Strands
Our strands allow you to pursue a subject area in depth or you can mix and match sessions from our programme overview.
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Moral Dilemmas
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The Future Now: Science and Technology
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Millennial Dilemmas
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Urbanism and its Discontents
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State and Society
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State of the Nation 2016
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Battle for America
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Culture Wars
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Contemporary Controversies
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Battle for the Economy
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Technology and ethics
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Battle for Education
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Eye on the World
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Gender Wars
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Academy in One Day
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Utopias
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