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Society, Politics & Law
Should we be worried about the US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement?
The UK government has confirmed that despite the path chosen by the US, the UK would honour the Paris Agreement. Here Shonil Bhagwat looks at the motivations and implications behind the US decision, and how international action on climate change will go on.
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Society, Politics & Law
‘Citizen sensing’ and new forms of environmental monitoring
What technological challenges are faced by communities seeking to understand environmental change at different geographical scales?
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Society, Politics & Law
After the mudslide, what help does Sierra Leone need?
Following the destructive landslides, which killed hundreds, Sierra Leone will need support from the rest of us. Professor Tony Redmond explains what they'll need.
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Society, Politics & Law
Seeing institutions in different ways
To help you to understand the complexity of institutional development, this free course, Seeing institutions in different ways, will present institutions in three key ways: as rules and norms, as meanings and values and as big players. The rules govern social life and the norms establish how people should behave, while institutional development ...
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The ethics and politics of the migration and refugee crisis
We've shared some of the Who Are We project - but this isn't the first time the OU's academics have come together with artists. Discover some earlier collaborations.
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Society, Politics & Law
Using art and creative methods to interrogate identity, citizenship and migration
A programme at the Tate Modern, titled Who Are We?, brought together academics, artists and activists to explore migration, citizenship, identity and belonging. The programme was collaboratively curated by a consortium comprising The Open University, Loughborough University, University of Warwick and Counterpoints Arts, an arts organization ...
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Does the 2017 election show that the UK has a broken electoral system?
The Electoral Reform Society's report into this summer's General Election shows a system badly in need of an overhaul, says Ben Williams.
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Society, Politics & Law
British public open to compromise on Brexit deal, new research finds
What kind of Brexit do the people want?
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Society, Politics & Law
The dark side of American populism in the Trump era
Dr Todd Landman, of the University of Nottingham, considers the rise of the right following the fatal violence at a extremist rally in Charlottesville at the weekend.
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Beyond the Babble: A conversation about the art of listening
‘Beyond The Babble’ is an interactive and participatory audio focused installation. It explored questions of identity, belonging and the fragile nuance of power-shifts around the impact of voices may have -- beyond the noise which perhaps social media create.
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Nature & Environment
I Bought A Rainforest - Episode 3
Nine months on and the project has hit rock-bottom. Charlie has to decide what to do next. In our clips, the forest catches fire - and Charlie uses a halluciogenic brew to get a clearer head.
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Nature & Environment
I Bought A Rainforest - Episode 2
Torn between his love of the forest and a growing awareness of how hard life can be, Charlie's loyalties are dramatically split. In our video clips, Charlie discovers the perils of illegal gold mining, and introduces his wife to some giant otters.