Brexit and the Irish border
Dr Philp O'Sullivan reflects on the changing geographical relationship between the UK and Ireland. Dr Philip O'Sullivan. Dr Philip O’Sullivan is a Lecturer in Geography and Environmental Politics and a...
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Anne Wesemann considers the detail of the UK's proposals for how EU citizens living in the country could be treated after Brexit. Anne Wesemann. Anne Wesemann is Lecturer in Law at the Open University...
View ArticleSocial psychology and politics
Why are social psychologists interested in politics, and how can they help us understand things like social movements, protest and activism? This free course, Social psychology and politics, moves away...
View ArticleDo enforced language tests help migrants integrate more smoothly?
An Australian perspective on why making English skills a key part of Citizenship may do less for social cohesion than supporters of the idea believe. Miriam Faine. Miriam Faine is a lecturer at Monash...
View ArticleThe ethical marketeer
How realistic is it to maintain high ethical standards in the marketplace? Can a company market successfully - and honestly? The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel team: bringing you...
View ArticleWhat exactly does 'worthy' look like?
It might be useful to remind ourselves of the qualities that never come to be calculated when we take stock of our own and others’ worth to society. Dr Parvati Raghuram. Parvati Raghuram is lecturer in...
View ArticleWhat does it mean to be English?
The Open Minds programme explored the subject of nationhood - and the position of the English in a United Kingdom. The Open Minds TV series team. Open Minds explored stories from around the country,...
View ArticleReith Lectures 2009: A New Citizenship - Markets and morals
In the first of the 2009 Reith lectures, Michael Sandel asks, “What are the moral limits of markets?” and considers whether there are some things that money can’t, or shouldn’t, buy in Markets and...
View ArticleOU on the BBC: Reith Lectures 2009: A New Citizenship
Michael Sandel, Harvard Professor of Government, delivers this year's Reith Lectures, taking as his subject the prospects of a new politics of the common good. The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content...
View ArticleReith Lectures 2009: A New Citizenship - New politics of the common good
In the fourth and final 2009 Reith lecture, Michael Sandel asks, “What would a moral and civic renewal of contemporary democratic politics look like?” He calls for a reinvigoration of public discourse...
View ArticleReith Lectures 2009: A New Citizenship - Genetics and morals
The third of the 2009 Reith Lectures tackles the debate over genetic engineering which, says Michael Sandel, requires us to rethink the proper stance of human beings toward nature, and toward the given...
View ArticleReith Lectures 2009: A New Citizenship - Morality in politics
In the second of the 2009 Reith Lectures, Michael Sandel considers whether there is a role for moral argument in politics and maintains that it is not always possible, or desirable, to decide public...
View ArticleReith Lectures 2009: Citizenship today
Picking up the themes of 2009's Reith Lectures, our panelists discuss exactly what a new citizenship might look like. Professor Derek Matravers. Derek Matravers is Professor of Philosophy at The Open...
View ArticleReith 2009: The limits of liberalism
Derek Matravers, senior lecturer in philosophy at The Open University, responds to the 2009 Reith Lectures with this article on The Limits of Liberalism Professor Derek Matravers. Derek Matravers is...
View ArticleReith Lectures 2009: A new citizenship debate
Professor Michael Sandel, the 2009 Reith Lecturer, is one of the most influential political theorists of our time. In this short introduction to Sandel's philosophy, two prominent British political...
View ArticleSome economies are nicer than others
Michael Sandel's 2009 Reith Lectures inspired Mark Banks to take a further look at markets and morals. Dr Mark Banks. Mark Banks is reader in sociology at The Open University.First published on Mon, 29...
View ArticleGordon Wilson's story
Explore the personal side of climate change with Gordon Wilson's diary entry. Creative Climate community. Meet the diarists who are helping to build the most important living archive of human...
View ArticleMaking Social Worlds
How does society create and control our social world? How do passports and passbooks function as agents of government control? And what are the purposes of citizenship tests and ceremonies? This album...
View ArticleDo you know who you are? Introduction
You may think you have a right to your nationality and that the state will protect you, however, we hear from Ruth Barnett, a Jewish refugee, and Moazzam Begg, an ex-Guantanamo detainee, about the...
View ArticleDo you know who you are? Perspectives
In a roundtable discussion about citizenship, our experts discuss nationality from an activism point of view, and a theoretical standpoint. Professor Engin Isin. Engin F Isin is professor in politics...
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