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Quality of life research in economics: An introduction to the special issue (2012)
Journal Article

This special issue highlights the growing trend in applied economics research of the use and analysis of subjective concepts, such as quality of life. It contains five studies that highlight the broad range of research currently in vogue, including t... Read More about Quality of life research in economics: An introduction to the special issue.

Human Dignity and Socio-Economic Rights (2012)
Journal Article

The South African Constitution numbers among a very few constitutions around the world which include justiciable socio-economic rights. One of the controversies surrounding judicial enforcement of such rights is the extent to which it is appropriate... Read More about Human Dignity and Socio-Economic Rights.

Global database on large magnitude explosive volcanic eruptions (LaMEVE) (2012)
Journal Article

© 2012 Crosweller et al. To facilitate the assessment of hazards and risk from volcanoes, we have created a comprehensive global database of Quaternary Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE). This forms part of the larger Volcanic Glob... Read More about Global database on large magnitude explosive volcanic eruptions (LaMEVE).

The importance of internal conversations and reflexivity for work-based students in higher education: Valuing contextual continuity and 'giving something back' (2012)
Journal Article

This paper utilises the theories of Archer to explore the impact of student 'internal conversations' upon the development of reflexive approaches employed by work-based students (WBS). The study informing this paper draws on the voices of a range of... Read More about The importance of internal conversations and reflexivity for work-based students in higher education: Valuing contextual continuity and 'giving something back'.

'Heterodox economics' and the problems of classification (2012)
Journal Article

This paper discusses classification in Economics via the case of 'heterodox economics (HE)'. It argues that the debate over HE reflects several important methodological issues: the need and motives for classification, and its consequences; dualism; a... Read More about 'Heterodox economics' and the problems of classification.

Suburban Neighbourhood Adaptation for a Changing Climate (SNACC) final report (2012)
Report

The report presents findings from the Suburban Neighbourhood Adaptation to a Changing Climate (SNACC) project. The project tested the effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability of a range of adaptations to the physical environment (i.e. to homes, g... Read More about Suburban Neighbourhood Adaptation for a Changing Climate (SNACC) final report.

Influence of oilseed supplement ranging in n-6/n-3 ratio on fatty acid composition and δ5-, δ6-desaturase protein expression in steer muscles (2012)
Journal Article

This study investigated effects of roasted or extruded oilseed supplementation ranging in n-6/n-3 ratios from 0.3 to 5.0 on the fatty acid composition and expression of delta-5 desaturase (δ5d) and δ6-desaturase (δ6d) protein in commercial steer chee... Read More about Influence of oilseed supplement ranging in n-6/n-3 ratio on fatty acid composition and δ5-, δ6-desaturase protein expression in steer muscles.

Learning from project management implementation by applying a management innovation lens (2012)
Journal Article

Management innovation is a complex and dynamic process of organizational change that is not well understood. Drawing from the innovation and organizational change literatures, and using project management as an example of one particular form of manag... Read More about Learning from project management implementation by applying a management innovation lens.

Mobilising differential visions for new product innovation (2012)
Journal Article

In contexts of complexity and high uncertainty, turning the differing visions of stakeholders into a shared attainable vision is crucial to the creation, validation and acceptance of a realized innovation. This paper seeks to explore the contingency... Read More about Mobilising differential visions for new product innovation.

Why appearance matters (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Leaving the Philippines: Oral histories of nurses' transition to Canadian nursing practice (2012)
Journal Article

Filipino nurses are the leading group of immigrant nurses in Canada, making up a substantial portion of the nursing workforce, yet little is known about the contexts surrounding their immigration and transition experiences at the individual level. Th... Read More about Leaving the Philippines: Oral histories of nurses' transition to Canadian nursing practice.

Secret societies (2012)
Book Chapter

Poison (2012)
Book Chapter

Edward Bulwer Lytton (2012)
Book Chapter

The deliberate infliction of pain (2012)
Journal Article

John Moore says that we should not forget that punishment is a nasty business.

It is all in the mind: How the pseudo-science of phrenology changed penology's understanding of the reformation of criminals (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

How useful are the concepts green growth and green jobs? (2012)
Journal Article

Rationalising risk: Grower strategies to manage plant disease in the UK wheat and potato sectors (2012)
Journal Article

The threat that plant diseases and pests pose to food production and ecosystem services is neither well understood in the social sciences nor publicly debated, despite the fact that it is significant and growing. This paper presents findings from int... Read More about Rationalising risk: Grower strategies to manage plant disease in the UK wheat and potato sectors.

The politics of mobility: Some insights from the study of protest camps (2012)
Book Chapter

Regimes of Camps and Camping. The political mobility of activist encampments
Political encampments have been part and parcel of the politics of New Social Movements in Europe over the last few decades. From the counter-cultural music festival circui... Read More about The politics of mobility: Some insights from the study of protest camps.

Thinking like a wetland (2012)
Journal Article

This article is an invitation to therapeutic deconstruction: a call to reconsider our assumptions about land, water and the relationship between the wet and the dry. It takes the form of a dialogue in which poetry (Gross) and visual art (Price) promp... Read More about Thinking like a wetland.