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OU Politics launches Changemakers guide for UK Parliament Week 2021
15th October 2021
As part of this year’s UK Parliament Week, The Open University is working in collaboration with the UK Parliament and the Political Studies Association to launch a Changemakers guide – a step-by-step guide to making political and social change, from the initial stages of planning and research, to getting your MP on board, and other ways of having an impact, such as through social media.
The Spectre of Trump Haunts Biden’s Inauguration
20th January 2021
Sinead McEneaney, Historian, on the day of Joseph R. Biden’s inauguration as 46^th President of the United States, and inauguration like no other.
Has US politics reached crisis point?
7th January 2021
As we continue to watch events unfolding at the Capitol, Dr Sinead McEneaney, Lecturer in History, and David Galbraith, Lecturer in Politics, share their thoughts and consider what might come next.
The new SSGS magazine
4th November 2020
We're pleased to announce the publication of SSGS Magazine, which offers insight into the breadth of work across the School's eight disciplines.
POLIS has launched ‘Open Politics’
4th May 2020
Open Politics aims to be student-led, with OU POLIS academics and students working in partnership to further the ambitions and interests of students, promote the study of and interest people have in politics, and create better links between the OU and UK political institutions
Sino-Pakistani relations in the time of COVID-19
2nd May 2020
The Open University's Dr Filippo Boni writes for the London School of Economics detailing the recent history of Sino-Pakistan relations, and how COVID-19 has impacted them over the last few months
What the digital divide means for livelihoods in Kenya
1st May 2020
Measures to control the current pandemic impact more heavily on everyone whose access to internet and digital technologies is limited. But in some countries, the impact can be particularly devastating, says PhD student Anna Colom
So, you've suddenly been asked to teach online...
1st May 2020
Dr Donna Smith offers reassurance and advice to educators tasked with rapidly moving their teaching online. Donna is a Lecturer in Politics and Deputy Associate Dean, Teaching and Students in the School of Social Sciences and Global Studies
SEPAD Project Receives Further Funding from Carnegie Corporation
1st May 2020
SEPAD project, co-led by POLIS academic Edward Wastnidge, has just been awarded an extension to its finding worth $400,000 from Carnegie Corporation for a further two years of work.
POLIS Publications on COVID-19
1st May 2020
POLIS academic has been publishing a series of articles related to COVID-19 pandemic.