John Smith

The Politics Shed

Education EN ↓ 30 episodes

A series of podcasts which support the Politics Shed Website. They are aimed to be resources for anyone interested in the the subject of Politics and in particular students of A level AQA & Edexcel Government and Politics A level. However the aim is to be useful to High School and higher education students through the breadth of links, videos and podcasts.

Author

John Smith

Episodes

Theories of Representation 02.09.2023 44:45

In this podcast, I discuss direct democracy, representative democracy, the delegate model, the trustee model, the mandate model, and the resemblance model of representation. https://sites.google.com/site/thepoliticsteacherorg/theories-of-representation https://sites.google.com/site/thepoliticsteacherorg/home

The Media in UK Politics 02.09.2023 45:22

This podcast describes the impact of traditional media, new media, and media theories. For additional resources: https://sites.google.com/site/thepoliticsteacherorg/home

Voting Behaviour. The importance of short term factors in UK elections. 02.09.2023 33:03

This podcast considers the importance of factors such as the campaign, the personality of party leaders, and the rational choices made by voters. The 2017 and 2019 General Elections are examined as evidence. 

The social influences on voting behaviour. 02.09.2023 36:45

In this episode, I explore the social factors which influence the way people vote. This includes class, locality, ethnicity, and gender. I shall also explain what is meant by class dealignment and party dealignment. Follow the link below to the Politics Shed site for more information and resources.

Voting Systems in the UK 02.09.2023 56:19

In this episode, I consider the strengths and weaknesses of the voting systems which have been used in the UK. Follow the link to the Politics Shed for more information and a variety of revision materials. https://sites.google.com/site/thepoliticsteacherorg/home