Populism, scandal management and state-facilitated “covid-corruption” in the United Kingdom (2021)
Journal Article
Corcoran. (2021). Populism, scandal management and state-facilitated “covid-corruption” in the United Kingdom. Archiwum Medycyny Sądowej i Kryminologii, 39-61. https://doi.org/10.7420/AK2021.33

The pandemic presented a uniquely unrestricted bonanza in many countries for opportunistic profitmaking at the public expense. In the United Kingdom, this took the form of collusion between senior political figures and business associates in purchasi... Read More about Populism, scandal management and state-facilitated “covid-corruption” in the United Kingdom.

A commitment to marginalized children in the European Union: The hope and challenges of the EU Child Guarantee (2021)
Journal Article
Rigby, M. J. (2022). A commitment to marginalized children in the European Union: The hope and challenges of the EU Child Guarantee. Child: Care, Health and Development, 48(1), 170-174. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12907

While children in general are usually seen as a societal priority, many children are disadvantaged by marginalization, with adverse effects on health and development. Following feasibility studies, the European Commission has now adopted a formal Chi... Read More about A commitment to marginalized children in the European Union: The hope and challenges of the EU Child Guarantee.

'We did everything we could': An account of toxic leadership (2021)
Journal Article
Paton, C. (2021). 'We did everything we could': An account of toxic leadership. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 36(6), 1972-1989. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3264

BACKGROUND: The UK government's reckless and incompetent response to Covid-19 has produced an outcome which is amongst the worst in the world, and arguably the worst in terms of deaths per 100,000 population of major countries (especially when one me... Read More about 'We did everything we could': An account of toxic leadership.

The Unexpected Consequences of the EU Right to Be Forgotten: Internet Search Engines As Fundamental Rights Adjudicators (2021)
Book Chapter
(2021). The Unexpected Consequences of the EU Right to Be Forgotten: Internet Search Engines As Fundamental Rights Adjudicators. In Personal Data Protection and Legal Developments in the European Union (1746 - 1768). https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8954-0.ch084

<jats:p>The right to be forgotten as established in the CJEU's decision in Google Spain is the first online data privacy right recognized in the EU legal order. This contribution explores two currently underdeveloped in the literature aspects of the... Read More about The Unexpected Consequences of the EU Right to Be Forgotten: Internet Search Engines As Fundamental Rights Adjudicators.

The international politics of COP26 (2021)
Journal Article
Vogler. (2021). The international politics of COP26. Scottish Geographical Journal, 136(1-4), 31 - 35. https://doi.org/10.1080/14702541.2020.1863610

This paper considers the international political context of the UK presidency of COP26 and reflects upon past experience in which climate change discussions, despite their distinctive nature, cannot be effectively isolated from great power politics.... Read More about The international politics of COP26.

E-transparency and government budgetary corruption: A social marketing and transformation case from Nigeria (2021)
Journal Article
Olarewaju, T., Rufai, I., & Gallage, S. (2021). E-transparency and government budgetary corruption: A social marketing and transformation case from Nigeria. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 87(3), https://doi.org/10.1002/isd2.12167

This article shows how Information and Communication Technology (ICT), incorporating social media, can lead to accountability and transparency in a government's budget. Specifically, it examined how a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) used ICT to f... Read More about E-transparency and government budgetary corruption: A social marketing and transformation case from Nigeria.