The Society Column

In this last episode of The Society Column's first series, Gideon talks to Swansea University Lecturer and Philosopher Dr Jane Gatley about her research into the value of teaching philosophy in schools. Jane's first book 'Why Teach Philosophy in Schools' was published earlier this year and creates the basis for the conversation, where Gideon asks about how and why the curriculum in the UK should be changed.We hope you enjoy the conversation! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Megan talks to Politics and International Relations Lecturer Leah Owen. Leah specialises in the study of mass violence (genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity), and gender politics. In this conversation, Leah and Megan talk about the intersection of these two fields of study to create a poignant discourse on the topic, with the aim of informing both the violence and peace trans people face as well as the broader field of genocide.We hope you enjoy this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gideon talks to Senior Lecturer at Swansea University, Dr Mengwei Tu. As a lecturer in sociology, criminology, sociology and social policy, Mengwei has developed her research on international migration into two streams, international students from China and to China, the latter is what Gideon is asking about in this episode. They discuss the place of these international students in Chinese society and their trajectory post-graduation.We hope you enjoy the conversation! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Megan talks with Dr Luca Trenta, an Associate Professor at Swansea University specialising in and researching US involvement in the assassinations of foreign officials from the Cold War to present day. He has also won many academic awards, among which is the 2017 British Academy Rising Star Engagement Award for his project: ‘Out of the Shadows: understanding, researching and teaching covert action. Megan asks about how he got into his area of research and how he thinks it can help is in the future of International Relations. We hope you enjoy the conversation! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gideon has a conversation with Swansea University's Dr Annie Tubadji, a Senior Lecturer in Economics. Annie studies the effect of cultural bias in economic choice and Gideon asks about how her research led her to pioneer the Culture Based Development paradigm, which has been used all over the world in international and regional development. Annie also talks about her current research inequality and digital inclusion. We hope you enjoy the podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.