DMU Politics & International Relations

In this episode, DMU staff Mark Charlton and DMU student Millie Ball, discuss the UN SDGs, DMU's role as a global hub for goal 16, and how students can get involved!

In this episode, Lecturer in Politics Dave Deverick and DMU student Millie Ball, discuss the results of the recent US Midterm elections and the consequences of these results for the Democrats. 

In this episode, our guest speakers are Harry, Isatu and Jemima, all undergraduate students on our Politics and International Relations degrees. They discuss one of the themes in the Department’s book club this year ‘liberation’. The reading group will be reading and reflecting on the book "Insurgent Empire: Anticolonial Resistance and British dissent" by Priyamvada Gopal. The book club is open to all DMU Students and Staff Click the link below to find all the information about the book club on the DMU politics, people and place Instagram https://instagram.com/dmupolitics?r=nametag #blackhistorymonth #politics #DMU

This Politics People and Place podcast initiates a timely conversation on higher education in the UK context and beyond.

Pinar E. Donmez (Lecturer in International Relations) and Adrian Bua (Lecturer in Urban Politics) from the Department of Politics, People and Place are joined by Richard Hall (Professor of Education and Technology) from the School of Applied Social Sciences.

The topics cover exploitation, extraction, alienation and anxiety that are manifest in the everyday practices of labouring in universities today, the underlying structural transformations of higher education that have informed and accelerated these dynamics; and possibilities for disruption, alternatives and transformation in this context.

The contributors touch upon the current developments unfolding during the pandemic, redundancies of precarious university workers, the ongoing strikes in Leicester and Liverpool universities with the hope to advance and deepen these conversations further in the period ahead.

@AdrianBua, @DMUpolitics, @HallyMk1, Richard Hall's Space, The Hopeless University: Intellectual Work at the end of The End of History, @DmuEducation

In this episode Alistair Jones (Associate Professor in Politics), from the Department of Politics, People and Place, is joined by Tor Clark (Associate Professor Journalism) and Tim Parker (Political Reporter, BBC Radio Leicester) to talk about how the reporting of local politics has changed over time.  Tor reminisces about his time as a journalist and newspaper editor, while Tim brings us up to date on broadcast media.  They cover a range of topics including bias, how local politics is reported, and "pointy pics".

@DMUpolitics | @DMULGRC | @dmuanjones | @TorClark1 | @LeicesterTim

Produced by Ros Lishman

In this timely podcast, Dr Arianna Giovannini from the Local Governance Research Centre, hosts a discussion with Alistair Jones and Dr Max Stafford, on an early analysis of the local elections which took place in England on Thursday 6 May 2021.

As the results of the local elections trickle in, they provide an early analysis and discussion of all things local, from council results, turnout and mayors. They dig down beneath the media narrative to offer insights on why local politics matters.

@ariannagi, @dmuanjones, @PhDMayors, @DMULGRU, @DMUpolitics

Produced by Ros Lishman.

This podcast features a recording of CURA's Annual Lecture: 'Decolonising Critique. Reconnecting critical theory with radical praxis today'.

The Centre for Urban Research on Austerity (CURA), based in the Department of Politics, People and Place, at De Montfort University, invited Dr Ana Cecilia Dinerstein  (Reader in Sociology, University of Bath) to deliver the Centre’s annual lecture on 14 April 2021.

The core of this lecture is based on Dr Dinerstein’s book The Politics of Autonomy in Latin America: The art of organising hope.

The podcast is introduced by Dr Valeria Guarneros-Meza, CURA Deputy Director and produced by Ros Lishman.

@cura2015, @CDinerstein, @valguarn @DMUpolitics

Welcome to the ‘100 Days of Biden’ podcast which is part of the DMU Politics, People and Place series. Guest academic speakers are Scott Lucas (Birmingham) and Alex Waddan (Leicester) who push past the news headlines to examine how meaningful the early progress of the Biden-Harris administration actually is. The episode is hosted by Clodagh Harrington (DMU) and produced by Ros Lishman (DMU) and Kyra Balderstone (DMU) and was recorded on the day of President Biden’s first address to the US Congress (28 April 2021). Link to the recording of the address here.  #100DayswithBiden @DMUClodagh @ScottLucas_EA @AlexWaddan

In this episode Beth Miller and Dr Amarachi Amaugo talk to Dr Alison Thirlwall,and students from the University of Wollongong in Dubai and students from HRMG3202 Managing Equality and Diversity at De Montfort University, Leicester. Beth is joined by Amarachi, Alison, Nandani, Shannen, Kaylene, Omar, Rumnique, Imane, Esme, Mohammed, Clifford, Majda, Karishma and Mustafa, to discuss their experience of participating in a Transnational Education (TNE) Project. The students share how the project has enriched their understanding of differing cultures and how it has helped them to build networks and friendships.

#DMUGlobal #UoWGlobal #Leicester #Dubai #HRM #ProfessionalNetwork #LinkedIn #TNE #TeachingExcellence #EDI #CIPD #Employability #YourDMUFuture #StudentSpotlight #AuthenticAssignment #Inclusive #UniversalDesignForLearning #BuildingDigitalCapabilities

In this episode Beth Miller and her students share their experiences of introducing a new podcast into the HRMG2204 Resolving Individual Disputes in the Workplace module.  Beth is joined by Alayna, Anamaria, Emma, Filipe, Fizzah, Hannah, Joe and Lydia who reflect on creating their first podcast for a group assignment.  The students also share some of their top tips for other students (and staff!) with similar collaborative and creative tasks.  #Employability #CIPD #HRM #YourDMUFuture #StudentSpotlight #TeachingExcellence #AuthenticAssignment #Inclusive #UniversalDesignForLearning #Building DigitalCapabilities

At De Montfort University (DMU) students have the opportunity to take part in a Frontrunners Internship. In this episode, Kyra Balderstone, our current Politics in Action Frontrunner, is joined by Emily Fox, Carolina Seri and Tinotenda Chiwuyu who have all held or currently hold a Frontrunnerposition at DMU to discuss their experiences, as well as Ros Lishman one of the longest serving Supervisors in the scheme. From challenges faced whilst in the role, to some incredible opportunities, in this Episode you will find out about the scheme and the benefits of being a Frontrunner, as well as some great advice for those wanting to apply! #Employability #StudentSpotlight #YourDMUFuture #DMUpolitics

This episode features a discussion between Dr Amina Easat-Daas (Lecturer in Politics), Dr Simon Stevens (Lecturer in Political Philosophy / Political Thought), and Dr Ben Whitham (Senior Lecturer in International Politics) about the government’s controversial recent proposal to create a ‘Free Speech Champion’ tasked with protecting freedom of speech on university campuses. Amina, Ben, and Simon critically explore some of the problems and contradictions associated with this policy, and ask what other functions it might serve. Recommended resources related to this episode include (1): the BBC’s coverage of the government announcement https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-55995979 (2): the Government’s White Paper https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-free-speech-and-academic-freedom and (3): The Free Speech Wars, a book to which Ben contributed a chapter on this topic in 2020 https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526151162/

Hello and welcome to our first podcast from the Department of Politics, People and Place at De Montfort University in Leicester in the UK.  Just to give you some context, it is 10 February 2021 and we are in national lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.  At the moment we are all working remotely from home, away from campus and have got together to record this podcast using MS Teams.  In this first podcast Ros Lishman, Associate Professor, is joined by Dr Clodagh Harrington, Associate Professor of American Politics, Alistair Jones, Associate Professor and Dr Simon Stevens, Lecturer in Political Theory. Most importantly of all Kyra Balderston also joined us for the recording – Kyra is our Department Frontrunner, which means she’s a member of staff and also a full-time student on the History and Politics programme.  If you’d like to get in touch, follow us on Twitter at @DMUPolitics or Instagram at @dmupolitics or via email through Ros rlishman@dmu.ac.uk and share with us your thoughts, opinions and suggestions!  Keep a look on our social media platforms for details about future episode from students and staff in the Department with invited guest.