Outputs (14)

Victims versus offenders in British political discourse: the construction of a false dichotomy (2013)
Journal Article
(2013). Victims versus offenders in British political discourse: the construction of a false dichotomy. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 141 - 157. https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12057

This article evaluates the contemporary discursive status of victims and people convicted of criminal offences. The rhetoric used by British politicians to convey the meaning of ‘rights’ is explored within media output, parliamentary speech-making an... Read More about Victims versus offenders in British political discourse: the construction of a false dichotomy.

‘Victims’ versus ‘offenders’ in British political discourse: The construction of a false dichotomy (2013)
Journal Article
(2013). ‘Victims’ versus ‘offenders’ in British political discourse: The construction of a false dichotomy. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 141 - 157. https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12057

This article evaluates the contemporary discursive status of victims and people convicted of criminal offences. The rhetoric used by British politicians to convey the meaning of ‘rights’ is explored within media output, parliamentary speech-making an... Read More about ‘Victims’ versus ‘offenders’ in British political discourse: The construction of a false dichotomy.

Researching habits: advances in linguistic and embodied research practice (2013)
Journal Article
Martens, L., Halkier, B., & Pink, S. (2014). Researching habits: advances in linguistic and embodied research practice. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 17(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2014.853999

The articles in this special issue have one thing in common: all engage with the epistemological and methodological concerns of researching habits, routines and practices. However, in developing their papers, the authors bring to the fore a diverse r... Read More about Researching habits: advances in linguistic and embodied research practice.

New Labour and the Re-making of British Islam: The Case of the Radical Middle Way and the "Reclamation" of the Classical Islamic Tradition (2013)
Journal Article
Jones, S. H. (2013). New Labour and the Re-making of British Islam: The Case of the Radical Middle Way and the "Reclamation" of the Classical Islamic Tradition. Religions, 4(4), 550-566. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel4040550

Living with ‘Aliens’: Contrasting Public Perceptions and Experiences of Immigration at a ‘National’ and ‘Local’ Level (2013)
Journal Article
Griffiths. (2013). Living with ‘Aliens’: Contrasting Public Perceptions and Experiences of Immigration at a ‘National’ and ‘Local’ Level. Criminal Justice Matters, 93(1), 26-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/09627251.2013.833793

According to a recent article entitled Immigration is British society's biggest problem (Boffey, 2013) nearly a third of the British public who took part in a survey perceive immigration to be one of the greatest causes of social division. Segregatio... Read More about Living with ‘Aliens’: Contrasting Public Perceptions and Experiences of Immigration at a ‘National’ and ‘Local’ Level.

Clinical leadership: the challenge of making the most of doctors in management (2013)
Journal Article
(2013). Clinical leadership: the challenge of making the most of doctors in management. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 341 - 345. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2011.72.6.341

The need to develop the leadership and management capability of clinicians is deemed fundamental to address the cost and quality issues associated with health-care provision. The challenge facing the NHS is how best to bring this about.

The tender trap: back to the future? (2013)
Journal Article
Edmonstone, J. (in press). The tender trap: back to the future?. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 17(8), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2011.17.8.371

Consultancy has a bad press in the NHS and is the subject of allegations about wasted expenditure. External consultants cover many fields, range in size and focus and operate in a variety of ways. Central to the work of consultants is the tendering p... Read More about The tender trap: back to the future?.

Power, reflexivity and difference in a Multinational Corporation (2013)
Journal Article
Devadason, R., & Fenton, S. (2013). Power, reflexivity and difference in a Multinational Corporation. Ethnicities, 13(4), 475-493. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468796813483732

The rationale for multinational corporations is the creation and sustenance of global networks to increase profits by enabling market expansion. Since corporate executives facilitate the transfer of knowledge, processes and practices across borders,... Read More about Power, reflexivity and difference in a Multinational Corporation.

Communists and Muslims: the years of alliance (2013)
Journal Article
Fowkes, B., & Gökay, B. (2013). Communists and Muslims: the years of alliance. Twentieth Century Communism: A Journal of International History, 5(5), 126-155. https://doi.org/10.3898/175864313807052820

The British Decision to Upgrade Polaris, 1970–4 (2013)
Journal Article
PARR, H. (2013). The British Decision to Upgrade Polaris, 1970–4. Contemporary European History, 22(2), 253-274. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0960777313000076

This article adopts a political approach to examine the reasons why Edward Heath's government wanted to upgrade Polaris and the reasons why they did so by way of a programme called Super Antelope, to improve the front-ends of the missiles against Sov... Read More about The British Decision to Upgrade Polaris, 1970–4.