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Call for Papers | New Media and Academia
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New Media and Academia. Northumbria University, 10th – 11th May 2011. New Media and Academia:. Public Engagement Training for PGRs. Conference and Training Day, Northumbria University, 10th 11th May 2011. Keynote speaker: Prof Steven Fielding (University of Nottingham). The YouTube website Politics in 60 Seconds. And his experience of adapting research for the BBC. Sharing research online: are we selling out by broadcasting to a wider public? Public engagement in the age of multi-platforming. Speakers mu...
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A duck in the open: April 2010
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A duck in the open. Thursday, 29 April 2010. Gordon Brown's blooper may be dead but won't lie down. I must start with the proviso that I am not a fan of Gordon Brown. Neither am I a fan of David Cameron or Nick Clegg. My sympathies lie with direct rather than representative democracy. I still hold some hope for a world without such people as prime ministers. That said, I still don't see what the fuss is about on the 'bigoted woman' issue. My colleague Steve has this to say:. I'm not saying that the incid...
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A duck in the open: 'Green authoritarianism'
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A duck in the open. Monday, 15 March 2010. I alluded early in this blog's life to the debates within the Camp for Climate Action. Specifically that, while people claim to desire a reduction in environmental damage, they are less keen to personally bear the costs of doing so. However, just off the top of my head, I can think of a few counter-arguments:. Some aspects of environmentally damaging behaviour can be policed fairly easily, but how far can this go? Giving the state that much power over people's e...
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A duck in the open: Gordon Brown's blooper may be dead but won't lie down...
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A duck in the open. Thursday, 29 April 2010. Gordon Brown's blooper may be dead but won't lie down. I must start with the proviso that I am not a fan of Gordon Brown. Neither am I a fan of David Cameron or Nick Clegg. My sympathies lie with direct rather than representative democracy. I still hold some hope for a world without such people as prime ministers. That said, I still don't see what the fuss is about on the 'bigoted woman' issue. My colleague Steve has this to say:. I'm not saying that the incid...
