2017 Conference Programme
The 10th Annual Political Studies Association/British International Studies Association Conference
Teaching Politics as a Vocation
Date: 14-15 September 2017
Location: University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln
Convenors: Professor Mike Neary (mneary@lincoln.ac.uk) Dr Yee Wah Foo (ywfoo@lincoln.ac.uk)
Programme
Thursday, 14 September 2017
11.00-11.30 Registration and coffee
11.30-11.45 Welcome remarks by Professor Sarah Owen
Session 1
11.45-1.15
Sue Bond Taylor, Lincoln – The Ethics of Care as a Philosophy for Teaching Politics as a Vocation
Dr Adele Langlois, Lincoln – Supporting ‘gifted’ Students
Prof. Mike Neary, Lincoln - Co-operative Higher Education
1.15–2.00 Lunch
Keynote Speaker
2.00-3.00
Dr. Edwin Bacon, Birkbeck – How should we address the mismatch between theoretical and applied politics?
3.00-3.15 Coffee
Session 2
3.15-4.45
Dr Matthew Barr, Southampton and Dr Louise Jackson, Trinity Laban – Enhancing delivery and assessment: A case study in Political Science module redesign for improved transition into Higher Education
Kathryn Brookfield, Lincoln and Jill Jameson, Lincoln - Applied politics – challenges and possibilities for teaching critically within a neo-liberal employability agenda.
Polly Wilding, University of Leeds and Stuart McAnulla, University of Leeds - Keeping Everybody Happy? The Politics of Digital: Delivering Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning on a Blended Learning Module
Dinner
Programme
Friday, 15 September 2017
Round Table
9.00-10.30
Chair: Professor Mike Neary
Title: Teaching Politics in Higher Education: passion, perspective and bureaucracy
Coffee 10.30 – 11.00
Keynote Speaker
11-12.00
Professor Jacqui Briggs - Post-the 2017 General Election, what will happen to the teaching and learning of politics in the higher education sector?
Session 3
12.00-1.00
Dr Rose Gann, Nottingham Trent - Developing a politics curriculum fit for the 21st century: the crafting of the new A-level Politics: reflections on process, design, content and context
Dr David Hughes, Lincoln - The Baberowski Affair and the Responsibility of Intellectuals in Times of Crisis
1.00–2.00 Lunch
2.00.300 Final Session
Title: Teaching – occupation or vocation?