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1 Creative Commons Value of Humanities Lecture 5: Democracy Needs Us: The Gadfly Argument for the Humanities Fifth lecture in the Value of Humanities series in which Professor Helen Small discusses the idea that a flourishing democracy needs the Humanities 0:50:13 Helen Small 13 May 2013
2 Creative Commons The challenges of reporting China to the outside world Jane Macartney, the Times and former Reuters Beijing bureau chief gives a talk for the RISJ seminar series 0:38:53 Jane Macartney 16 Apr 2013
3 Creative Commons Challenges for Media Democratization in Brazil and Latin America Dr Carolina Matos, former LSE fellow, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute seminar series on 6th June 2012 0:36:22 Carolina Matos 25 Jun 2012
4 Will Constitutional Theocracy bloom after the Arab Spring? A critical analysis of Ran Hirschl's theory of 'constitutional theocracy' from the perspective of the Arab Spring. 0:42:52 Clark Lombardi, William B Quandt 26 Mar 2012
5 Creative Commons Votes for Women, Chastity for Men Robert Saunders gives a lecture on the Suffragette movement and the campaign for universal suffrage in Britain 0:59:09 Robert Saunders 13 Jul 2011
6 The Indirect Origins of the Judicial Constitution: 2011 Annual Lecture in Law and Society In this Annual Lecture, Oxford Professor of Socio-Legal Studies Denis Galligan presents a number of illuminating constitutional snapshots from the last 300 years to explore the limits of representative democracy. 0:56:27 Denis Galligan 20 Jun 2011
7 Creative Commons The Arab Democracy Uprisings and the Prospects for Peace in the Middle East. OxPeace 2011 Did the Western Media (And Everyone Else) get it Wrong? Reflections from an American Journalist. Andrew Lee Butters, Reuters Institute Fellow, Oxford, gives the third talk in session two of the 2011 OxPeace Conference 0:23:18 Andrew Lee Butters 17 May 2011
8 Celebrations of Democracy and the rise of the Political Festival Part of the Politics in Strange Places Conference held in Oxford in September 2010 0:38:18 Marc Stears 30 Mar 2011
9 Support Democracy Abroad: The Record in Africa Prof Thomas Carothers, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Nuffield College, gives a talk for the Rothmere American Institute on 2nd Feb 2011 0:42:54 Thomas Carothers 14 Mar 2011
10 The History of Modern Constitutionalism This lecture establishes the ten essentials of modern constitutionalism, as first developed in the Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776 0:41:28 Horst Dipple 22 Nov 2010
11 Charter 88 and the Constitutional Reform Movement Twenty Years On; discussion Second part of a Panel discussion held at Portculis House, Westminster, discussing the central strengths and achievements of the Constitutional Reform with questions and comments from the audience 0:40:55 David Erdos, Peter Facey, Ferdinand Mount, Tony Wright 17 Dec 2009
12 Charter 88 and the Constitutional Reform Movement Twenty Years On First part of a Panel discussion held at Portculis House, Westminster, asking what have been the central strengths and achievements of the constitutional reform movement among other questions that look back at Charter 88 0:49:40 David Erdos, Peter Facey, Ferdinand Mount, Tony Wright 15 Dec 2009
13 From Weblogs to Twitter: How Did We Get Where We Are Today and What Are the Main Impacts To Date? What are the most important milestones in the evolution of social media? What factors have shaped their successes and limitations? 0:31:25 Kathryn Corrick, Dave Sifry, Bill Thompson, William Dutton 13 Nov 2009
14 Parties, Campaigns and Representation: The Political Impact of Blogs and Social Media Panel discussion during the Oxford Social Media Convention 2009 on whether the outcome of political careers and even campaigns is increasingly dependent on the successful mastery of new communication tools including social media. 1:08:59 Helen Margetts, Iain Dale, Andrew Rasiej, Matthew McGregor 30 Oct 2009
15 Social Media, So What? Assessing the Impact of Blogs and Social Media Panel discussion during the Oxford Social Media Convention 2009 on the socially egalitarian and politically democratic potential of social media. Have they lived up to the promises? 1:10:13 Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon, Stefan Niggemeier, Evgeny Morozov, Richard Allan 30 Oct 2009
16 Parties, Campaigns and Representation: The Political Impact of Blogs and Social Media Are social media tools likely to prove effective in engaging any voters except those who are already interested in politics? Is their apparent 'democratisation' of traditional party structures to be believed? 0:30:12 Helen Margetts, Iain Dale, Andrew Rasiej, Matthew McGregor 07 Oct 2009
17 Social Media, So What? Assessing the Impact of Blogs and Social Media Can Web 2.0 tools (eg blogs, social networking and wikis) enhance our democratic freedoms? Or can we dismiss the socially egalitarian and politically democratic potential of these social media? Have any significant social impacts been ignored so far? 0:44:26 Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon, Stefan Niggemeier, Evgeny Morozov, Richard Allan 07 Oct 2009
18 Detective Fictions: In Pursuit of Sovereignty in the Postcolony Professor Jean Comaroff gives the 2008 African Studies Annual Lecture on the situation in South Africa, the rise of crime and violence as well as the rise private security companies and belief in the supernatural forces of witchcraft. 0:52:25 Jean Comaroff 05 May 2009
19 The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Online Audiences and the Paradox of Web Traffic Using three years of daily Web traffic data, and new models adapted from financial mathematics, this talk examines large-scale variation in Web traffic. 0:43:00 Matthew Hindman 06 Mar 2009
20 The long hard road to democracy and social justice A lecture given by retired Labour MP Tony Benn at Wolfson College, Oxford. The lecture is introduced by Prof Richard Sorabji. 0:31:02 Tony Benn 11 Dec 2008
21 Through the Network (of Networks): The Fifth Estate The Internet and web are creating a new space for networking people, information and other resources: this has the potential to become an important 'fifth estate' to support greater accountability in politics, the media and other institutional arenas. 0:48:27 William Dutton 12 Sep 2008
22 If the Public Would be Outraged by Their Rulings, Should Judges Care? This Foundation for Law, Justice and Society Annual Lecture, delivered by Professor Cass Sunstein on 24 May 2007, questions the limits and legitimacy of judicial independence in the face of public opinion. 0:46:46 Cass Sunstein 11 Aug 2008
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1 Aung San Suu Kyi: Honorary Degree Acceptance Speech Aung San Suu Kyi delivers her acceptance speech upon receiving her honorary degree from the University of Oxford at the 2012 Encaenia ceremony. 0:14:57 Aung San Suu Kyi 20 Jun 2012
2 Creative Commons Votes for Women, Chastity for Men Robert Saunders gives a lecture on the Suffragette movement and the campaign for universal suffrage in Britain 0:59:09 Robert Saunders 13 Jul 2011
3 The Role of Courts in a Democracy: Debate A panel of leading academics, judges, and policymakers debate the growing trend towards the judicialization of politics, in which judges are increasingly implicated in settling policy disputes, especially in the context of constitutional rights. 1:41:22 Charles Clarke, Lord Justice Jacob, Richard Bellamy, Philip Sales 18 Apr 2011
4 From Weblogs to Twitter: How Did We Get Where We Are Today and What Are the Main Impacts To Date? What are the most important milestones in the evolution of social media? What factors have shaped their successes and limitations? 0:31:25 Kathryn Corrick, Dave Sifry, Bill Thompson, William Dutton 13 Nov 2009
5 Parties, Campaigns and Representation: The Political Impact of Blogs and Social Media Are social media tools likely to prove effective in engaging any voters except those who are already interested in politics? Is their apparent 'democratisation' of traditional party structures to be believed? 0:30:12 Helen Margetts, Iain Dale, Andrew Rasiej, Matthew McGregor 07 Oct 2009
6 Social Media, So What? Assessing the Impact of Blogs and Social Media Can Web 2.0 tools (eg blogs, social networking and wikis) enhance our democratic freedoms? Or can we dismiss the socially egalitarian and politically democratic potential of these social media? Have any significant social impacts been ignored so far? 0:44:26 Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon, Stefan Niggemeier, Evgeny Morozov, Richard Allan 07 Oct 2009
7 FLJS part 1: Human Rights Aharon Barak talks about human rights and the limitations imposed on them that are necessary for society to preserve itself. Part 1 of the 2009 Foundation for Law Justice and Society Annual Lecture. 0:03:05 Aharon Barak 24 Jul 2009
8 2009 Annual Lecture: Human rights and their limitations: the role of proportionality The former President of the Israeli Supreme Court Aharon Barak addresses the appropriate balance between security and the safeguarding of human rights. 0:59:07 Aharon Barak 24 Jul 2009
9 The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Online Audiences and the Paradox of Web Traffic Using three years of daily Web traffic data, and new models adapted from financial mathematics, this talk examines large-scale variation in Web traffic. 0:45:00 Matthew Hindman 17 Apr 2009
10 Through the Network (of Networks): The Fifth Estate The Internet and web are creating a new space for networking people, information and other resources: this has the potential to become an important 'fifth estate' to support greater accountability in politics, the media and other institutional arenas. 0:48:27 William Dutton 12 Sep 2008
# Episode Title Description People Date
1 Aung San Suu Kyi: Honorary Degree Acceptance Speech (transcript) Transcript of Aung San Suu Kyi's acceptance speech upon receiving her honorary degree from the University of Oxford at the 2012 Encaenia ceremony. Aung San Suu Kyi 20 Jun 2012
2 If the Public Would be Outraged by Their Rulings, Should Judges Care? A Report and Analysis of the 2007 Annual Lecture in Law and Society delivered by Professor Cass Sunstein, organised by the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society in association with the Law Faculty, Oxford. Cass Sunstein 11 Aug 2008