Science, Politics, Education, and Society
Speciety
Perspectives on science, politics, education, and society from a social scientist and educator
About
Speciety is managed and edited by Dr. Shane Markowitz (PhD, Political Science, Central European University). The site provides a space for analysis and discussion of developments in the areas of science, politics, education, and society. It also serves as a platform for sharing teaching materials that motivate curiosity, critical engagement, and understanding of phenomena in the world.
Current events lesson: El Salvador
Geography lesson plan: the legacy of European colonialism
Geography lesson plan: Lebanon's sectarianism, turbulent governance, and Hezbollah
Lesson Plan: Hurricane Katrina, Race, and an Unequal Recovery
Contemporary Issues in China and Japan Lesson Set: Political, Economic, and Environmental Patterns
European leaders get approval spike during pandemic, once in generation opportunity to transform EU
Contemporary Issues in South Asia: Political and Economic Patterns, Nature, and Society
Stereotypes, prejudices, and gender roles lesson set: power and change
No approval bump for Trump during pandemic — and it’s not simply because of perceived inept response
Lesson Plan: Hurricane Katrina, Its Impact and the Physical and Social Vulnerability of New Orleans
Lesson Plan: Hurricanes as Natural and Social Disasters
Populism's Global Rise: How globalization can be used to curtail rather than feed the phenomenon
Lesson Plan: Settlements and the Status of Jerusalem in the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Lesson Plan: Understanding the Israel-Palestine Conflict through Drama in Education
Geography Lesson Plan: Examining China's New Silk Road
Lesson plan: Population pyramids and India's gender imbalance and dowry system
Geography Lesson Plan: Journey Down the Ganges River
Geography Lesson Plan: China's Social Credit System
Geography Lesson Plan: Minorities in China and the Plight of the Uighurs
Geography Lesson Plan: Into the Megacity and Dhaka