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The chapter describe the development of political education and political didactics in schools, showing it to be a process of increasing professionalization having grown resulted from various political influences. The beginnings of political didactics and the school subject of politics are presented. This is followed by a description of the phase of professionalization of political didactics and teacher education through the establishment of chairs of political didactics at institutes of political science. The next section traces the politicization and depoliticization of didactics and of the teaching of politics. Then the didactic moves to a variety of new normative questions. The current situation is characterized by a new phenomenon - the start of a theoretical development. The different theoretical considerations on the subject-specific competences of teachers and pupils are discussed. In addition, the first systematically collected empirical findings on theoretically postulated dimensions of competence are presented.

"Political institutions are or ought to be the main subject of political theory. The essays in this collection are works of political theory devoted specifically to the institutions and institutional principles of modern democracy. They illustrate the author's contention in the opening chapter that the theory of politics needs to reorient itself so that it is not just the study of social justice. Institutions need to be taken seriously, by normative political theorists as much as by empirical political scientists. The collection includes studies of constitutionalism, the separation of powers, bicameralism, loyal opposition, representation, legislative due process, democratic accountability, and judicial review. It also includes critical essays on the political philosophies of Hannah Arendt and Isaiah Berlin"--Publisher's information

There is no solid South, but divergent interests & pressure groups: business groups, farmers, citizens' councils & churches, public officials, & professionals. In the new urbanizing South, industrialists are for big business & little Gov, against labor unions. Race for them is a subject almost taboo. Ru constituencies are overwhelmingly over-represented & pressure for price supports, marketing quotas, etc. Racial interests are vociferously represented & have a perceptible influence in the State legislatures. Church groups also engage in pressure politics, & local congregations are generally segregated. By the standards of the 'Americans for Democratic Action', Southern Democrats are only slightly less liberal than the average Democrat. However, in a Gallup poll, 71% of the Southerners disapproved the Supreme Court's integration decisions. Southern congressmen filibuster persistently for 'states' rights', while at the same time demanding federal grants-in-aid to the states in other areas. IPSA.

In this panel discussion, we examine current decision-making on the U.S. Supreme Court, how it has affected policymaking dynamics in the U.S. and what the policy consequences of similar decisions may be in the future.

Donald Trump's continued insistence that the White House was stolen from him in 2020 has heightened concerns about the integrity of U.S. elections. As America approaches the 2022 midterms and looks ahead to 2024, could the country be careening toward an even greater crisis of democratic legitimacy? Might Democrats also be willing to challenge electoral outcomes in the future if results don't go their way? And can anything be done to restore faith in the electoral process among millions of skeptical voters?

Prof Jan Eeckhout will talk about his new book The Profit Paradox – How Thriving Firms threaten the Future of Work. In an era of technological progress, working people should never have had it so good. But wages are stagnant and prices are rising. This is due to a small number of companies exploiting an unbridled rise in market power.

The Centre on US Politics, with support from the US Department of State, brings you the second in its series of events on the 2020 US elections.

The words the future of conflict triggers shiny images of technology overtaking the battlefield and an extreme revolution in military affairs. But how real is the hype about the disruption to defence and what will this mean for the soldier on the ground? In this panel we bring together three experts to consider the real face of the future of conflict. Flt. Lt. Dr James Kuht, RAF Doctor and Founder of the Reimagining Defence podcast, Lt. Col Al Brown, Chief of the Staff General Scholar and Visiting Fellow at Pembroke College, Oxford and Graham Fairclough, former Chief of Staff for the UK's Chief of Defence Intelligence in London and currently Chief of Staff for Rebellion Defence to share their experiences and vision for harnessing the exponential growth in technologies for defence, its potential uses and misuses, and the implications for the battlefield.

THIS SECTION DISCUSSES THE NON-CONTROVERSIAL NATURE OF THE POLITICAL IDEA OF A COMMON SECURITY AMONG NATIONS. THE IDEA DECLARES THAT NATIONS MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THE MAINTENANCE OF WORLD PEACE MUST BE GIVEN A HIGHER PRIORITY THAN THE ASSERTION OF IDEOLOGICAL OR POLITICAL POSITIONS. PROPONENTS OF COMMON SECURITY ARE LOOKING FOR A MIDDLE GROUND BETWEEN POLITICAL REALISM AND POLITICAL IDEALISM. COMMON SECURITY WILL NEED A DUAL STRATEGY OF WAYS TO REGULATE POLITICAL CONFLICTS AND ARMS CONTROL.

This week we focus on the political impact of Covid-19, and particularly the pandemic's effects on so-called 'contentious politics'.