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Reflections on a revolution: In conversation with Selwyn Strachan (2015)
Journal Article
Clegg, P. (2015). Reflections on a revolution: In conversation with Selwyn Strachan

Reflections on a Revolution: In Conversation with Selwyn Strachan was organised by the University of the West of England’s Social Science in the City strand, and took place in Bristol, UK on 22nd May 2014. What follows is an edited transcript of the... Read More about Reflections on a revolution: In conversation with Selwyn Strachan.

Public health approaches to sexual harm (2015)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2015, December). Public health approaches to sexual harm. Paper presented at Notting Trent Study Day, University of Nottingham, UK

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

The Risk of Freedom: Ethics, Phenomenology, and Politics in Jan Patočka (2015)
Book
Tava, F. (2015). The Risk of Freedom: Ethics, Phenomenology, and Politics in Jan Patočka. London, New York: Rowman & Littlefield International

he Risk of Freedom presents an in-depth analysis of the philosophy of Jan Patočka, one of the most influential Central European thinkers of the twentieth century, examining both the phenomenological and ethical-political aspects of his work. In parti... Read More about The Risk of Freedom: Ethics, Phenomenology, and Politics in Jan Patočka.

A psychosocial exploration of the lifelong impact of being in care as a child and resilience over a life span (2015)
Thesis
Guest, Y. A psychosocial exploration of the lifelong impact of being in care as a child and resilience over a life span. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/803131

Background Care experienced adults (adults who were in foster care, kinship care, residential care or were adopted) are assumed to be more vulnerable than the general population across numerous domains: educational underachievement, unemployment, po... Read More about A psychosocial exploration of the lifelong impact of being in care as a child and resilience over a life span.

What difference do directly elected mayors make? A panel discussion (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Janke, B., Harrison, B., Sweeting, D., Oliver, T., & Ayres, S. (2015, November). What difference do directly elected mayors make? A panel discussion. Presented at Thinking Futures: What difference do directly elected mayors make?, Watershed, Bristol, UK

Thinking Futures festival discussion (part of ESRC Festival of Social Science), convened by the University of Bristol exploring the success of the Directly Elected Mayor model. Panel Abstract: Strengthening city leadership by introducing directly... Read More about What difference do directly elected mayors make? A panel discussion.

Grenada: Revolution and Invasion (2015)
Book
Clegg, P. (2015). P. Lewis, G. Williams, & P. Clegg (Eds.), Grenada: Revolution and Invasion. University of the West Indies Press

Grenada: Revolution and Invasion is a wide-ranging collection of essays by academics in the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and the United States, each with a unique perspective on the revolution and its effects. The Grenada events of 1979–1983, especi... Read More about Grenada: Revolution and Invasion.

Preventing sexual violence and abuse in the UK (2015)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K. (2015, October). Preventing sexual violence and abuse in the UK. Paper presented at ATSA Conference, Montreal, Canada

A research paper looking at current thinking and practices around the engagement of communities in preventing sexual harm – especially public health and innovative approaches

'Eating disorders are not about food, they're about life': Client perspectives on anorexia nervosa treatment (2015)
Journal Article
Rance, N., Moller, N. P., & Clarke, V. (2017). 'Eating disorders are not about food, they're about life': Client perspectives on anorexia nervosa treatment. Journal of Health Psychology, 22(5), 582-594. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105315609088

© SAGE Publications. Poor success rates and high levels of dropout are common features in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. Using semi-structured interviews, this study elicited the views of 12 women who were recovered, or in recovery, for anorexia... Read More about 'Eating disorders are not about food, they're about life': Client perspectives on anorexia nervosa treatment.

Techniques of self-knowledge in Nietzsche and Freud (2015)
Journal Article
Mitcheson, K. (2015). Techniques of self-knowledge in Nietzsche and Freud. Journal of Nietzsche Studies, 46(3), 328-348. https://doi.org/10.5325/jnietstud.46.3.0328

Copyright © 2015 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Both Nietzsche and Freud believe that our conscious experiences and actions are shaped by the activity of unconscious drives. Despite the significant differences in their unders... Read More about Techniques of self-knowledge in Nietzsche and Freud.

ATSA-2015, Montreal – Conference highlights (2015)
Journal Article
McCartan, K., & Brandt, J. (2015). ATSA-2015, Montreal – Conference highlights

Blog post for Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment blog. The authors discuss the highlights of the 2015 Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers conference.

Universalising politics and process naturalism (2015)
Book Chapter
Assiter, A. (2015). Universalising politics and process naturalism. In G. R. Smulewicz-Zucker, & M. Thompson (Eds.), Radical Intellectuals and the Subversion of Progressive Politics: The Betrayal of Politics. UK: Macmillan

Irigaray, Kant and Kierkegaard (2015)
Book Chapter
Assiter, A. (2015). Irigaray, Kant and Kierkegaard. In H. Marway (Ed.), Women and Violence: The Agency of Victims and Perpetrators. London, UK: Macmillan

Believing vaguely: Religious socialization and Christian beliefs in Britain (2015)
Journal Article
Hunt, S. (2015). Believing vaguely: Religious socialization and Christian beliefs in Britain. Italian Journal of Sociology of Education, 7(3), 10-46

Sociological research focusing on religion has customarily placed processes of socialization at the core of understanding not only individual religious identification, but also the broad aggregate transmission and survival of a generalised religious... Read More about Believing vaguely: Religious socialization and Christian beliefs in Britain.

The importance of political parties in county government (2015)
Book Chapter
Copus, C., Sweeting, D., & Oliver, T. (2015). The importance of political parties in county government. In X. Bertrana, B. Egner, & H. Heinelt (Eds.), Policy Making at the Second Tier of Local Government in Europe: What is Happening in Provinces, Counties, Départements and Landkreise in the On-Going Rescaling of Statehood? (163-178). Oxford, England: Routledge

The chapter examines the organisation, activities and impact of party politics on the role of the county councillor as an elected representative. It will examine the way county councillors respond to party group demands for their loyalty and the way... Read More about The importance of political parties in county government.

CoSA in the UK (2015)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K., & Kemshall, H. (2015, September). CoSA in the UK. Paper presented at NOTA Annual Conference, Dublin

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

Prevention and Public Health Approaches to Child Sexual Abuse (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Brown, J., & McCartan, K. (2015, September). Prevention and Public Health Approaches to Child Sexual Abuse. Paper presented at NOTA Annual Conference, Dublin

A research paper looking at current thinking and practices around the engagement of communities in preventing sexual harm – especially public health and innovative approaches.

The experiment of incorporating unbounded truth (2015)
Book Chapter
Mitcheson, K. (2015). The experiment of incorporating unbounded truth. In R. Bamford (Ed.), Nietzsche's Free Spirit Philosophy (139-156). Rowman and Littlefield International

This essay addresses two central and contested themes in Nietzsche’s philosophy: the incorporation of truth and the free spirit. I argue that it is the free spirit who takes up the challenge of incorporating truth and that to understand this figure w... Read More about The experiment of incorporating unbounded truth.