Reproductive tourism, through the anthropological “reproscope” (2016)
Journal Article
Nahman, M. (2016). Reproductive tourism, through the anthropological “reproscope”. Annual Review of Anthropology, 45, 417-432

This review analyses the emerging literature on ‘reproductive tourism’ through a metaphorical ‘reproscope’ focusing largely on cross-border egg donation and surrogacy as the prime areas of contemporary anthropological investigation. Whilst acknowledg... Read More about Reproductive tourism, through the anthropological “reproscope”.

Thinking after Europe: Jan Patočka and Politics (2016)
Book
Tava, F., & Meacham, D. E. (Eds.). (2016). Thinking after Europe: Jan Patočka and Politics. London, New York: Rowman & Littlefield International

Jan Patočka, perhaps more so than any other philosopher in the twentieth century, managed to combine intense philosophical insight with a farsighted analysis of the idea and challenges facing Europe as a historical, cultural and political signifier.... Read More about Thinking after Europe: Jan Patočka and Politics.

Farewell, dear friend: The sociology of pet grief (2016)
Journal Article
Mackay, F. (2016). Farewell, dear friend: The sociology of pet grief

An introduction to the sociology of pet grief, looking at data from the British Mass Observation Project and considering theories from the field of Animal Studies as well as Butler's theory of 'grievability'.

Understanding the role of prevention in child sexual abuse (2016)
Digital Artefact
Brown, J., & McCartan, K. (2016). Understanding the role of prevention in child sexual abuse

A discussion of the role of the Child Sexual Abuse prevention agenda.

(re) integration, risk management & public protection (2016)
Digital Artefact
McCartan, K. (2016). (re) integration, risk management & public protection

A discussion of sex offender management in the community.

Putting prevention into practice: Impacts and implications (2016)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2016, July). Putting prevention into practice: Impacts and implications. Paper presented at Preventing Sexual Harm Conference, London, UK

A research paper discussing current approaches to public health interventions in the sexual abuse field.

Corrado Alvaro and the Calabrian mafia: A critical case study of the use of literary and journalistic texts in research on Italian organized crime (2016)
Journal Article
Phillips, A. (2017). Corrado Alvaro and the Calabrian mafia: A critical case study of the use of literary and journalistic texts in research on Italian organized crime. Trends in Organized Crime, 20(1-2), 179-195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12117-016-9285-0

The Calabrian mafia, or ‘Ndrangheta, is a hugely powerful international crime syndicate, with origins that can be traced back to the late nineteenth century. By far the least studied of Italy’s ‘big three’ mafias, socio-historical research on the ear... Read More about Corrado Alvaro and the Calabrian mafia: A critical case study of the use of literary and journalistic texts in research on Italian organized crime.

Leverhulme online debate 5 (2016)
Digital Artefact
McCartan, K. (2016). Leverhulme online debate 5

A discussion of the work and practices of an international network.

Disabled children's childhoods: What are the research priorities? (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Curran, T. (2016, July). Disabled children's childhoods: What are the research priorities?. Paper presented at 24th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavorial Development, Vilnius, Lithuania

This paper discusses the discourses of childhood and disability to develop research questions that are concerned with disabled children's childhoods. The three principles proposed focus on the views of disabled children; discuss the ethics involved a... Read More about Disabled children's childhoods: What are the research priorities?.

Understanding Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) and their role in sex offender management (2016)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K., & Lobanov-Rotovsky, C. (2016, July). Understanding Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) and their role in sex offender management. Paper presented at Sex Offender Management Board Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA

A research paper based on MAPPA and sex offender management practices in the UK and how they relate to current USA practice.

Circles of support and accountability: Understanding, comparing & using research (2016)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2016, July). Circles of support and accountability: Understanding, comparing & using research. Paper presented at Sex Offender Management Board Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA

A research paper based on recent research funded by the cabinet office on CoSA in the UK.

Beyond the blank cheque: Arming iran during the ford administration (2016)
Journal Article
McGlinchey, S., & Moran, A. (2016). Beyond the blank cheque: Arming iran during the ford administration. Diplomacy and Statecraft, 27(3), 523-544. https://doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2016.1196074

© 2016 Taylor & Francis. When President Gerald Ford decided tomaintain and deepen arms relations with Iran, he cemented a momentum that became near impossible for a successor to break by continuing the policy of his predecessor Richard Nixon. Nixon... Read More about Beyond the blank cheque: Arming iran during the ford administration.

Developing, evidencing and implementing a evidence base for CoSA (2016)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2016, July). Developing, evidencing and implementing a evidence base for CoSA. Paper presented at Workshop for Colorado CoSA, Boulder, Colorado, USA

An all day workshop based on recent research funded by the cabinet office on CoSA in the UK as well as other USA/USA research.

Understanding and responding to child sexual abuse (2016)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2016, June). Understanding and responding to child sexual abuse. Paper presented at NSPCC National Conference, London, UK

A research paper discussing current approaches to public health interventions in the sexual abuse field

The brave struggle: Jan Patočka on Europe’s past and future (2016)
Journal Article
Tava, F. (2016). The brave struggle: Jan Patočka on Europe’s past and future. Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology, 47(3), 242-259. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071773.2016.1180854

© 2016 The British Society for Phenomenology. This article proposes to investigate Jan Patočka’s idea of “postEurope”, in the context of his understanding of European contemporary history. Therefore, I first stress how important it is for Patočka to... Read More about The brave struggle: Jan Patočka on Europe’s past and future.

Phenomenology and the idea of Europe: Introductory remarks (2016)
Journal Article
Tava, F. (2016). Phenomenology and the idea of Europe: Introductory remarks. Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology, 47(3), 205-209. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071773.2016.1180851

Introduction to the Special Issue of the Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology, 'Phenomenology and the Idea of Europe'.

European institutions? (2016)
Journal Article
Meacham, D., & Meacham, D. E. (2016). European institutions?. Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology, 47(3), 226-241. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071773.2016.1180853

© 2016 The British Society for Phenomenology. The aim of this article is to sketch a phenomenological theory of political institutions and to apply it to some objections and questions raised by Pierre Manent about the project of the European Union an... Read More about European institutions?.

(Mis)conceptualising themes, thematic analysis, and other problems with Fugard and Potts’ (2015) sample-size tool for thematic analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2016). (Mis)conceptualising themes, thematic analysis, and other problems with Fugard and Potts’ (2015) sample-size tool for thematic analysis. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 19(6), 739-743. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2016.1195588

One of us (VC) was having a conversation with a student recently about the origins and history of thematic analysis (TA). The student had read Qualitative Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy (McLeod, 2011), a text which presents TA as a variant... Read More about (Mis)conceptualising themes, thematic analysis, and other problems with Fugard and Potts’ (2015) sample-size tool for thematic analysis.

Romanian IVF: a brief history through the ‘lens’ of labour, migration and global egg donation markets (2016)
Journal Article
Nahman, M. R., & Nahman, M. (2016). Romanian IVF: a brief history through the ‘lens’ of labour, migration and global egg donation markets. Reproductive Biomedicine and Society Online, 2, 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbms.2016.06.001

© 2016 The Author This paper centres on a history of Romanian IVF, including the achievement of significant milestones and the establishment of key clinics. In addition to examining some of the legal and ethical aspects of IVF in Romania, the paper a... Read More about Romanian IVF: a brief history through the ‘lens’ of labour, migration and global egg donation markets.

Understanding sex offenders (2016)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2016, June). Understanding sex offenders. Paper presented at The Schools Forum, Caritas, London, UK

A research update on current knowledge on sexual abuse/exploitation in institutions