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The Politics Classroom

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  1. 2023.15: An American in Lagos

    10/22/2023

    2023.15: An American in Lagos

    In the Classroom: Raymond Baker, Global Financial Integrity Topics: Operating businesses in Lagos, Nigeria; Biafra War; Coups in Nigeria; illicit financial flows; Global Financial Integrity Episode Transcript Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age Transition Music: Animal Kingdom by Craig Allen Fravel Episode Art: © 2019 | Kristina Sherk Photography Raymond Baker's Books Invisible Trillions: How Financial Secrecy Is Imperiling Capitalism and Democracy and the Way to Renew Our Broken System (2023) Berrett-Koehler Publishers Capitalism's Achilles Heel: Dirty Money and How to Renew the Free-Market System (2005) Wiley Links Raymond Baker: https://gfintegrity.org/staff-member/raymond-baker/ Global Financial Integrity: https://gfintegrity.org/ Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/American_in_Lagos Third Age: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/285 Craig Allen Fravel: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/462 Episode Art: www.Kristinasherk.com Invisible Trillions: https://amzn.to/3tFx5ZM Capitalism's Achilles Heel: https://amzn.to/3Q3mzD3

    58 min
  2. 2023.14: It's Kind of Bananas - The End of Affirmative Action

    09/24/2023

    2023.14: It's Kind of Bananas - The End of Affirmative Action

    In the Classroom: Professor Steven Schwinn, UIC School of Law Topics: SCOTUS; 2023 affirmative action cases; Equal Protection Clause; reinterpreting Brown v. Board (1954); achieving diversity without considering race; legacy admissions Episode transcript Intro & Outro music: Three Goddesses by Third Age Transition music: Hello, Good Morning by Liberty Photo description: White man with black glasses smiles at the camera while wearing a light blue checked dress shirt and navy blue blazer The Politics Classroom website The Politics Classroom YouTube Channel The Bookshelf: under construction Web Links Professor Steven Schwinn: https://law.uic.edu/profiles/schwinn-steven/ UIC School of Law: https://law.uic.edu/ Episode transcript: https://bit.ly/TPC_2023-14_transcript Third Age: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/285 Liberty: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/262 The Politics Classroom website: https://www.thepoliticsclassroom.org/ The Politics Classroom YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@ProfessorFloros?si=RGS1YraHeU8b7RtF The Bookshelf: under construction

    59 min
  3. 2023.13: The Collapse of Tunisia's Democracy

    07/30/2023

    2023.13: The Collapse of Tunisia's Democracy

    In the Classroom: Professor Sharan Grewal, Department of Government, College of William and Mary Topics: Tunisian revolution; democratic backsliding; self-coup; hyper-presidential political system; constitutional referendum; boycotting elections; secular/Islamist divide Episode Transcript Intro and Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age Transition Music: Let Rivers Flow by Cast of Characters The Politics Classroom website The Bookshelf Episode on YouTube Episode Links Professor Sharan Grewal: https://sharangrewal.com/ Department of Government, College of William and Mary: https://www.wm.edu/as/government/index.php Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/TunisiaDemocracyCollapse "Three Goddesses": https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13263 Third Age: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/285 "Let Rivers Flow": https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/12465 Cast of Characters: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/280 The Politics Classroom website: https://www.thepoliticsclassroom.org/ The Bookshelf: https://www.thepoliticsclassroom.org/post/2023-13-the-collapse-of-tunisia-s-democracy Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1QmNAJ2Kf2A

    57 min
  4. 2023.12: Racism is Over - SCOTUS

    07/16/2023

    2023.12: Racism is Over - SCOTUS

    In the Classroom: Evan McKenzie, UIC Political Science Topics: US Supreme Court; Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson; writ of certiorari; Rule 10; rule of four; Voting Rights Act, Sec. 2; Independent State Legislature "Theory"; Affirmative action Episode transcript Episode art: Photo by Rochelle Nicole on Unsplash Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age Transition Music: Swampy Lands by Adam Saban Transition sound effects: Electrical Guitar Clean Muted Melody Light 01 on Soundstripe The Politics Classroom website In the Classroom: Evan McKenzie: https://www.evancmckenzie.com/ UIC Political Science: https://pols.uic.edu/ Episode transcript: https://bit.ly/RacismOverSCOTUS Photo: Rochelle Nicole: https://unsplash.com/@rchllwlsn?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText Unsplash⁠: https://unsplash.com/photos/E9uJ65vwGmE?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13263 Third Age: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/285 Transition Music: Swampy Lands: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/15115 Adam Saban: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/642 Transition sound effects: Electrical Guitar Clean Muted Melody Light 01: https://app.soundstripe.com/sfx/40655 Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/ The Politics Classroom website: https://www.thepoliticsclassroom.org/

    57 min
  5. 2023.11: Constitutions, Candidates, and Coups, Oh My!

    06/18/2023

    2023.11: Constitutions, Candidates, and Coups, Oh My!

    In the Classroom: Semih Patan & Petia Kostadinova, UIC Political Science Topics: Tunisia clarification and update; regimes, political systems, and voting rules 101; political party ideology; 2016 failed coup in Turkey; 2017 constitutional referendum in Turkey Episode Transcript Photo by Peter Kostov on Unsplash Image description: View of the Palace of Westminster, the Parliament of the UK, from the River Thames at sunset with the building reflected in the river. Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age Transition Music: Ticky Tacky by Rhythm Scott Transition sound effect: Ball Shot at the Shield 01 from Soundstripe Links Semih Patan: https://pols.uic.edu/profiles/patan-semih/ Petia Kostadinova: https://pols.uic.edu/profiles/kostadinova-petia Photo: https://unsplash.com/photos/lWLjqGxFPX4 Photo artist: https://unsplash.com/@strippedlight Three Goddesses: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/13263 Third Age:https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/285 Ticky Tacky: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/8433 Rhythm Scott: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/211 Transition sound effect: https://app.soundstripe.com/sfx/53697 Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/ Episode Transcript: https://8f1774c7-307a-4f6c-9af9-721b2a20c996.filesusr.com/ugd/478ee5_9bf3c85b4d7e469c915ce67ddb8d49e9.pdf

    1 hr
  6. 2023.10: Competitive Authoritarianism in Turkey

    06/04/2023

    2023.10: Competitive Authoritarianism in Turkey

    In the Classroom: Semih Patan, PhD Candidate, Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago: https://pols.uic.edu/profiles/patan-semih/; https://pols.uic.edu/ Topics: Competitive authoritarianism; Turkish politics; Turkish 2023 presidential election; Justice and Development Party (AKP); AKP over time; secularism in Turkish politics; military as guardian of Turkish democracy (previously); detour into Tunisian politics Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/CompetitiveAuthoritarianismTurkey Intro and Outro Music: Three Goddesses by ⁠Third Age⁠: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/285 Transition Music: Bosporus by Federico Ferrandina: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/404 Transition Sound Effects: Simple Incoming 01 from Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/sfx/21205 The Politics Classroom ⁠website⁠: https://www.thepoliticsclassroom.org/ For further information: ⁠The Bookshelf⁠: https://www.thepoliticsclassroom.org/post/2023-10-competitive-authoritarianism-in-turkey Photo description: Turkish man with short, dark brown hair, parted on his left with a lighter brown beard and brown glasses looks directly at the camera. He is wearing a blue button-down shirt with a brown blazer.

    51 min

  7. 03/12/2023

    2023.09: How Did the West Get Russia So Wrong?

    When the USSR collapsed, the West had so much hope for an integrated, peaceful Russia. What went so wrong, and how did the West actually embolden Putin to become a "serial aggressor"? In the Classroom: Russia expert Ambassador Ian Kelly Topics: Ambassador Kelly's Talk 2:09: Ambassador Kelly's bio 4:27: Opening remarks 9:52: Outline of Talk 10:52: 1994 Budapest Memorandum 20:26: 2008 Invasion of Georgia 24:01: 2014 Annexation of Crimea 28:58: End of talk Q&A 29:50: Executive agreements v. Treaties 33:01: Public opinion in Russia 37:37: Implications of objectors leaving Russia 40:10: Impact on Russia's international reputation 42:57: Threat (or not) of NATO 44:29: Putin's endgame 47:37: Democracy building 51:31: Sanctions-dodging 53:49: Being an ambassador in Trump administration 56:43: End of Q&A Episode Transcript Photo by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age Transition Music: Multumesc Pentru Tot [Thanks for everything] by Cast of Characters Transition sound effects: Soundstripe The Politics Classroom website For further reading: The Bookshelf (under construction) Photo description: A hand, with all five fingers spread wide and pointing to the right, colored in the Ukrainian flag. Half of the hand, wrist and the thumb, pointer, and middle fingers are painted light blue. The other half of the hand, wrist, and the ring and pinkie fingers are pained yellow. Episode Links Ambassador Ian Kelly: https://internationalstudies.northwestern.edu/people/ambassador-in-residence.html Ambassador Kelly's bio: https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/247944.htm Episode transcript: https://bit.ly/HowWestGotRussiaSoWrong Ukrainian photographer, Elena Mozhvilo: https://unsplash.com/@miracleday Third Age: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/285 Multumesc Pentru Tot: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14760 Cast of Characters: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/280 Soundstripe sound effect: https://app.soundstripe.com/sfx/72094 The Politics Classroom: https://www.thepoliticsclassroom.org/ The Bookshelf: https://www.thepoliticsclassroom.org/post/2023-09-how-did-the-west-get-russia-so-wrong

    58 min

  8. 03/05/2023

    2023.08: The Security State is Everywhere and Anywhere All at Once

    In the Classroom: Professor Nicole Nguyen, UIC (Criminology, Law, and Justice; Educational Policy Studies) Topics: Homeland Security curriculum in US schools; Countering Violent Extremism; role of teachers and therapists in policing extremism; gendered aspect of policing extremism; Zero Tolerance in schools; abolition; arguments that don't make sense; who becomes a terrorist Episode Transcript Intro and Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age The Politics Classroom website For further information: The Bookshelf Photo description: Young Vietnamese-American woman with shoulder-length black hair and brown eyes looks straight at the camera. She is smiling, and her teeth are very white. She's wearing a black shirt and a silver chain.

    1 hr
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For the politics-curious who need more context and explanation to understand the news.

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    Professor Floros
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    90
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