Students lack of familiarity with Africa is inseparable from the colonial legacies that have shaped our knowledge of the continent. Laura Routley discusses how to address students self-confessed ignorance of the ‘Dark Continent’’…
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In September
Politics will be co-sponsoring the 9th Annual BISA/PSA Learning and Teaching Conference at Newcastle University. The theme will be The Winds of Change and the organisers have recently circulated a call for papers. If you are interested in giving a paper read on...
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The winners of the Politics Prizes for best research article published in 2015 and best learning and teaching article published in 2014/15 were announced at last night's Political Studies Association Conference Dinner. The prizes go to...
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Based on an original study of teaching students how to reference academic literature, Katja Sarmiento-Mirwaldt suggests that teachers should not only focus on how they teach students this key academic skill but also when they teach it.
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Claire A. Dunlop and Claudio M. Radaelli ask 'how can we teach graduate students about the limits of control in the context of decision making and regulatory policy appraisal'?
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Global Institutions have
agreed that sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a central issue in international politics. Engaging with SGBV is thus an important challenge for scholars of peace and security. In this post
Lesley Pruitt shares ideas on creative methods for introducing SGBV in the peace and security classroom via role-play simulations.
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As learning and teaching research becomes more popular in politics and international studies, it is important not to forget the importance of engaging with existing pedagogical literature.
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