HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform

Research outputs

Has radical participatory online media really 'failed'?: indymedia and its legacies. (2014)
Journal Article
(2014). Has radical participatory online media really 'failed'?: indymedia and its legacies. Convergence, 419 - 437. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856514541352

This article evaluates the contemporary state of radical participatory online news network Indymedia. After examining criticisms levelled at Indymedia from within critical communications and social movement studies, it provides a tabulated overview o... Read More about Has radical participatory online media really 'failed'?: indymedia and its legacies..

A transnational bicultural place model of cultural selves and psychological citizenship: the case of Chinese immigrants in Britain (2014)
Journal Article
(2014). A transnational bicultural place model of cultural selves and psychological citizenship: the case of Chinese immigrants in Britain. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 440 - 450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2014.10.005

The transnational bicultural place of Hong Kong (HK) Chinese immigrants in United Kingdom (UK) comprises bicultural social networks of UK British and UK Chinese connected transnationally by a third network of home compatriots (HK Chinese). Through de... Read More about A transnational bicultural place model of cultural selves and psychological citizenship: the case of Chinese immigrants in Britain.

Trends in the management of registered sexual offenders across England and Wales: a geographical approach to the study of sexual offending (2014)
Journal Article
(2014). Trends in the management of registered sexual offenders across England and Wales: a geographical approach to the study of sexual offending. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 56 - 70. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2014.949314

Social scientists, and geographers in particular, have long been interested in examining spatial patterns of offending in order to generate a “geography” of crime and criminality. This paper examines what value, if any, a geographical approach to the... Read More about Trends in the management of registered sexual offenders across England and Wales: a geographical approach to the study of sexual offending.

Efficacy and well-being in rural north India: the role of social identification with a large-scale community identity (2014)
Journal Article
(2014). Efficacy and well-being in rural north India: the role of social identification with a large-scale community identity. European Journal of Social Psychology, 787-798. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2060

Identifying with a group can contribute to a sense of well-being. The mechanisms involved are diverse: social identification with a group can impact individuals' beliefs about issues such as their connections with others, the availability of social s... Read More about Efficacy and well-being in rural north India: the role of social identification with a large-scale community identity.

Abolishing the stigma of punishments served (2014)
Journal Article
(2014). Abolishing the stigma of punishments served. Criminal Justice Matters, 22 -23. https://doi.org/10.1080/09627251.2014.950521

The Benthamite workhouse principle of ‘less eligibility’ dates back to the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 and, since its application to the sphere of criminal justice, has long dictated that prisoners and other lawbreakers should always be last in the q... Read More about Abolishing the stigma of punishments served.

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.