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Aquaculture (2015)
Book Chapter
Briers, R. (2015). Aquaculture. In C. Cater, B. Garrod, & T. Low (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Sustainable Tourism (58). CAB International Publishing

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"We Don't See Things as They Are, We See Things as We Are": Questioning the "Outsider" in Polish Migration Research (2015)
Journal Article
Botterill, K. (2015). "We Don't See Things as They Are, We See Things as We Are": Questioning the "Outsider" in Polish Migration Research. Forum: Qualitative Social Research / Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung, 16(2),

This article offers a reflexive account of conducting research on Polish migration to Scotland from the perspective of the "outsider." The contribution argues for a revision to the insider/outsider dichotomy viewing it as inadequately nuanced in rela... Read More about "We Don't See Things as They Are, We See Things as We Are": Questioning the "Outsider" in Polish Migration Research.

Feederism (2015)
Book
Charles, K., & Palkowski, M. (2015). Feederism. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137470461

Sexualised weight gain, also known as feederism, has become the subject of documentaries, films, and media coverage over the last 15 years. A growing internet community and online presence has brought this fetish to mainstream attention and it has be... Read More about Feederism.

The management of community justice services in Scotland: policy-making and the dynamics of central and local control. (2015)
Book Chapter
Morrison, K. (2015). The management of community justice services in Scotland: policy-making and the dynamics of central and local control. In M. Wasik, & S. Santatzoglou (Eds.), The management of change in criminal justice: who knows best? (152-169). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137462497_9

For observers of, and those involved with, the Probation Service in England and Wales, this is a bleak time. As the Ministry of Justice pushes through reforms which will see 70% of Probation Trusts’ work outsourced to voluntary and private bidders on... Read More about The management of community justice services in Scotland: policy-making and the dynamics of central and local control..

Health screening of captive bred water voles released in England. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Girling, S. J., Fraser, M., Pizzi, R., Brown, D., Gow, D., Northey, R., & Campbell-Palmer, R. (2015, May). Health screening of captive bred water voles released in England. Presented at Health & Disease in Translocated Wild Animals ZSL

It has been estimated that over the course of the last century the water vole (Arvicola amphibius) has undergone a range decline in mainland Britain in excess of 90%. This species is considered as requiring significant national conservation concern a... Read More about Health screening of captive bred water voles released in England..

Long-term recovery from addiction: criminal justice involvement and positive criminology? (2015)
Book Chapter
Best, D., & Aston, E. V. (2015). Long-term recovery from addiction: criminal justice involvement and positive criminology?. In N. Ronel, & D. Segev (Eds.), Positive Criminology: the good can overcome the bad (177-193). Routledge

The positive criminology perspective looks at positive life influences that distance individuals from offending, and enable the growth of personal and social strengths. Within a recovery model for alcohol and drug addiction, as part of a strengths-ba... Read More about Long-term recovery from addiction: criminal justice involvement and positive criminology?.

Putting employer engagement at the heart of Higher Education degree programmes. Sharing Edinburgh Napier University’s experiences. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, D., & Hussian, M. (2015, September). Putting employer engagement at the heart of Higher Education degree programmes. Sharing Edinburgh Napier University’s experiences. Presented at 6th International Conference Education, Research & Development

Edinburgh Napier University has 50 year history of working with regional employers to develop programmes of study which produce appropriately skilled and qualified graduates. Recently, through the nationally funded Graduate Employability Project sev... Read More about Putting employer engagement at the heart of Higher Education degree programmes. Sharing Edinburgh Napier University’s experiences..