Politics in 60 Seconds
by Politics in 60 Seconds
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Description
In 2009, we challenged our politics experts to define or dicuss a political concept in a minute or less. The result is a small library of political ideas explained (and a whole host of bloopers!) We may produce more in the future, but for now, enjoy!
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoWhy is the right wing important? | Dr Matthew Goodwin takes up the challenge and explains why the right wing is important and why it's important to understand it. | 11/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoWho supports right wing extremism | Dr Matthew Goodwin attempts to describe the kind of people who support right wing extremist parties. | 11/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoWhat is right wing extremism | Dr Matthew Goodwin takes up the challenge and defines right wing extremism. | 11/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoDefence: Britain's role internationally | Professor Wyn Rees takes up the challenge and chooses to focus on Britain's miltary role on the global stage. | 11/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoDefence: The changing nature of conflict | In this 60 second challenge Professor Wyn Rees looks at the changing nature of conflicts. | 10/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoDefence: allies | Professor Wyn Rees takes up the challenge and explores the idea of allies in the context of global security. | 8/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoDemocracy | Dr Sara Motta takes up the challenge with Democracy. | 8/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoDefence: Britain's relationship with the US | In this 60 second challenge Professor Wyn Rees sums up the relationship between the US and the UK on defence. | 8/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoGreen Politics | In this video Dr Mathew Humphrey takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses Green Politics. | 8/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoIdeology | Dr Mathew Humphrey takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as his subject the concept of war. Challenge our experts yourself. If you have a concept you'd like explaining in 60 seconds or less drop us a line. | 7/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoDisaster politics | Dr Vanessa Pupavac takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as her subject the concept of disaster politics. Challenge our experts yourself. If you have a concept you'd like explaining in 60 seconds or less - drop us an email. | 5/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoThe Labour Party | Professor Steven Fielding takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as his subject the Labour Party. Challenge our experts yourself. If you have a concept you'd like explaining in 60 seconds or less - drop us an email. | 5/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoSocial Democracy | Professor Steven Fielding takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as his subject the concept of social democracy. Challenge our experts yourself. If you have a concept you'd like explaining in 60 seconds or less - drop us an email. | 5/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoVoting at 16? | Professor Philip Cowley takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as his subject the concept of lowering the voting age in Britain. Challenge our experts yourself. If you have a concept you'd like explaining in 60 seconds or less - drop us an email | 5/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoParliamentary Whips | Professor Philip Cowley takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as his subject the concept of parliamentary whips. Challenge our experts yourself. If you have a concept you'd like explaining in 60 seconds or less - drop us an email. | 5/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoCorruption | Professor Paul Heywood takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as his subject the concept of corruption. Challenge our experts yourself. If you have a concept you'd like explaining in 60 seconds or less - drop us an email. | 5/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoChina's responsibility | Dr Miwa Hirono takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as her subject the concept of China's international responsibility. Challenge our experts yourself. If you have a concept you'd like explaining in 60 seconds or less - drop us a line. | 5/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoExploitation | Dr Matthew Rendall takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as his subject the concept of exploitation. Challenge our experts yourself. If you have a concept you'd like explaining in 60 seconds or less - drop us a line. | 5/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoHistory and the State | Dr Malika Rahal takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as her subject the concept of history and the state. Challenge our experts yourself. If you have a concept you'd like explaining in 60 seconds or less drop us a line. | 5/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoUtopia | Dr Lucy Sargisson takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as her subject the concept of Utopia. Challenge our experts yourself. If you have a concept you'd like explaining in 60 seconds or less drop us a line. | 5/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoProperty | Professor Christopher Pierson takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as his subject the concept of property. Challenge our experts yourself. If you have a concept you'd like explaining in 60 seconds or less drop us a line. | 5/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoWar | Dr Lucy Sargisson takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as her subject the concept of war. Challenge our experts yourself. If you have a concept you'd like explaining in 60 seconds or less drop us a line. | 5/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoVoting | Professor Cees van der Eijk takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as his subject the concept of voting. Challenge our experts yourself. If you have a concept you'd like explaining in 60 seconds or less drop us a line. | 5/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoWelcome to Politics in 60 Seconds | Welcome to Politics in 60 Seconds. You can't boil an egg in less than 60 Seconds, so how can you explain a political concept? We challenged our experts to define political concepts in a minute or less. | 5/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoPassive revolution | Dr Adam Morton takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as his subject the concept of passive revolution. Challenge our experts yourself. If you have a concept you'd like explaining in 60 seconds or less - drop us an email. | 5/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 25 Episodes |
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