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Ages and Stages: the cultural value of older people’s experiences of theatre making (2014)
Book
(2014). Ages and Stages: the cultural value of older people’s experiences of theatre making

Ageing, Drama and Creativity is a critical review focused on the cultural value older people derive from their involvement in theatre and drama. Though there are existing published reviews on the impact of participatory arts on older people, there is... Read More about Ages and Stages: the cultural value of older people’s experiences of theatre making.

Researching ‘Hidden Populations’: Reflections of a Quantitative Researcher in Understanding ‘Established’ and ‘Immigrant’ Groups’ Perceptions of Crime and Social (Dis)Order (2014)
Book Chapter
Griffiths, C. E. (2014). Researching ‘Hidden Populations’: Reflections of a Quantitative Researcher in Understanding ‘Established’ and ‘Immigrant’ Groups’ Perceptions of Crime and Social (Dis)Order. In Reflexivity in Criminological Research (178-191). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137379405_14

Re flexivity is often considered a ‘vital counterpoint… to the positivist, quan- titative agenda’ Qewkes 2012, 69). The aim of this chapter however is to provide a critical and reflexive account of a quantitative research project, that used supplemen... Read More about Researching ‘Hidden Populations’: Reflections of a Quantitative Researcher in Understanding ‘Established’ and ‘Immigrant’ Groups’ Perceptions of Crime and Social (Dis)Order.

Rorty's thesis of the cultural specificity of philosophy (2014)
Journal Article
Tartaglia, J. (2014). Rorty's thesis of the cultural specificity of philosophy. Philosophy East and West, 1016 -1036. https://doi.org/10.1353/pew.2014.0089

In his brief consideration of non-Western philosophy between 1989 and 1991, Richard Rorty argued that dialogue between Western philosophy and non-Western traditions is not constructive since it almost inevitably involves fundamental misunderstanding,... Read More about Rorty's thesis of the cultural specificity of philosophy.

Having Your Day in Court: Judicial Opportunity and Tactical Choice in Anti-GMO Campaigns in France and the United Kingdom (2014)
Journal Article
Doherty, B., & Hayes, G. (2014). Having Your Day in Court: Judicial Opportunity and Tactical Choice in Anti-GMO Campaigns in France and the United Kingdom. Comparative Political Studies, 47(1), 3 -29. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010414012439184

Investigating the recent direct action campaigns against genetically modified crops in France and the United Kingdom, the authors set out to understand how contrasting judicial systems and cultures affect the way that activists choose to commit osten... Read More about Having Your Day in Court: Judicial Opportunity and Tactical Choice in Anti-GMO Campaigns in France and the United Kingdom.

Globalization and Work (2013)
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Williams, S., Bradley, H., Devadason, R., & Erickson, M. (2013). Globalization and Work. Wiley

This engaging book offers a lively and rigorous synthesis of the varied interconnections between work and globalization. Drawing on relevant sociological insights, and based on extensive, up-to-date research studies of work and employment, it brings... Read More about Globalization and Work.

Progressive Education : A critical introduction (2013)
Book
Howlett, J. (2013). Progressive Education : A critical introduction. Bloomsbury Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781472553188

Sustainable School Transformation: An Inside-Out School Led Approach explores how we can best build a truly world class education system. It presents a theoretical and practical case for an alternative approach that combines the rigour of traditional... Read More about Progressive Education : A critical introduction.

‘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.

The Politics of Truth Management in Saudi Arabia (2013)
Book
Shahi, A. The Politics of Truth Management in Saudi Arabia. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315884547

Exploring the management of ‘truth’ in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this book aims to investigate the ways in which the official ‘truth’ is constructed and institutionalised in the country. The Politics of Truth Management in Saudi Arabia argues t... Read More about The Politics of Truth Management in Saudi Arabia.

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.

Environmentalism, Resistance and Solidarity: The Politics of Friends of the Earth International (2013)
Book
Doherty, B., & Doyle, T. (2013). Environmentalism, Resistance and Solidarity: The Politics of Friends of the Earth International. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137316714

Drawing from a rich mix of survey data, interviews, and access to internal meetings, Brian Doherty and Timothy Doyle show how FoEI has developed a distinctive environmentalism, which allows for the differences in context between regions and across th... Read More about Environmentalism, Resistance and Solidarity: The Politics of Friends of the Earth International.

Motherhoods, Markets and Consumption (Ed. L Martens) (2013)
Book
Martens, L. (2013). S. O'Donohoe, M. Hogg, P. Maclaran, L. Martens, & L. Stevens (Eds.). Motherhoods, Markets and Consumption (Ed. L Martens). Taylor and Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203469729

It takes more than a baby to make a mother, and mothers make more than babies. Bringing together a range of international studies, Motherhoods, Markets and Consumption examines how marketing and consumer culture constructs particular images of what m... Read More about Motherhoods, Markets and Consumption (Ed. L Martens).

The making of mothers (2013)
Book Chapter
O'Donohoe, S., Hogg, M., Maclaran, P., Martens, L., & Stevens, L. (2013). The making of mothers. In Motherhoods, Markets and Consumption. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203469729-1

In Korean author Kyung-sook Shin's best-selling novel, Please Look After Mom, when an elderly mother goes missing in Seoul, her family are desperate to find her, but to no avail. The book revolves around their search, with each chapter narrated by a... Read More about The making of mothers.

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.

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?.

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.