Outputs (522)

Why universalism (2016)
Journal Article

This is a defence of a universalist position against many who have critiqued it - for example, against post modern critiques and identity theory critiques.

Book review: The Oxford Handbook of German Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century (2016)
Journal Article

Book review

Book review: Interanimations: Receiving Modern German Philosophy (2016)
Journal Article

Book review

Real World Research (2016)
Book

Real world research is a common responsibility of professionals and practitioners in a wide range of both public and private settings. These include teachers, social workers and health service professionals, managers and specialists in business, arc... Read More about Real World Research.

Human rights in the overseas territories: In policy but not in practice? (2016)
Journal Article

Since the late 1990s emphasis has been placed by the UK government on enhancing human rights in its Overseas Territories. Some early changes were enforced, but more recently persuasion and capacity building have been prioritised. However, due to the... Read More about Human rights in the overseas territories: In policy but not in practice?.

‘Not a big deal’? exploring the accounts of adult children of lesbian, gay and trans parents (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Taylor & Francis. Most literature on lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans families has focused on the psychological and social well-being of school aged children with lesbian, gay and trans (LGT) parents. The aim of the present study was to expl... Read More about ‘Not a big deal’? exploring the accounts of adult children of lesbian, gay and trans parents.

Police Attitudes in England to Return Interviews, in Repeat Missing Person Cases (2016)
Journal Article

Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. The aim of this article is to examine the attitudes of English police officers to return interviews of people who are reported missing repeatedly (e.g. three times or more). In addition to a brief police ‘Sa... Read More about Police Attitudes in England to Return Interviews, in Repeat Missing Person Cases.

Leverhulme international network (2016)
Journal Article

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

Networks of violence in the production of young women's trajectories and subjectivities (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Feminist Review. This paper focuses on the deployment and interdependence of different expressions of gendered and classed violence in shaping the choices, trajectories and subjectivities of young women on vocational beauty therapy courses. It... Read More about Networks of violence in the production of young women's trajectories and subjectivities.

Wearing a gay slogan t-shirt in the higher education classroom: A cautionary tale (2016)
Journal Article

© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015. Evidence from numerous studies suggests that homophobia and heterosexism remain common on university campuses. Since the 1970s LGBT academics have been encouraged to ‘put themselves on the line’ and ‘come out’ in the cla... Read More about Wearing a gay slogan t-shirt in the higher education classroom: A cautionary tale.

The Tusk proposal and the Brexit debate: Not a bad deal at all? (2016)
Journal Article

Of course ‘nothing is agreed until everything is agreed’, but, as it stands, the Draft proposal for a Council Decision (EUCO 4/16) contains a number of concessions going a long way in the direction of the concerns raised by British Eurosceptics. For... Read More about The Tusk proposal and the Brexit debate: Not a bad deal at all?.

Foucault and the government of disability (2016)
Journal Article

In this second edition of Foucault and the Government of Disability there are four new chap- ters in Part v, ‘Disability and Governmentality in the Present’, but it is a book worth reading from the start for the rst time and for the second time. Thi... Read More about Foucault and the government of disability.

The Life Course: A Sociological Introduction
Book

Age-dissimilar couples and romantic relationships: Ageless love? by Lara McKenzie [Book review] (2016)
Journal Article

Book review

Leveraging affect: Mobilizing enthusiasm and the co-production of the musical economy (2016)
Book Chapter

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.

Rethinking feminism debate
Other

We think feminism fights for equality for everyone. But from the right to wear headscarves to the refusal of contraception, ideas of what is fair and what equality is vary dramatically. Does feminism lack a universal goal because its an impossible dr... Read More about Rethinking feminism debate.

Complexity and vulnerability in sexual harm more than a “zero sum” game (2016)
Digital Artefact

A discussion of sexual abuse and its impact on communities, victims and offenders.

Beyond Stockholm: In search of a strategy for the European union’s area of freedom, security, and justice (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Taylor & Francis. The development of the European Union’s Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice (AFSJ) has been identified by the Lisbon Treaty (2009) as one of the key objectives of the European Union (EU). Recent events have also highligh... Read More about Beyond Stockholm: In search of a strategy for the European union’s area of freedom, security, and justice.

The European referendum: Agriculture, food and rural policy issues (2016)
Preprint / Working Paper

Pre-referendum briefing paper on agricultural and food aspects of Brexit.

Exploring the Concepts of Recognition and Shame for Social Work (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 GAPS. Recognition and shame are both concepts that potentially offer social workers a structure to build practice on; two states experienced by both social workers and service users. ‘Recognition’, within social, political and economic thought... Read More about Exploring the Concepts of Recognition and Shame for Social Work.