The Social Contract Today

The podcast taking a look at the state of the social contract today through the lens of current affairs and aims to imagine a new social contract for a better, fairer and more transparent society. Brought to you each week by social contract enthusiast, Jacqueline Courtenay

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Episodes

Tuesday Jun 30, 2020

In this episode, Jacqueline Courtenay questions the extent to which the social contract includes the disabled.
Recommendations:
The Triple Cripples 
Supreme Court 1927 - Buck v Bell
Contact: @contracttoday - thesctoday@gmail.com 

Sunday Jun 21, 2020

In this episode, Jacqueline Courtenay explores how the social contract excludes women.
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Woman's Hour - Equality in the Home
Marilyn Waring - Tedx Talk
A New Social Contract for Black & Latinx Women

Monday Jun 08, 2020

In this episode, Jacqueline Courtenay discusses race and #BlackLivesMatter
Recommendations:
The Black Curriculum
Angela Davis & Jane Elliot
The High Low Podcast
John Boyega #BLM Protest

Monday Jun 01, 2020

In this episode, Jacqueline Courtenay discusses race in the social contract theory and questions whether all races are considered in Western political theory and practice.
Recommendations:
Theorising Racial Justice
The Racist Roots of Liberalism

What is the Social Contract?

Sunday May 24, 2020

Sunday May 24, 2020

An introduction to the theory underpinning the laws of the land, the Social Contract 
E: thesctoday@gmail.com Tweet:@contracttoday
In Our Time "The Social Contract" - BBC Radio 4
Summary of Social Contract Theory by Manzoor Laksar (2013) 

Sunday May 10, 2020

A new podcast exploring the state of our social contract today

Jacqueline Courtenay

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