Government & Politics
Politics in Northern Ireland, 1921-Present
In this course, Dr Catherine McGlynn (University of Huddersfield) explores the politics of Northern Ireland, from the opening of the first Northern Irish Parliament in 1921 to the present day. We begin in the first module by tracing the history of conflict ...
Dr Catherine McGlynn
Huddersfield University
Government & Politics
The Presidency of Barack Obama, 2009-2017
In this course, Dr Clodagh Harrington (De Montfort University) examines the presidency of Barack Obama. We begin in the first module with Obama’s strategy and performance in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries and then the ...
Dr Clodagh Harrington
De Montfort University
Government & Politics
Ecologism
In this course, Professor Matthew Humphrey (University of Nottingham) thinks about ecologism as a political ideology by surveying five key thinkers to illustrate both the diversity of ecological thought, and its core unifying themes. We begin in the first ...
Prof. Matthew Humphrey
Nottingham University
Psychology
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
In this course, Dr Richard O’Connor (University of Hull) discusses Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. We begin, in module one, by getting to grips with the key concepts of Piaget’s theory, including his proposed stages of cognitive development, ...
Dr Richard O'Connor
Hull University
Psychology
Aggression
In this course, Dr Claire Lawrence (University of Nottingham) discusses the psychology of aggression and aggressive behaviour. We begin, in module one, by thinking about the genetic basis for aggression, associated with the so-called ...
Dr Claire Lawrence
Nottingham University
Psychology
Learning Theories
In this course, Mr Martyn Quigley (University of Nottingham) discusses some classic psychological theories of learning. We begin, in module one, by thinking about the research of Ivan Pavlov and his theory of classical conditioning as a form of ...
Mr Martyn Quigley
Nottingham University