The ethical marketeer
How realistic is it to maintain high ethical standards in the marketplace? Can a company market successfully - and honestly? The OpenLearn team.First published on Mon, 24 Oct 2005 as The ethical...
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.First published on Tue, 26 Feb...
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.First published on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 as What does it mean...
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.First published on...
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: 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 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.First published on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 as Reith Lectures...
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.First published on...
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.First published on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 as Some economies are nicer than others. To find...
View ArticleGordon Wilson's story
Explore the personal side of climate change with Gordon Wilson's diary entry. Creative Climate community.First published on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 as Gordon Wilson's story. To find out more visit The Open...
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? Perspectives
In a roundtable discussion about citizenship, our experts discuss nationality from an activism point of view, and a theoretical standpoint. Professor Engin Isin.First published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 as...
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 ArticleIs citizenship nationality?
You can quit the gym, join a new golf club and move to a new city, but joining the citizenship club is not a choice; we are governed by the powers that decide who we are and what nation we belong to....
View ArticleThinking Allowed - Citizenship without frontiers
On Thinking Allowed this week, the Open University's Professor Engin Isin discusses citizenship without frontiers First published on Wed, 15 Feb 2012 as Thinking Allowed - Citizenship without frontiers...
View ArticleCitizens without frontiers
There's a widening gap between those who ignore national borders, and those constrained by them. Engin Isin explains what this might mean. Professor Engin Isin.First published on Wed, 15 Feb 2012 as...
View ArticleOpening the Boundaries of Citizenship
How do we define being a citizen? In what ways has the idea of citizenship expanded? At a time when tumultuous world events, from Israel to India, call for a deeper understanding of the purpose and...
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