about the borders of Europe, Etienne Balibar, a French political philosopher, asserted that “borders are no longer the shores of the political but have indeed become… things within the space of the political itself”. By this, I take him to mean that...
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Article 5 mins
This is not a city: Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

This is not a city: Milton Keynes

...businesses and public sector organisations, a thriving local economy, a large shopping centre and a university. Several local organisations refer to Milton Keynes as a ‘city’: Milton Keynes City Football Club and Milton Keynes City Orchestra to name just two. Even the local authority, MK Council, does it. But, as you may have guessed by now, Milton Keynes is not a...
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Article 15 mins
Has Twitter's role as a political influence been overstated?
Digital & Computing

Has Twitter's role as a political influence been overstated?

...business plan that incentivises outrage to monetise it. But we are told we shouldn’t give up on it just yet because it is also a place where social justice issues such as police shootings, domestic violence, and sexual harassment have been recognised and given a public platform; but so have their deniers. Therefore, whether Twitter holds the potential for social justice...
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Article 10 mins
Why has reaching the Chinese internet audience just got a little harder?
Digital & Computing

Why has reaching the Chinese internet audience just got a little harder?

...continue to be blocked in the country. “If [foreign companies] want to develop their business in China, [they'd] better cooperate with domestic authorities” Jiang Bojing, an IT analyst explained to a party affiliated news outlet, the Paper, the rationality behind the regulation: First of all, it further bans those harmful and dangerous websites from connecting to the domestic network. Secondly, it promotes China's top ......
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Article 5 mins