Politics in 60 Seconds: Recent Episodes
Politics in 60 Seconds
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!
Dr Matthew Goodwin takes up the challenge and explains why the right wing is important and why it's important to understand it.
Dr Matthew Goodwin attempts to describe the kind of people who support right wing extremist parties.
Professor Wyn Rees takes up the challenge and chooses to focus on Britain's miltary role on the global stage.
In this 60 second challenge Professor Wyn Rees looks at the changing nature of conflicts.
Professor Wyn Rees takes up the challenge and explores the idea of allies in the context of global security.
In this 60 second challenge Professor Wyn Rees sums up the relationship between the US and the UK on defence.
In this video Dr Mathew Humphrey takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses Green Politics.
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.
Dr Vanessa Pupavac takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as her subject the concept of disaster politics.
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Professor Steven Fielding takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as his subject the Labour Party. Challenge our experts yourself.
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Professor Steven Fielding takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as his subject the concept of social democracy.
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Professor Philip Cowley takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as his subject the concept of lowering the voting age in Britain.
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Professor Philip Cowley takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as his subject the concept of parliamentary whips.
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Professor Paul Heywood takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as his subject the concept of corruption. Challenge our experts yourself.
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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.
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Dr Matthew Rendall takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as his subject the concept of exploitation. Challenge our experts yourself.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
Dr Adam Morton takes up the 60 second challenge and chooses as his subject the concept of passive revolution. Challenge our experts yourself.
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