Politics in 60 Seconds

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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!

Politics in 60 Seconds


    • Nov 5, 2010 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1m AVG DURATION
    • 25 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Politics in 60 Seconds

    Why is the right wing important?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2010 1:24


    Dr Matthew Goodwin takes up the challenge and explains why the right wing is important and why it's important to understand it.

    Who supports right wing extremism

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2010 1:12


    Dr Matthew Goodwin attempts to describe the kind of people who support right wing extremist parties.

    What is right wing extremism

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2010 1:24


    Dr Matthew Goodwin takes up the challenge and defines right wing extremism.

    Defence: Britain's role internationally

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2010 1:16


    Professor Wyn Rees takes up the challenge and chooses to focus on Britain's miltary role on the global stage.

    Defence: The changing nature of conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2010 1:18


    In this 60 second challenge Professor Wyn Rees looks at the changing nature of conflicts.

    Defence: allies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2010 1:19


    Professor Wyn Rees takes up the challenge and explores the idea of allies in the context of global security.

    Democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2010 1:15


    Dr Sara Motta takes up the challenge with Democracy.

    Defence: Britain's relationship with the US

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2010 1:18


    In this 60 second challenge Professor Wyn Rees sums up the relationship between the US and the UK on defence.

    Green Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2010 1:20


    In this video Dr Mathew Humphrey takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses Green Politics.

    Ideology

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2010 1:19


    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.

    Disaster politics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2010 1:08


    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.

    The Labour Party

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2010 1:20


    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.

    Social Democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2010 1:20


    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.

    Voting at 16?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2010 1:21


    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.

    Parliamentary Whips

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2010 1:19


    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.

    Corruption

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2010 1:18


    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.

    China's responsibility

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2010 1:18


    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.

    Exploitation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2010 1:23


    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.

    History and the State

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2010 1:21


    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.

    Utopia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2010 1:28


    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.

    Property

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2010 1:29


    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.

    War

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2010 1:21


    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.

    Voting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2010 1:14


    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.

    Welcome to Politics in 60 Seconds

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2010 0:59


    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.

    Passive revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2010 1:21


    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.

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