Outputs (9)

Sociological Perspectives on the Baby Boomers (2008)
Journal Article
(2008). Sociological Perspectives on the Baby Boomers. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, https://doi.org/10.1108/14717794200800024

The ‘baby-boom’ generation has emerged as a significant group in debates focusing on population change. The demographic context concerns the increase in the birth rate across industrialised countries from the mid-1940s through to the mid-1960s. From... Read More about Sociological Perspectives on the Baby Boomers.

The Ontological Backlash: why did mainstream analytic philosophy lose interest in the philosophy of history? (2008)
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D'Oro. (2008). The Ontological Backlash: why did mainstream analytic philosophy lose interest in the philosophy of history?. Philosophia, 403 -415. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-008-9135-7

This paper seeks to explain why mainstream analytic philosophy lost interest in the philosophy of history. It suggests that the reasons why the philosophy of history no longer commands the attention of mainstream analytical philosophy may be explaine... Read More about The Ontological Backlash: why did mainstream analytic philosophy lose interest in the philosophy of history?.

Using polychromatic X-radiography to examine realistic imitation firearms (2008)
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Austin, J., Day, C., Kearon, A., Valussi, S., & Haycock, P. (2008). Using polychromatic X-radiography to examine realistic imitation firearms. Forensic Science International, 191(1-3), 26-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.08.007

Sections 36–41 of the Violent Crimes Reduction Act (2006), which came into force in England and Wales on 1st October 2007, have placed significant restrictions on the sale and possession of ‘realistic imitation firearms’. This legislation attempts to... Read More about Using polychromatic X-radiography to examine realistic imitation firearms.

Clinical leadership: the elephant in the room (2008)
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(2008). Clinical leadership: the elephant in the room. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 290 - 305. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.959

The article explores the concept of clinical leadership in the National Health Service in the UK by seeking to establish a workable definition and by contrasting it with managerial leadership, focussing on the 'disconnected hierarchy' in professional... Read More about Clinical leadership: the elephant in the room.

Northern Ireland’s District Policing Partnerships and the Participatory Ideals (2008)
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Ryan, B. J. (2008). Northern Ireland’s District Policing Partnerships and the Participatory Ideals. Irish Political Studies, 23(3), 341-361. https://doi.org/10.1080/07907180802246677

The present article analyses the role of the District Policing Partnership Boards conceptualized by the Patten Report as a pivotal aspect of policing reform in Northern Ireland. It argues that, as originally envisaged, these Boards possessed a partic... Read More about Northern Ireland’s District Policing Partnerships and the Participatory Ideals.

Action learning as a developmental practice for clinical leadership (2008)
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(2008). Action learning as a developmental practice for clinical leadership. International Journal of Clinical Leadership, 59-64

Clinical leadership is assuming a higher profile in the healthcare systems in the UK. This paper seeks to clarify the nature of clinical leadership, and proposes action learning as a developmental practice that is well suited to its enhancement. The... Read More about Action learning as a developmental practice for clinical leadership.

Social and Cultural Constructions of Ageing: The Case of the Baby Boomers (2008)
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Phillipson, C., Leach, R., Money, A., & Biggs, S. (2008). Social and Cultural Constructions of Ageing: The Case of the Baby Boomers. Sociological Research Online, 13(3), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.1695

This paper examines social and cultural constructions of first wave baby boomers, those born in the period 1945-1954. Boomers are depicted, variously, as bringing new lifestyles and attitudes to ageing and retirement; or heralding economic disaster;... Read More about Social and Cultural Constructions of Ageing: The Case of the Baby Boomers.

The Mature Imagination and Consumption Strategies (2008)
Journal Article
Biggs, S., Phillipson, C., Leach, R., & Money, A. The Mature Imagination and Consumption Strategies. International Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 2(2), 31-59. https://doi.org/10.3384/ijal.1652-8670.072231

Baby boomers have been credited with an essentially ’youthful’ approach to themselves, to consumption and to life-style. As they enter midlife and older age they are also faced with the challenges of a mature identity. This paper critically examines... Read More about The Mature Imagination and Consumption Strategies.

The logic of a justified hope: The dialectic of police reform in Northern Ireland (2008)
Journal Article
Ryan, B. J. (2008). The logic of a justified hope: The dialectic of police reform in Northern Ireland. Capital and Class, 32(2), 83-107. https://doi.org/10.1177/030981680809500104

This article examines proposals for the reform of the relationship between internal security and state-society relations in Northern Ireland and finds a divergence from the usual liberal package of police reforms. These proposals embraced the politic... Read More about The logic of a justified hope: The dialectic of police reform in Northern Ireland.