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This March, we have a groundbreaking line-up of contemporary politics experts, practitioners, and instructors to help you enhance your politics teaching. Engaging with the hot topics of the day, each of these webinars will unpack an aspect of politics teaching, from security studies, to IR theory; from policy making to the politics of development.
Explore our line-up and click the links to register below:
Monday 11th of March
12:00 - 13:00 GMT (8:00 - 9:00 EDT)
But can it be applied? Teaching theory with practice in Security Studies
with Norma Rossi, Malte Riemann, Maria Stern, Soumita Basu, Tim Stevens
Join our panel of Security Studies instructors and practitioners to understand how to engage students of security studies with an innovative 'problem-based approach'. Panelists will integrate topics such as cybersecurity, gendered-violence, and development with vital theoretical lenses to answer the question: How do we decipher the meaning of security in the complex contemporary landscape?
17:30 - 18:30 GMT (13:30 - 14:30 EDT)
Teaching the next generation of policymakers: How to prepare them for the challenges ahead
with Arjen Boin and Martin Lodge
In a world where countries are being routinely threatened by 'polycrises' such as international conflicts, climate change, and cyber vulnerabilities, it falls on dedicated policymakers to help translate complex political goals into tangible results. This webinar tackles how to infuse the next generation of policy makers with the resiliance and enthusiasm to deal with these threats.
Tuesday 12th of March
17:00 - 18:00 GMT (13:00 - 14:00 EDT)
Teaching students to do – and engage more effectively with – International Relations Theory
with Hubert Zimmermann and Alex Burkhardt
Drawing on debates around international intervention – from Afghanistan and Syria, to Ukraine, and the war in Gaza – this webinar will illustrate how educators can cultivate a class where theories are treated as indispensable tools to to develop a critical eye in the abiguous and complex realm of international politics.
Wednesday 13th of March
17:00 - 18:00 GMT (13:00 - 14:00 EDT)
How do identities shape UK Politics? And how can we engage today's students more effectively?
with Joanie Willett and Arianna Giovannini
With a general election on the horizon, questions about whether formal mechanisms like elections are truly representative of the UK society as a whole have become vital. This webinar will explore these tensions and demonstrate how identities are not only crucial for political change, but also for the way we teach and study UK politics.
Thursday 14th of March
17:00 - 18:00 GMT (13:00 - 14:00 EDT)
How can we teach the politics of development– when everything about development is political?
with Claire Mcloughlin, Sameen Ali, Nic Cheeseman, and David Hudson
This webinar will explore how instructors can usefully define, analyse, and teach the politics of development through a pathbreaking new perspective. By looking at the three 'I's – interests, institutions, and ideas – listeners will be guided through the politics of development as a process of contestation, and how this process happens everywhere and anywhere.