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Society, Politics & Law
Rights Enshrined
What is the role of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the nature of its relationship with the UK Government? What impact does it have on UK law? With British membership of the European Union at the heart of the political agenda, the role of its Court of Human Rights and its influence on UK law has inevitably come under scrutiny. The...
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Roadkill: What is an animal’s greatest enemy?
As vehicle numbers rise so too does the number of animals left dead on our roads, writes Dick Skellington.
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International Relations
What are the prospects for cooperation or cooperation in the international system? Will states always be primarily concerned with their own security or is progressive change possible in international politics? Does it matter to international politics if states are democratic or not? And what is the importance of economic change, or gender ...
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Fiscal Responsibility and Monetary Policy
Why do economies go into recession, and what should policymakers do? How do governments use money to influence the economy? Over the past century governments have used a variety of strategies to avoid economic instability, and the current economic crisis has been handled very differently from the Great Depression, the last comparable global ...
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Opening the Boundaries of Citizenship
How do we define being a citizen? In what ways has the idea of citizenship expanded? At a time when tumultuous world events, from Israel to India, call for a deeper understanding of the purpose and power of citizenship
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History & The Arts
Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century
This free course, Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century, examines the role that Scots played in contributing to the developments in healthcare during the nineteenth century. The radical transformation of medicine in Europe included the admission of women as doctors and the increased numbers of specialised ...
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Why we should remember the Armenians
Next year sees the centenary of the Armenian genocide. Armenia has crucial links to the development of British and world civilisation as Professor Hovhanness I. Pilikian explains.
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Discuss: The struggle of the working class
What do you think about the struggles faced by the working class? Fill in our short survey and share your thoughts and memories.
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Discuss: Representations of the working class
The working class in the media: stereotypes or accurate potrayals? Fill in our short survey and share your thoughts and memories.
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Discuss: Working class leisure
From music hall to football to karaoke. Fill in our short leisure survey and share your thoughts and memories.
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Discuss: Housing for the working class
Housing has always been a problem for the working class. Fill in our short survey and share your thoughts and memories.