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Research paper thumbnail of Theoretical Theatre: harnessing the power of comedy to teach social science theory

Journal of Contemporary European Research , 2017

Role playing is increasingly used in European Studies and political science, to foster students’ ... more Role playing is increasingly used in European Studies and political science, to foster students’ understanding of social science theories. Generally, role playing is only done by students. Not so in Theoretical Theatre, a teaching innovation which puts the onus on teachers to act. In our performances, teachers embody competing theories and enact dramatic scenarios in front of, and in collaboration with, their student audience. We explain how we developed Theoretical Theatre and contextualise it in the pedagogical literature of games and simulations, and of Drama In Education. We reflect on our experience of performing across four modules since 2012, and on our students’ feedback, to discuss three key themes emerging from our practice: making theory more interesting and engaging, easier to understand and apply; and changing classroom dynamics and engagement. We outline the challenges and opportunities in sustaining this teaching method and transferring it to other settings and disciplines.

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Research paper thumbnail of Grassroots innovation for sustainable energy: exploring niche development processes among community energy initiatives

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Research paper thumbnail of Sustainable consumption, the new economics and community currencies: Developing new institutions for environmental governance

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Seyfang G.(2006) Sustainable consumption, the new economics and community currencies: developing ... more Seyfang G.(2006) Sustainable consumption, the new economics and community currencies: developing new institutions for environmental governance, Regional Studies 40, 781–791. Sustainable consumption is gaining currency as a new environmental policy objective, but there is a limit to the changes in consumption behaviour that individuals can make within current socio-economic frameworks. The 'new economics' literature argues that sustainable consumption is characterized by five factors: localization, reducing ecological footprints, ...

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Research paper thumbnail of Zero carbon Britain and community energy: models of a zero carbon future

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Research paper thumbnail of A grassroots sustainable energy niche? Reflections on community energy case studies

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Research paper thumbnail of Consuming Values and Contested Cultures: A Critical Analysis of the UK Strategy for Sustainable Consumption and Production

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The term “sustainable consumption” is subject to many interpretations, from Agenda 21&amp... more The term “sustainable consumption” is subject to many interpretations, from Agenda 21's hopeful assertion that governments should encourage less materialistic lifestyles based on new definitions of “wealth” and “prosperity”, to the view prevalent in international policy discourse that green and ethical consumerism will be sufficient to transform markets to produce continual and “clean” economic growth. These different perspectives are examined using a conceptual framework derived from Cultural Theory, to illustrate their ...

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Research paper thumbnail of Shopping for Sustainability: Can Sustainable Consumption Promote Ecological Citizenship?

Environ Polit, 2005

... This is in contrast to highly commodifiable goods and services which are standardised, free o... more ... This is in contrast to highly commodifiable goods and services which are standardised, free of social relationships, mobile, convenient and with clear private ownership properties, and represent larger ecological footprints than their non-commodified alternatives. ...

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Research paper thumbnail of Carbon Capability: what does it mean and how can we promote it?

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Research paper thumbnail of The Euro, the Pound and the Shell in our Pockets: Rationales for Complementary Currencies in a Global Economy

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 713687774, Aug 18, 2010

This article examines various rationales for the development of complementary, subnational curren... more This article examines various rationales for the development of complementary, subnational currencies in tandem with the upward adoption of supranational money and globalised, stateless finance. These are here grouped together into 'orthodox'and 'alternative'approaches to money and represent competing worldviews and ideologies about money, society, the economy and economic geography. The article discusses the practical experimentation with contemporary regional and local currencies (including Time Dollars, ...

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Research paper thumbnail of With a little help from my friends.' Evaluating time banks as a tool for community self-help

Local Economy, 2003

As a nation we're rich in many things, but perhaps our greatest wealth lies in the t... more As a nation we're rich in many things, but perhaps our greatest wealth lies in the talent, the character and the idealism of the millions of people who make their communities work. Everyone–however rich or poor–has time to give... Let us give generously, in the two currencies of time and money. Tony Blair (2000)

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Research paper thumbnail of A grassroots sustainable energy niche? Reflections on community energy in the UK

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 2014

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Research paper thumbnail of What Influences Community Currency Growth and Spread? Understanding Grassroots Innova ons for Sustainability

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Research paper thumbnail of Phillips, C. Sustainable place

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Research paper thumbnail of eGaia: Growing a peaceful, sustainable earth through communications

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Research paper thumbnail of Thinking globally, eating locally

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Research paper thumbnail of The Time of Our Lives

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Research paper thumbnail of Sustainable consumption and environmental inequalities

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Research paper thumbnail of Grassroots innovations for sustainable energy: exploring niche-development processes among community- energy initiatives

Innovations in Sustainable Consumption, 2013

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Research paper thumbnail of Consuming Values and Contested Cultures: A Critical Analysis of the UK Strategy for Sustainable Consumption and Production

Review of Social Economy, 2004

The term “sustainable consumption” is subject to many interpretations, from Agenda 21&amp... more The term “sustainable consumption” is subject to many interpretations, from Agenda 21's hopeful assertion that governments should encourage less materialistic lifestyles based on new definitions of “wealth” and “prosperity”, to the view prevalent in international policy discourse that green and ethical consumerism will be sufficient to transform markets to produce continual and “clean” economic growth. These different perspectives are examined using a conceptual framework derived from Cultural Theory, to illustrate their ...

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Research paper thumbnail of Sustainable consumption, the new economics and community currencies: Developing new institutions for environmental governance

Regional Studies, 2006

Seyfang G.(2006) Sustainable consumption, the new economics and community currencies: developing ... more Seyfang G.(2006) Sustainable consumption, the new economics and community currencies: developing new institutions for environmental governance, Regional Studies 40, 781–791. Sustainable consumption is gaining currency as a new environmental policy objective, but there is a limit to the changes in consumption behaviour that individuals can make within current socio-economic frameworks. The 'new economics' literature argues that sustainable consumption is characterized by five factors: localization, reducing ecological footprints, ...

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Research paper thumbnail of Theoretical Theatre: harnessing the power of comedy to teach social science theory

Journal of Contemporary European Research , 2017

Role playing is increasingly used in European Studies and political science, to foster students’ ... more Role playing is increasingly used in European Studies and political science, to foster students’ understanding of social science theories. Generally, role playing is only done by students. Not so in Theoretical Theatre, a teaching innovation which puts the onus on teachers to act. In our performances, teachers embody competing theories and enact dramatic scenarios in front of, and in collaboration with, their student audience. We explain how we developed Theoretical Theatre and contextualise it in the pedagogical literature of games and simulations, and of Drama In Education. We reflect on our experience of performing across four modules since 2012, and on our students’ feedback, to discuss three key themes emerging from our practice: making theory more interesting and engaging, easier to understand and apply; and changing classroom dynamics and engagement. We outline the challenges and opportunities in sustaining this teaching method and transferring it to other settings and disciplines.

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Research paper thumbnail of Grassroots innovation for sustainable energy: exploring niche development processes among community energy initiatives

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Research paper thumbnail of Sustainable consumption, the new economics and community currencies: Developing new institutions for environmental governance

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Seyfang G.(2006) Sustainable consumption, the new economics and community currencies: developing ... more Seyfang G.(2006) Sustainable consumption, the new economics and community currencies: developing new institutions for environmental governance, Regional Studies 40, 781–791. Sustainable consumption is gaining currency as a new environmental policy objective, but there is a limit to the changes in consumption behaviour that individuals can make within current socio-economic frameworks. The 'new economics' literature argues that sustainable consumption is characterized by five factors: localization, reducing ecological footprints, ...

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Research paper thumbnail of Zero carbon Britain and community energy: models of a zero carbon future

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Research paper thumbnail of A grassroots sustainable energy niche? Reflections on community energy case studies

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Research paper thumbnail of Consuming Values and Contested Cultures: A Critical Analysis of the UK Strategy for Sustainable Consumption and Production

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 0034676042000253936, Feb 18, 2007

The term “sustainable consumption” is subject to many interpretations, from Agenda 21&amp... more The term “sustainable consumption” is subject to many interpretations, from Agenda 21's hopeful assertion that governments should encourage less materialistic lifestyles based on new definitions of “wealth” and “prosperity”, to the view prevalent in international policy discourse that green and ethical consumerism will be sufficient to transform markets to produce continual and “clean” economic growth. These different perspectives are examined using a conceptual framework derived from Cultural Theory, to illustrate their ...

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Research paper thumbnail of Shopping for Sustainability: Can Sustainable Consumption Promote Ecological Citizenship?

Environ Polit, 2005

... This is in contrast to highly commodifiable goods and services which are standardised, free o... more ... This is in contrast to highly commodifiable goods and services which are standardised, free of social relationships, mobile, convenient and with clear private ownership properties, and represent larger ecological footprints than their non-commodified alternatives. ...

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Research paper thumbnail of Carbon Capability: what does it mean and how can we promote it?

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Research paper thumbnail of The Euro, the Pound and the Shell in our Pockets: Rationales for Complementary Currencies in a Global Economy

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 713687774, Aug 18, 2010

This article examines various rationales for the development of complementary, subnational curren... more This article examines various rationales for the development of complementary, subnational currencies in tandem with the upward adoption of supranational money and globalised, stateless finance. These are here grouped together into 'orthodox'and 'alternative'approaches to money and represent competing worldviews and ideologies about money, society, the economy and economic geography. The article discusses the practical experimentation with contemporary regional and local currencies (including Time Dollars, ...

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Research paper thumbnail of With a little help from my friends.' Evaluating time banks as a tool for community self-help

Local Economy, 2003

As a nation we're rich in many things, but perhaps our greatest wealth lies in the t... more As a nation we're rich in many things, but perhaps our greatest wealth lies in the talent, the character and the idealism of the millions of people who make their communities work. Everyone–however rich or poor–has time to give... Let us give generously, in the two currencies of time and money. Tony Blair (2000)

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Research paper thumbnail of A grassroots sustainable energy niche? Reflections on community energy in the UK

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 2014

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Research paper thumbnail of What Influences Community Currency Growth and Spread? Understanding Grassroots Innova ons for Sustainability

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Research paper thumbnail of eGaia: Growing a peaceful, sustainable earth through communications

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Innovations in Sustainable Consumption, 2013

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Research paper thumbnail of Consuming Values and Contested Cultures: A Critical Analysis of the UK Strategy for Sustainable Consumption and Production

Review of Social Economy, 2004

The term “sustainable consumption” is subject to many interpretations, from Agenda 21&amp... more The term “sustainable consumption” is subject to many interpretations, from Agenda 21's hopeful assertion that governments should encourage less materialistic lifestyles based on new definitions of “wealth” and “prosperity”, to the view prevalent in international policy discourse that green and ethical consumerism will be sufficient to transform markets to produce continual and “clean” economic growth. These different perspectives are examined using a conceptual framework derived from Cultural Theory, to illustrate their ...

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Research paper thumbnail of Sustainable consumption, the new economics and community currencies: Developing new institutions for environmental governance

Regional Studies, 2006

Seyfang G.(2006) Sustainable consumption, the new economics and community currencies: developing ... more Seyfang G.(2006) Sustainable consumption, the new economics and community currencies: developing new institutions for environmental governance, Regional Studies 40, 781–791. Sustainable consumption is gaining currency as a new environmental policy objective, but there is a limit to the changes in consumption behaviour that individuals can make within current socio-economic frameworks. The 'new economics' literature argues that sustainable consumption is characterized by five factors: localization, reducing ecological footprints, ...

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