Episode 200: Colin Bird, Jeffrey Church, and Nicholas Tampio - How to Teach Political Theory
From The Political Theory Review by Jeffrey Church
March 5, 2026 · 1h 12m · Episode 200
About this episode
In this special 200th episode, Colin Bird, Jeffrey Church, and Nicholas Tampio discuss effective methods for teaching political theory courses.
A 200th episode special-- Colin Bird, Jeffrey Church, and Nicholas Tampio discuss how to teach the introduction to Political Theory course, with reference to their textbooks: Colin Bird, An Introduction to Political Philosophy (Cambridge UP) Jeffrey Church, Introduction to Political Theory (Sage/CQ Press) Nicholas Tampio, Teaching Political Theory (Edward Elgar Press)
People in this episode
Host: Jeffrey Church
Guests: Colin Bird, Nicholas Tampio
Topics covered
- political theory
- education
- teaching methods
- textbooks
- philosophy
Keywords
- political theory
- teaching
- education
- textbooks
- philosophy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cambridge UP, Sage/CQ Press, Edward Elgar Press
Books & works: An Introduction to Political Philosophy, Introduction to Political Theory, Teaching Political Theory
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