Democracy & Elections Courses and Certifications

TED

Capitalism Will Eat Democracy - Unless We Speak Up

Economist Yanis Varoufakis explores the shift of power from politics to economics, discussing the impact of mega-rich and corporations on democracy, and proposing a vision for a more balanced economic system.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

TED

Why I Love a Country That Once Betrayed Me

George Takei reflects on his childhood experience in a Japanese-American internment camp, exploring how it shaped his views on patriotism and democracy in this thought-provoking TED talk.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Freeman's Top Five Tips for Studying the American Revolution

Discover five essential tips for studying the American Revolution, challenging common misconceptions and offering a fresh perspective on this pivotal historical period.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Socratic Citizenship: Plato's Crito - Lecture 3

Explore Socratic citizenship through Plato's Crito, examining civil obedience, philosophical reasoning, and the citizen's duty to uphold community laws in ancient Athens and modern contexts.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Books That Matter: The Federalist Papers

140 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

See what the 85 essays that make up The Federalist Papers can tell us about American government from its founding to today.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 6 hours 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Ancient Greek Civilization

140 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

<p>Discover why the ancient Greeks occupy such a prominent place in Western culture and identity in this engrossing course taught by a historian and archaeologist.</p>

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

The Aspen Institute

Technology and Democracy - Protecting the Digital Landscape and Elections

Explore the intersection of technology and democracy, focusing on protecting digital landscapes and elections from misinformation and manipulation in social media and mobile apps.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Social science and participation

2 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Social science and participation, looks at how social science investigates participation, and uses this topic to look in particular at how social science helps to enact social ...

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

CEC;  Central University of Punjab

Political Sociology

1 rating

Explore key concepts, theories, and processes in political sociology, focusing on Indian context. Gain tools to analyze everyday society, politics, and social movements.

• Swayam
• 15 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Understanding the US Government

95 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Better understand the inner workings of US political institutions in this gripping course taught by a celebrated political scientist, and gain eye-opening insights into America’s democratic system.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Labour History

71 ratings at iversity

Explore how past labour movements' struggles with democracy, migration, and social change inform today's challenges and future strategies.

• iversity
• 5 hours 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Democracy and Its Alternatives

56 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

<p>Dig into democracy’s definitions, duties, debates, and difficulties, with special attention to how democratic governments have worked—or not—around the world and throughout time.</p>

• The Great Courses Plus
• 9 hours 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Democracy and Majority Rule - Moral Foundations of Politics Lecture 2

1 rating

Explores majority rule's legitimacy, utilitarian justifications, and democratic models. Examines crosscutting cleavages, public choice theory, and Schumpeter's marketplace model to understand democratic competition and its limitations.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Hacking American Elections: Why We’re Vulnerable, and How We Can Stop It

4 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

A renowned professor and political insider reveals how the 2016 elections were manipulated, why we are still susceptible to interference, and what we can do about it.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

MGP-005 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Resolution

Explore peace studies, conflict resolution, and Gandhian principles. Gain insights into causes of conflict, resolution methods, and strategies for building lasting peace through comprehensive human development.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course