Getting Real about Utopia [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Justin Champion, Dr John Guy, Kwasi Kwarteng, Gisela Stuart | Is politics about building a better world, or simply the art of the possible? Ahead of this year's LSE Literary Festival which marks the anniversary of Thomas More's Utopia, in a special debate for BBC Radio 3’s flagship programme Free Thinking (@BBCFreeThinking), politicians and historians debate the balance between idealism and realism in politics, international relations and political history. Justin Champio
Acknowledgements Michael Saward is professor in politics at the Open University. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence Grateful acknow
Acknowledgements Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce materia
Learning outcomes After studying this unit, you should be able to: understand the process of political devolution in the UK; relate this process to both historical developments and to the wider context of contemporary events in Europe; practise the skill of reading, summarising and evaluating academic arguments; engage more actively as a citizen in relevant political debates (especially if you are a citizen of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland!).
References 1.1.6 Keeping up-to-date How familiar are you with the following different ways of keeping up to date with information; alerts, mailing lists, newsgroups, blogs, RSS, professional bodies and societies? 5 - Very familiar 4 - Familiar 3 - Fairly familiar 2 - Not very familiar 1 - Not familiar at all Map Skills: Using Maps Together- Phoenix Learning Group Basics of Ratios (sv) The Inca Codes, Rise and Fall of an Empire. Pt 4/4 1 The description of motion The concepts that have been developed to allow the description of motion - concepts such as speed, velocity and acceleration - are now so much a part of everyday language that we rarely think about them. Just consider the number of times each day you have to describe some aspect of motion or understand an instruction about motion; obey a speed limit or work out a journey time. We may take the description of motion for granted, but the concepts involved are so fundamental 1942 Battle of Midway Part 1 of 6 Women in Politics Public Speaking Tips: Great Speech Demonstration Ecosystem Dynamics and Tropical Forestry Importance of Science 3.5 More examples of percentages In lots of everyday situations percentages are used to make predictions and comparisons. The number of casualties handled by the outpatients department of a hospital increases by approximately 8% per year. The number of casualties this year was 1920. Make a predicti Introduction This course serves as a gateway to over 30 courses that have been specifically developed to reflect the enormous interest in Scottish culture and society. The collection of courses as a whole demonstrates The Open University's commitment to delivering a curriculum that is appropriate for the differing requirements of each of the countries within the United Kingdom. These courses have been collected and developed from across The Open University's catalogue, chosen because of their partic 'Je ne suis pas féministe mais...' 52 minutes on the life of Christine Delphy [Audio] 4.7 Court Rule committees Court Rule committees have delegated powers from such Acts as the Supreme Court Act 1981, the County Courts Act 1984 and the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, to make rules which govern procedure in particular courts. For example, the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee was established in 2004 to make rules of procedure for all the criminal courts in England and Wales, up to and including the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). The Family Procedure Rule Committee was set up under the Courts Act 2.1 Layout As mentioned in the animation in Section 1.2 writing mathematics has a lot in common with writing English. When you write mathematics, you should write in the equivalent of sentences, with full stops at the end. As in English, each new statement should follow on logically from the previous one or it should contain an indication that a new idea is being introduced. However, laying out mathematics differs from laying out English: because mathematics is more condensed than written English
Professionally Made Video Clip- This program emphasizes the value of combining information from elevation, transportation, and physical feature maps and natural resource maps. (01:39)
How ratios work.This video by Duane Habecker is part of the video collection at NextVista.org (http://nextvista.org), a proud partner of Curriki.
By 1532 the Incan civiliation was at its height and was the largest power in the Americas. This documentary is suitable for high school students.
First part of a BBC documentary on the Battle of Midway in World War II, including original footage from 1942. Modern color footage and recreations.
A three minute video highlighting some of the most important women in American politics. Needs more background to be of more value. Just a selection of sound bites, but good insights.
Great speakers learn from other public speakers. Learn about
giving great public speeches with a demonstration from a communications specialist in this video.
Short introduction to research by the Ecosystem Dynamics Group at the Environmental Change Institute.
Science is important to study to better understand the makeup of the world and the role the humans take in the universe. Discover the amazing world of atoms, molecules and matter. (01:30) This is the beginning of a series.
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Speaker(s): Professor Christine Delphy, Professor Sylvie Tissot | On a rare visit to London, Professor Christine Delphy, one of the world's most influential feminist thinkers, joins us for the first UK screening of this world acclaimed film about her life, Je ne suis pas féministe mais... followed by a Q&A with one of the directors and Delphy herself. This event is partnered with a fuller discussion, Feminism in Transnational Times: a conversation with Christine Delphy, between Delphy and Tisso
