GSL 156: Teaching Political Science Through Games
Episode description
In Games in Schools and libraries episode 156 Kathleen is joined by James “Pigeon” Fielder, Mark Harvey, Ryan Gibb, the authors of the upcoming book Games without Frontiers: Simulations and Games in the Political Science Classroom to discuss their experiences using games to teach political science.
James “Pigeon” Fielderhttps://twitter.com/j_d_fielder
Mark Harveyhttps://www.stmary.edu/staff/174
https://twitter.com/DrMAHarvey
Hidden Agenda game he mentioned
https://classicreload.com/hidden-agenda.html
Suggested games:
Risk, Diplomacy, Supremacy
https://www.bakeru.edu/area-of-study/international-studies/
https://twitter.com/scipio_africa
Simulation he uses in his classroom is free and online. It is Model Diplomacy and is administered by the Council on Foreign Relations https://modeldiplomacy.cfr.org/case-library
Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com
The ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.