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Epidemiology and public health intelligence (2016)
Book Chapter
Bray, I., Bray, I., & Regmi, K. (2016). Epidemiology and public health intelligence. In K. Regmi, & I. Gee (Eds.), Public Health Intelligence: Issues of Measure and Method (19-40). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28326-5_2

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. This chapter provides an introduction to epidemiology. It covers the key epidemiological concepts such as bias and confounding, as well as providing an overview of the nature, history and types of... Read More about Epidemiology and public health intelligence.

Leveraging affect: Mobilizing enthusiasm and the co-production of the musical economy (2016)
Book Chapter
Webb, P., Leyshon, A., Thrift, N., Crewe, L., & French, S. (2016). Leveraging affect: Mobilizing enthusiasm and the co-production of the musical economy. In B. J. Hracs, M. Seman, & T. E. Virani (Eds.), The Production and Consumption of Music in the Digital Age. United Kingdom: Routledge

This chapter considers the promises and problems of fandom and enthusiasm within capitalism, with particular reference to rise of crowdsourcing as a means of mobilising fan enthusiasm to fund new creative projects, with a particular focus on the musi... Read More about Leveraging affect: Mobilizing enthusiasm and the co-production of the musical economy.

Theoretical underpinnings: Relational frame theory and contextual behavioral science in a higher education context (2016)
Book Chapter
McHugh, L., Sandoz, E., & Hooper, N. (2016). Theoretical underpinnings: Relational frame theory and contextual behavioral science in a higher education context. In J. Block-Lerner, & L. Cardaciatto (Eds.), The Mindfulness-Informed Educator. Routledge

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Changing course: From a victim/offender duality to a public health perspective (2016)
Book Chapter
Tabachnick, J., McCartan, K., & Panaro, R. (2016). Changing course: From a victim/offender duality to a public health perspective. In R. Laws, & W. O’Donoghue (Eds.), Treatment of Sex Offenders: Strengths and Weaknesses in Assessment and Intervention (323-342). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25868-3_14

Research suggests that only a more comprehensive multilevel approach to sexual violence prevention will integrate existing efforts to incarcerate offenders and provide services to victims into broader strategies to educate communities and change the... Read More about Changing course: From a victim/offender duality to a public health perspective.

Thematic analysis (2016)
Book Chapter
Clarke, V., & Braun, V. (2016). Thematic analysis. In E. Lyons, & A. Coyle (Eds.), Analysing Qualitative Data in Psychology. (Second). London: SAGE Publications (UK and US)

This chapter provides an introduction to thematic analysis (TA) as a method for identifying and interpreting patterns in qualitative data. We distinguish between two main ‘schools’ of TA – (1) approaches with a foothold in quantitative research, whic... Read More about Thematic analysis.

Pitcairn (2016)
Book Chapter
Clegg, P. (2016). Pitcairn. In S. Levine (Ed.), Pacific Ways: Government and Politics in the Pacific Islands (248-257). New Zealand: Victoria University Press

This chapter provides a brief history of the Pitcairn Islands, before examining the constitutional system, and the challenges threatening the islands' sustainability.

Biologism and supercivilisation (2016)
Book Chapter
Meacham, D. E. (2016). Biologism and supercivilisation. In F. Tava, & D. E. Meacham (Eds.), Thinking After Europe: Jan Patočka and Politics. Rowman and Littlefield International

Towards the end of one of his last texts, “The Schema of History” (Das Geschichtsschema, written in German between 1975 and 1976), Patočka poses a question that orients much of his late thought on the concepts of “post-Europe,” the “solidarity of the... Read More about Biologism and supercivilisation.

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

Métaphysique, politique et nihilisme chez Heidegger et Jünger (2015)
Book Chapter
Keane, N. (2015). Métaphysique, politique et nihilisme chez Heidegger et Jünger. In B. Lévy (Ed.), La Règle du jeu N° 58/59, Septembre 2015 (343-379). LA RÈGLE DU JEU, PARIS

Dans une épigraphe ouvrant le volume 94 de la Gesamtausgabe(1), Heidegger cite le passage suivant du Théétète de Platon : « Panta gar tolmêteon », que l'on pourrait traduire par « il faut prendre un risque en toute chose » ou encore : « il faut oser... Read More about Métaphysique, politique et nihilisme chez Heidegger et Jünger.

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.

Faith and religion (2015)
Book Chapter
Hunt, S. (2015). Faith and religion. In D. Paternotte, & M. Tremblay (Eds.), The Ashgate Research Companion to Lesbian and Gay Activism (234-271). Farnham: Ashgate

This chapter investigates the impact of LGBT activist groups within the major world religions. It focuses upon a number of crucial variables which shape mobilisation and levels of success: - The views of a particular religion in the way that it con... Read More about Faith and religion.

Art, creativity and the paranormal (2015)
Book Chapter
Holt, N. J. (2015). Art, creativity and the paranormal. In M. Cardin (Ed.), Ghosts, Spirits and Psychics: The Paranormal from Alchemy to Zombies. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO

Hallucinations (2015)
Book Chapter
Holt, N. J. (2015). Hallucinations. In M. Cardin (Ed.), Ghosts, Spirits and Psychics: The Paranormal from Alchemy to Zombies. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO

Moving prison health promotion along: Towards an integrative framework for action to develop health promotion and tackle the social determinants of health (2015)
Book Chapter
Woodall, J., De Viggiani, N., Dixey, R., & South, J. (2015). Moving prison health promotion along: Towards an integrative framework for action to develop health promotion and tackle the social determinants of health. In H. Smith (Ed.), Criminal Justice and Public Health. USA: Routledge

The criminal justice system now serves as the chief provider of health care services to a significant portion of society. This includes the provision of physical and mental health care for offender populations who require substantial health care reso... Read More about Moving prison health promotion along: Towards an integrative framework for action to develop health promotion and tackle the social determinants of health.

Schizotypy: A creative advantage? (2015)
Book Chapter
Holt, N. J. (2015). Schizotypy: A creative advantage?. In O. Mason, & G. Claridge (Eds.), Schizotypy: New Dimensions (197-214). Oxford: Routledge

Considering different types of creativity and different traits of schizotypy, this chapter reviews the evidence for a link between the two. It is argued that there are multiple connections between schizotypy and creativity, some direct and some indir... Read More about Schizotypy: A creative advantage?.