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Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change

...thinking about the component parts of a political system and how these might be reflected in schools that you know. Kamecka-Antczak (2020) suggests that a political system involves: an interdependent community, made up of groups of similar and contrary interests organisations, which through execution of influence and the acquisition and exercising of power represent the...
John Perry Barlow: An Appreciation
Science, Maths & Technology

John Perry Barlow: An Appreciation

...think about digital rights. Here, the OU's Mike Richards introduces a short obituary by John's friend, Cory Doctorow...[John Perry Barlow] Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome among us. You have no...
Sea level rise in Tuvalu, South Pacific
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Tuvalu, South Pacific

...think it's going to end up under the sea. We're thinking of migrating to New Zealand. I don't want my children to see this, it's enough." (Mason, n.d.). EXPLORE FURTHER: To see how Bangladesh is coping with the effects of sea-level rises, click here. Too see how your local area might be affected, follow this link to the map produced by Climate Central, based on the recent...
Is your social media use impacting your future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is your social media use impacting your future?

...systems and ‘reviews’ can tell us how a service is performing from the user perspective or, alternatively, it can give us professional information about health and social care workers through organisational online profiles. However, if too much of our personal information is made to be public this could provide a negative view of the person; e.g. evidence of profane...
Richard Tol - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Richard Tol - Stories of Change

...think 25-30 years ago. RH: Where did you study? RT: Free University in Amsterdam. RH: And what intrigued you about it at that time that made you want to pursue it? RT: I started more from an environmental angle than from an energy angle. RH: You were an environmentalist at that time? Or maybe you still consider yourself an environmentalist, I don't know. RT:...
Wales and rugby
Society, Politics & Law

Wales and rugby

...think Welsh rugby has a fairly unique nature certainly within the UK and possibly even at a worldwide level. There has from – almost from the very beginning been a strong, working class presence in the game in Wales, certainly started in the 1870’s and 1880’s when the game arrived in England from the English public schools and universities and it initially made an...
What are Donald Trump's politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What are Donald Trump's politics?

...political climate away from existing debates about left and right. In this audio Tendayi Bloom asks Geoff Andrews and Richard Heffernan about the ‘populist’ politics of Donald Trump, how that form of politics might unfold within the constraints of the US politics system and about the rise of populism more widely. Select here for a copy of the transcript of this audio...
What impact will Trump's victory have on international politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What impact will Trump's victory have on international politics?

...system. In this audio Tendayi Bloom asks William Brown and Edward Wastnidge about the impact of Donald Trump’s election victory on international politics including the United States’ relations with China, its policy in the Middle East and towards Iran’s nuclear programme, and the impact on existing forms of international cooperation more generally. Select here for a...