Government & Politics
Government & Politics

In this course, Professor Andrew Blick (KCL) asks how truly democratic the UK is in practice. In the first lecture, we explore the origins of democracy and its importance to the modern UK, orienting our discussion around two aspects of democracy:...
6 lectures
0:46:52
Professor Andrew Blick
King's College London
Government & Politics

This course explores the political philosophy of John Rawls (1921-2002). We begin with some biographical information on Rawls, highlighting his importance and influence. This is encapsulated by Rawls’s conservative contemporary Robert Nozick’s...
5 lectures
1:01:13
Professor Thom Brooks
Durham University
Government & Politics

In this course, Professor Nicola McEwen examines devolution in the United Kingdom. In the first lecture, we outline what devolution is, how it differs from federalism, and the key terminology involved in understanding devolution. In the second...
6 lectures
0:54:21
Professor Nicola McEwen
Edinburgh University
Government & Politics

This course picks up just after the proposal of a new US Constitution by the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787. We begin in the first lecture by exploring the process of state ratification and its...
5 lectures
0:36:03
Professor Frank Cogliano
Edinburgh University
Government & Politics

This course offers an in-depth exploration of the historical background to the US Constitution, up to and including the Constitutional Convention of 1787. In the first lecture, we consider the US in 1783, at the end of the War of Independence,...
5 lectures
0:56:51
Professor Frank Cogliano
Edinburgh University
Government & Politics

In this course, Dr David Andersen (Durham University) explores the system of primaries and caucuses – also known as the presidential nomination process – in the United States. In the first module, we are introduced to the system of presidential...
5 lectures
0:42:05
Dr David Andersen
Durham University
Government & Politics

In this course, Dr Neil Cocks (University of Reading) explores the life, works, and core ideas of Ayn Rand. In the first module, we are introduced to the controversial figure of Ayn Rand and consider her influence on contemporary political life....
6 lectures
0:49:21
Dr Neil Cocks
Reading University
Government & Politics

In this course, Professor Jeffrey Collins (Queen’s University) explores the political theory of Thomas Hobbes, primarily through his best-known work Leviathan. In the first module, we are introduced to Hobbes’s life and times, and briefly place...
6 lectures
1:00:15
Professor Jeffrey Collins
Queen's University, Canada
Government & Politics

In this course, Professor Natasha Lindstaedt (University of Essex) explores some key areas of global governance. In the first module, we are introduced to the key concepts of Realism and Liberalism, detailing their different attitudes towards...
5 lectures
0:25:25
Professor Natasha Lindstaedt
Essex University
Government & Politics

In this course, Andrew Wroe (University of Kent) explores the theory and practice of the separation of powers in the United States. In the first module, we are introduced to our key concepts and begin to complicate the notion of separated powers...
5 lectures
0:43:51
Dr Andrew Wroe
Kent University
Government & Politics

In this course, Dr Kevin Yuill (University of Sunderland) explores the history of gun control in the United States from the colonial period to the present day. In the first module, we think about the history of the right to bear arms in English...
5 lectures
0:44:13
Dr Kevin Yuill
Sunderland University
Government & Politics

In this course, Professor Eric Kaufmann (Birkbeck, University of London) provides an overview of Nationalism. In the first module, we define some of the key terms – ‘the state’, ‘ethnicity’, ‘the nation’ – as well as considering the question of...
6 lectures
0:54:33
Prof. Eric Kaufmann
Birkbeck College, London