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Health, Sports & Psychology
How afraid of death are we?
As a society, we're starting to look death in its hollow eyesockets and pull it into the light. But how scared do we remain of death - and is it healthy to have a bit of anxiety when staring into the great beyond? Jonathan Jong explores.
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Society, Politics & Law
Themes in discourse research: the case of Diana
This free course, Themes in discourse research: the case of Diana, introduces some of the main themes and issues in discourse research using Martin Bashir's famous interview with Diana, Princess of Wales as a case study. Through this it examines the role of discourse in shaping social interaction and its psychological implications for the study ...
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Society, Politics & Law
The technology of crime control
How big an impact does CCTV have on your life? This free course, The technology of crime control, provides the opportunity to listen to an argument surrounding the purpose, efficacy and regulation of CCTV. Is it there for crime control or is Big Brother really watching?
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Society, Politics & Law
Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences
Have you ever wondered what skills are needed to get the most out of reading Social Science materials? This free course, Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences, looks at how reading skills are developed and provides three questions that should be kept in mind when working through Social Science texts and extracts.
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Society, Politics & Law
Reaction to the deal on UK EU renegotiation
Today [February 2nd] the EU's Donald Tusk has published proposals for a new relationship between the UK and its EU partners. The LSE collated some of the early reactions.
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Society, Politics & Law
Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?
Putting a brake on EU migrants claiming benefits is pointless, says Clara Sandelind. The migration crisis has little to do with claims being made at DWP offices.
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Society, Politics & Law
Marco Rubio wins by coming in third
Rubio's third place in the Iowa caucus makes him the most successful of the Republican candidates, while Sander's close second to Clinton in the Democratic race isn't as strong a showing as it looks
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Society, Politics & Law
Yachts, planes and buses... Mind the (inequality) gap
Gerry Mooney delves in to a new Oxfam report that lays bare the extraordinary level of inequality in the world.
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Money & Business
Enacting European Citizenship (ENACT)
The term 'European citizenship' triggers an immediate association with the European Union, its member states, and people who are citizens of those states. This free course, Enacting European Citizenship (ENACT), develops another way of thinking about European citizenship whereby European citizenship need not be granted by the state, limited to ...
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Money & Business
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Renewable Energy
What are the economic consequences of climate change? Peter Bloom discusses the potential and limitations of 'green business'.
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Society, Politics & Law
Derry Air: the new local history
After anthropologist and Emeritus Professor of the OU, Ruth Finnegan, OBE, FBA took a trip to her birthplace she reflected afresh about the sources scholars use and the importance of memory, imagination and sounds, the feeling of a place.
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Society, Politics & Law
Mass surveillance will never be able to stop all known terrorists
Is mass surveilance the answer to stopping all known terrorists?