Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast

Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast

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Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast episodes

  • Exaggerating Masculine Behaviour: Covid-19 and The Leadership of Boris Johnson

    This episode on the masculinity and the leadership of Boris Johnson features Anna Sanders.


    • Anna is Research Associate at University of Manchester.

      • She is doing a post-doc examining whether the UK government is fit for the 21st century.

        • With Dave Richards, Anna is the co-author of The gendered dynamics of 'partygate': leadership and hypermasculinity at the centre of Johnson's administration.

        • The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of The Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based at Kingston University, London.


          The podcast aims to capture in real-time the fervent intellectual debate at the intersections between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.


          Principle Investigator and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])


          Follow: @C19andDemoProj


          Original music by Sovereign Heights


          20 min
        • Different from a National Crisis? Bitcoin and the Covid-19 Pandemic

          This episode on Bitcoin and the Covid-19 Pandemic features Jinsha Zhao.


          Jinsha is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at  Kingston Business School.


          The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of The Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based at Kingston University, London.


          The podcast aims to capture in real-time the fervent intellectual debate at the intersections between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.


          Principle Investigator and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])


          Follow: @C19andDemoProj


          Original music by Sovereign Heights

          29 min
        • Form, Content, & Belief: Alternative Assessment & the Covid-19 Pandemic

          This episode on Alternative Assessment features Assistant Professor of Eliana Elkhoury of Athabasca University.


          Eliana is Project Lead for Alternative Assessment Worldwide.


          The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of The Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based at Kingston University, London.


          The podcast aims to capture in real-time the fervent intellectual debate at the intersections between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.


          Principle Investigator and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])


          Follow: @C19andDemoProj


          Original music by Sovereign Heights


          23 min
        • Fostering Student Partnerships in a Time of Crisis

          This episode on student partnerships features Simon Varwell.


          • Simon is a Senior Development Consultant at Student partnerships in quality Scotland (sparqs).

            • He holds an MA from the University of Aberdeen in Politics & International Relations.

              • He is in the final stages of an MA in Student Engagement from University of Winchester.


              • The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of The Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based at Kingston University, London.


                The podcast aims to capture in real-time the fervent intellectual debate at the intersections between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.


                Principle Investigator and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])


                Follow: @C19andDemoProj


                Original music by Sovereign Heights


                32 min
              • Audio Briefing: The impact of COVID-19 on A-Levels since 2020, and what it means for higher education in 2022/23

                This Audio Briefing focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on A-Levels and higher education in 2022/23 is written by Peter Finn, Radu Cinpoes, and Emily Hill, all of Kingston University.


                A written version of this briefing was published at: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/impact-of-covid19-on-a-levels/


                This Audio Briefing is read by Emily Hill.


                The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of The Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based at Kingston University, London.


                The podcast aims to capture in real-time the fervent intellectual debate at the intersections between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.


                Principle Investigator and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])


                Follow: @C19andDemoProj


                Original music by Sovereign Heights

                18 min
              • Iterative rather than linear: Teaching Development during the Covid-19 Pandemic

                This episode oN teaching development in UK higher education during the Covid-19 Pandemic features Sam Saunders of the University of Chester


                You can follow Sam at: @samfordsaunders


                The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of The Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based at Kingston University, London.


                The podcast aims to capture in real-time the fervent intellectual debate at the intersections between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.


                Principle Investigator and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])


                Follow: @C19andDemoProj


                Original music by Sovereign Heights


                33 min
              • 'Please wear a mask long enough to vote against me': The politics of the US policy response to Covid-19 Pt.2

                This episode is the second of two exploring the politics of the US policy response to Covid-19.


                It features Clodagh Harrington (De Montfort University) and Alex Waddan (Leicester University).


                This episode explores the politics of the US policy response to Covid-19 during the Biden and Trump administration.


                The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of The Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based at Kingston University, London.


                The podcast aims to capture in real-time the fervent intellectual debate at the intersections between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.


                Principle Investigator and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])


                Follow: @C19andDemoProj


                Original music by Sovereign Heights

                37 min
              • 'Please wear a mask long enough to vote against me': The politics of the US policy response to Covid-19 Pt.1

                This episode is the first of two exploring the politics of the US policy response to Covid-19. 


                It features Clodagh Harrington (De Montfort University) and Alex Waddan (Leicester University).


                This episode acts a primer both on US politics in general, and how the US has responded to previous pandemics.


                The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of The Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based at Kingston University, London.


                The podcast aims to capture in real-time the fervent intellectual debate at the intersections between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.


                Principle Investigator and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])


                Follow: @C19andDemoProj


                Original music by Sovereign Heights

                21 min
              • Failing to Maintain a post-SARS infrastructure: Canadian Intelligence and Covid-19

                This episode on Canadian Intelligence and Covid-19 features Wesley Wark


                • Wesley is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation

                  • Has published extensively in the field of intelligence studies 

                    • He served two terms on the prime minister of Canada’s Advisory Council on National Security (2005–2009) 

                      • He sat on the Advisory Committee to the President of the Canada Border Services Agency from 2006 to 2010 

                        • He is the co-editor (with Christopher Andrew and Richard J. Aldrich) of Secret Intelligence: A Reader, second edition (Routledge, 2019), now in its second edition 

                        • There were some technical issues that mean that the audio in the final third of this interview is at a lower volume that the earlier parts. Apologies for this.


                          The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of The Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based at Kingston University, London.


                          The podcast aims to capture in real-time the fervent intellectual debate at the intersections between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.


                          Principle Investigator and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])


                          Follow: @C19andDemoProj


                          Original music by Sovereign Heights

                          43 min
                        • It's about the students: UK HE and the Covid-19 Pandemic

                          This episode on UK HE and the Covid-19 Pandemic features Mel Haywood of Birmingham City University.


                          Mel is the Director of the Educational Development Service at Birmingham City University.


                          The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of The Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based at Kingston University, London.


                          The podcast aims to capture in real-time the fervent intellectual debate at the intersections between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.


                          Principle Investigator and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])


                          Follow: @C19andDemoProj


                          Original music by Sovereign Heights

                          34 min

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                        Explores the intersection between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.