Open Conversations
Open Conversations brings together researchers, experts, and changemakers to explore the ideas, evidence, and lived experiences behind today's biggest social challenges. Each episode features thought-provoking discussions connecting academic research to real-world issues such as equality, democracy, technology, wellbeing, and climate. The podcast aims to make complex topics accessible and engaging for a broad audience.
Episodes
Our future, Our voice | Open Conversations
Young people are speaking up on some of the biggest issues shaping our society, from climate change and housing to equality and social justice. But when it comes to formal politics and decision-making, are young people's voices really being heard?In this episode of Open Conversations, Dr Karen Bowen is joined by Dr Donna Smith, a researcher in political engagement and citizenship, and postgraduate
Equal means equal: What Equality Looks Like in Practice
What does equality really mean in practice? In this episode of Open Conversations, Open University experts explore equality, social justice, intersectionality and lived experience – and why equality on paper doesn’t always mean equality in real life.Professor Caroline Derry, an expert in criminal justice, law and gender, and social scientist Manik Gopinath, whose research focuses on structural ine
