Introduction to making political and social change

Introduction

Written in a moment of multiple challenges – environmental, economic, political, social and health-related – ‘Introduction to making political and social change’ gives you a grounding in some of the key citizenship skills and political knowledge you need to intervene in the world as it changes around you. This free course explores how you can make change politically and socially as an active citizen, giving essential background information to get started, examples of inspiring changemakers, advice on how to have an impact both within and outside of traditional UK parliamentary politics, and the qualities needed to succeed. The course is primarily aimed at UK citizens, although much of the content will apply to people living outside of the UK.

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Figure 1: The UK Parliament (top left), Northern Ireland Assembly (top right), Scottish Parliament (middle left), European Parliament (middle right), Welsh Parliament (bottom left) and an example of political protest outside the UK Parliament (bottom right).

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Photographs of: (top left) the UK Parliament, (top right) Northern Ireland Assembly, (middle left) Scottish Parliament, (middle right) European Parliament, (bottom left) Welsh Parliament, (bottom right) Political protest outside the UK Parliament.

Figure 1: The UK Parliament (top left), Northern Ireland Assembly (top right), Scottish Parliament (middle left), European Parliament ...

This OpenLearn course is adapted from The Open University’s Changemakers guide [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] , but has been expanded to include content on the devolved nations and global change.

This OpenLearn course links to the Open University course D113: Global Challenges: Social Science in Action, now open for registration.