Current
Affairs Courses in Detail
CUR 01: Cambridge and Cambridgeshire - the future (summer term)
Co-ordinators: John Hipkin & Sally Livesey
Day and time: Monday 10.00 - 11.15
Venue: Room 1, 27-28 Bridge Street
Terms: Summer.
Number of places: 25
What is going to happen in Cambridge and Cambridgeshire - in business, in planning, in housing and other development, in transport, in schools and colleges and in the universities? The class will consist of a series of talks from representatives of these sectors followed by discussion.
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CUR 02: Housing for the Future
Tutor: Jill Tuffnell
Day and time: Thursday 4.00 - 5.00
Venue: Room 2, 27-28 Bridge Street
Terms: Autumn, possibly spring.
Number of places: 10
This class is concerned with the practical experience of new housing developments in the Cambridge area. We propose to visit a number of schemes (Cambourne, Orchard Park etc.) and learn about measures to achieve a low carbon footprint of both homes and communities. Some background work has been done by 'Housing Research' class in 2009-10 but new members are welcome.
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CUR 03: How the UK works (Spring Term)
Leaders: Steve Marshall & Beth Morgan
Day and time: Tuesday 3.00 - 4.30
Venue: Room 4, 27-28 Bridge Street
Terms: Spring, possibly summer.
Number of places: 15
What is the British Constitution? How does it work? How are the UK's and EU's various Parliaments and Assemblies elected? Should we be thinking of changing electoral systems? What makes an electoral system “good”? What is, and what should be, the role of the Monarchy in modern Britain? Wouldn't it be better to have an elected Head of State? Who makes our laws, and how? If questions like this intrigue you, this is the course for you.
We will aim to explore the issues collaboratively, with the emphasis on discussion, in the hope that by the end we will have had some of our pre-conceptions challenged and will have arrived at a better understanding of how this fascinating and infuriating country ticks.
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CUR04 Neo-Liberal Globalisation and the Alternatives (Spring Term)
Tutor: David Lane
Day and time: Friday 12.30 to 2.30
Venue: Room 5, 27-28 Bridge Street
Terms: Spring
Number of places: 20
In response to growing inequality, social and political unrest, and economic crises, have arisen ideological critiques and social movements in opposition to neo-liberal globalisation.
The aim of the course is to outline the major critiques of neo-liberal globalisation and to estimate the possibilities for success.
The objectives include discussion of alternative theoretical perspectives opposing the neo-liberal paradigm of globalisation as well as analysis of critical social movements. Topics for study include: revitalising democracy, wealth and redistribution, market socialism, the "Third Way",
the anti-capitalism and anti-globalisation movements.
Note: 8 weeks only, starts 21st January.
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