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Gendered (non)participants?  What constructions of citizenship tell us about democratic governance in the twenty-first century (2007)
Journal Article

A review of political regimes at the end of the twentieth century is undoubtedly marked by many notable and substantive changes, in which the model of 'liberal democracy' became the norm. Yet, what also emerged was an evident gap between the eligibil... Read More about Gendered (non)participants?  What constructions of citizenship tell us about democratic governance in the twenty-first century.

(In)complete acquisition of Turkish among Turkish-German bilinguals in Germany and Turkey: An analysis of complex embeddings in narratives (2007)
Journal Article

Although most researchers recognise that the language repertoire of bilinguals can vary, few studies have tried to address variation in bilingual competence in any detail. This study aims to take a first step towards further understanding the way in... Read More about (In)complete acquisition of Turkish among Turkish-German bilinguals in Germany and Turkey: An analysis of complex embeddings in narratives.

'Bringing great shame upon this city': Sodomy, the courts and the civic idiom in eighteenth-century Bristol (2007)
Journal Article

During the 1730s, Bristol acquired an unenviable reputation as a city in which sodomy was endemic and rarely punished by the civil power. Although the cause lay partly in difficulties experienced in securing convictions, the resolve of magistrates wa... Read More about 'Bringing great shame upon this city': Sodomy, the courts and the civic idiom in eighteenth-century Bristol.