The Government of Uncertainty: how to follow the politics of oil
This lecture explores the politics of oil and how we can seek to understand it, at a time when uncertainty is presenting new challenges to the claims of objective knowledge. Tim Mitchell is professor of Arab studies at Columbia University, New York. Sam Ashenden is managing editor of Economy and Society and senior lecturer in Sociology, Birkbeck College.
The Politics of Media and Cultural Policy
Media and cultural policies are shaped by the few with access to political power. What role can academics play in current policy debates? Philip Schlesinger is director of the Centre for Cultural Policy Research at the University of Glasgow.
Beyond the "Berlusconi Common Sense". A New Model of Politics for the 21st Century
Mostly outside Italy, there is a widespread common sense about Berlusconi and his political adventure: he has been able to enter successfully the political arena because of his television empire and because of his unclear links with illegal groups and business. This interpretation is undoubtedly true but it is also a limited one as it is not able to point out all the novelties that Berlusconi may represent. Indeed, the paper argues that the political adventure of the Italian tycoon may be interp
Geopolitics and Imperialism: the British Empire and Halford Mackinder 1890-1940
It was perhaps no coincidence that Halford Mackinder, the most famous exponent of geopolitical theory, wrote his seminal essay in 1904 when British world power seemed on the verge of a secular crisis. This lecture examines how far the insights contained in Mackinder's four major works explain the geopolitical fortunes of the British world system in its age of blood and iron.
The Government of Uncertainty: how to follow the politics of oil
Speaker: Tim Mitchell, professor of Arab studies at Columbia University, New YorkChair:Â Dr. Sam Ashenden
The Politics of Media and Cultural Policy
Philip Schlesinger, director of the Centre for Cultural Policy Research at the University of Glasgow.
The Role of Global NGOs in World Politics: The Case of International Relief and Development NGOs
Speaker: Peter Bell M.P.A.’64, Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University and the Hauser Cent for Nonprofit Organization, and former president of CARE
Political Science 61A: Minority Politics
Political Science 61A, Minority Politics, also cross listed as Chicano/Latino Studies 64, Minority Politics.
The course’s focus is the politics and experiences of specific groups: African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and Asian Americans. This examination and analysis will not only enhance our understanding of these groups’ political roles, but will demonstrate that the U.S. political system cannot be adequately understood without understanding the political dynamics of ethnicity a
Role plays and simulations for modules on Spanish politics and society
Role plays and simulations for modules on Spanish politics and society
Georgian Britain - the second British Empire
Georgian Britain - the second British Empire
British Parliament - introduction to eighteenth century politics
British Parliament - introduction to eighteenth century politics
British Parliament - elections and voting
British Parliament - elections and voting
British Parliament - The Revolutions of 1688-9
British Parliament - The Revolutions of 1688-9
British Parliament - politics in the age of Anne
British Parliament - politics in the age of Anne
British Parliament: The Age of Oligarchy, Jacobites and Opposition Politics
British Parliament: The Age of Oligarchy, Jacobites and Opposition Politics
British Parliament: George III and the politicians
British Parliament: George III and the politicians
British Parliament: Radicalism, 1760-90
British Parliament: Radicalism, 1760-90
British Parliament: Print and Politics
British Parliament: Print and Politics
British Parliament: The French Revolution and British Politics
British Parliament: The French Revolution and British Politics
British Parliament: Burke, Paine and Wollstonecraft
British Parliament: Burke, Paine and Wollstonecraft













