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Theorising Deep and Shallow Diversity: Critiquing The North Face’s Allyship in the Outdoors program (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Witte, A., & Stanley, P. (2025, August). Theorising Deep and Shallow Diversity: Critiquing The North Face’s Allyship in the Outdoors program. Presented at Royal Geographical Society International Conference, Birmingham, UK

Recreational access to the outdoors is good for human bodyminds (Natural England, 2016a, 2016b). But for many reasons —conceptually divisible into tangible and intangible constraints (Urry, 2007)— some people do not regularly access outdoors spaces.... Read More about Theorising Deep and Shallow Diversity: Critiquing The North Face’s Allyship in the Outdoors program.

Air pollution-associated chronic kidney disease (APA-CKD): evidence from a cross-sectional study of Niger Delta communities (2025)
Journal Article
Okoye, O. C., Carnegie, E., & Mora, L. (2025). Air pollution-associated chronic kidney disease (APA-CKD): evidence from a cross-sectional study of Niger Delta communities. BMJ Open, 15(3), Article e096336. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096336

Objective: Air pollution is an emerging risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) that is typically ignored in preventive interventions. This study investigated whether long-term exposure to ambient air pollution in communities near petrochemical... Read More about Air pollution-associated chronic kidney disease (APA-CKD): evidence from a cross-sectional study of Niger Delta communities.

Storm Darragh Brings Disruption To Irish Sea Ferry Crossings (2025)
Newspaper / Magazine
Potter, A., Whittaker, M., Plant-O'Toole, E., Ferris, T., & Ozoani, C. (2025). Storm Darragh Brings Disruption To Irish Sea Ferry Crossings

The Irish Sea has long been a critical corridor for commerce, travel, and cultural exchange between the UK and Ireland, reflecting a longstanding history of economic and cultural ties. Its waters have enabled the efficient movement of goods, ideas, a... Read More about Storm Darragh Brings Disruption To Irish Sea Ferry Crossings.

Evaluating the benefits of professional events and venues for academic scholars and institutions & their host cities (2025)
Report
Robertson, M. (2025). Evaluating the benefits of professional events and venues for academic scholars and institutions & their host cities. Edinburgh: Edinburgh International Conference Centre

This study is response to a gap in knowledge regards higher education institutions – and their subject or discipline areas - and the motivations for hosting conferences in professional and purpose-built venues, as well any perceived barriers in doin... Read More about Evaluating the benefits of professional events and venues for academic scholars and institutions & their host cities.

Hiking on Uneven Ground: Women’s Negotiations of Access and Inclusion in Scotland (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Witte, A. (2025, August). Hiking on Uneven Ground: Women’s Negotiations of Access and Inclusion in Scotland. Presented at Royal Geographical Society International Conference, Birmingham

Although the Scottish Outdoor Access Code promises to empower everyone to enjoy nature, access is influenced by complex socio-cultural and structural factors. Neither access nor benefits of participation in outdoor leisure are consistently realised f... Read More about Hiking on Uneven Ground: Women’s Negotiations of Access and Inclusion in Scotland.

Us and Them: Affective materialities and the binarizing effects of “study abroad” (2025)
Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2025). Us and Them: Affective materialities and the binarizing effects of “study abroad”. In A. Schwartz, D. Magaña, S. Loza, & D. Grammon (Eds.), Aquí se habla: Centering the local and personal in Spanish language education. De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111323237-012

In a previous research project (Stanley & Stevenson, 2017), I video-recorded a US-American teacher introducing the topic of study abroad in class. On the recording, she says:
This is Tom, and Tom is currently living in the UK. But he hears about a... Read More about Us and Them: Affective materialities and the binarizing effects of “study abroad”.

Improving And Enhancing Scenario Planning: Futures Thinking (2025)
Book
Crawford, M. M., & Wright, G. (Eds.). (2025). Improving And Enhancing Scenario Planning: Futures Thinking. Edward Elgar Publishing

This book presents a contemporary view of the approaches and theories informing global scenario planning and foresight science. The collection of chapters details new and broader views of futures thinking, scenario methodologies, innovative developme... Read More about Improving And Enhancing Scenario Planning: Futures Thinking.

Navigating the Impact of Digital Technologies on the Multigenerational Workforce in the Post-Covid Work Environment (2025)
Book Chapter
Doargajudhur, M., & Baboo, S. (2025). Navigating the Impact of Digital Technologies on the Multigenerational Workforce in the Post-Covid Work Environment. In M. Anshari, M. Nabil Almunawar, & P. Ordóñez de Pablos (Eds.), Impacts of Digital Technologies Across Generations (249-274). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-6366-9

In the wake of the pandemic, the workplace dynamics has changed significantly, particularly, the integration of digital technologies. The new workplace is also experiencing changes in its demographics as this is the first time in history that five ge... Read More about Navigating the Impact of Digital Technologies on the Multigenerational Workforce in the Post-Covid Work Environment.

An Evaluation of Ireland’s Transport Planning Policies’ Alignment to the EU’s Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP) and Sustainable Urban Logistics Planning (SULP) (2025)
Report
Plant, E., Ozoani, C., Hayes, T., & Kenny, J. (2025). An Evaluation of Ireland’s Transport Planning Policies’ Alignment to the EU’s Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP) and Sustainable Urban Logistics Planning (SULP). Chartered Institute for Logistics and Transport

this policy study to assess Ireland’s transport planning framework and its alignment with Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) and Sustainable Urban Logistics Plans (SULPs). This research builds upon two previous studies that examined the state o... Read More about An Evaluation of Ireland’s Transport Planning Policies’ Alignment to the EU’s Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP) and Sustainable Urban Logistics Planning (SULP).

Modeling climate policy uncertainty into cryptocurrency volatilities (2025)
Journal Article
Ding, S., Wu, X., Cui, T., Goodell, J. W., & Du, A. M. (2025). Modeling climate policy uncertainty into cryptocurrency volatilities. International Review of Financial Analysis, 102, Article 104030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104030

Climate change is a highly controversial topic within the socioeconomic context. Climate Policy Uncertainty (CPU) arises from the process of climate policies formulation and implementation. This uncertainty impacts financial market volatilities, incl... Read More about Modeling climate policy uncertainty into cryptocurrency volatilities.

Overcoming the Smart City Governance Challenge: An Innovation Management Perspective (2025)
Journal Article
Beckers, D., & Mora, L. (2025). Overcoming the Smart City Governance Challenge: An Innovation Management Perspective. Journal of Urban Technology, 32(2), 85-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2025.2461983

This commentary explores the potential of strengthening smart city development (SCD) governance theory through a more meaningful integration of innovation management studies. We highlight the limited theoretical framework in SCD governance and show h... Read More about Overcoming the Smart City Governance Challenge: An Innovation Management Perspective.

Constructing Childhood Tourism: Critical Literacy and Cultural Awareness through Picture Books (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Victoria, M. (2025, February). Constructing Childhood Tourism: Critical Literacy and Cultural Awareness through Picture Books. Presented at Centre for Higher Education Research, Online

This exploratory research examines how picture books depict travel and cultural exploration, highlighting the simplified and sometimes stereotypical portrayals of people and places. These narratives often romanticise tourism as carefree and consumer-... Read More about Constructing Childhood Tourism: Critical Literacy and Cultural Awareness through Picture Books.

Multimodal communication in intercultural interaction: edited by Ulrike Schroeder, Elisabetta Adami and Jennifer Dailey-O’Cain, New York, Routledge, 2023, 1–249 pp., £125.00 (hardback), ISBN: 9781032130170 (2025)
Journal Article
Victoria, M. (2025). Multimodal communication in intercultural interaction: edited by Ulrike Schroeder, Elisabetta Adami and Jennifer Dailey-O’Cain, New York, Routledge, 2023, 1–249 pp., £125.00 (hardback), ISBN: 9781032130170. Language and Intercultural Communication, 25(2), 306-308. https://doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2025.2464477

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Polish women’s experiences of domestic violence: intersecting roles of migration and socio-cultural, religious and policy contexts in Poland and in the UK (2025)
Journal Article
Anitha, S., Zielinska, I., Rasell, M., & Kane, R. (online). Polish women’s experiences of domestic violence: intersecting roles of migration and socio-cultural, religious and policy contexts in Poland and in the UK. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183x.2025.2467173

Scholarship on domestic violence and abuse has sought to understand how women's experiences are influenced by gender and its intersections with other social relations of power. We draw upon life history interviews with Polish women and interviews wit... Read More about Polish women’s experiences of domestic violence: intersecting roles of migration and socio-cultural, religious and policy contexts in Poland and in the UK.

Reevaluating Intermarket Connectedness: The Impact of Monday Return Calculations on Cryptocurrencies and Traditional Assets (2025)
Journal Article
Ali, F., Du, A. M., & Majeed, M. A. (2025). Reevaluating Intermarket Connectedness: The Impact of Monday Return Calculations on Cryptocurrencies and Traditional Assets. Finance Research Letters, 77, Article 107016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2025.107016

Cryptocurrencies trade continuously, unlike traditional assets limited to weekdays, creating challenges in calculating Monday returns. This paper investigates the impact of four benchmark closing prices—Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and a weekend average... Read More about Reevaluating Intermarket Connectedness: The Impact of Monday Return Calculations on Cryptocurrencies and Traditional Assets.

Collaboration before competition: How smart city entrepreneurs co-create temporary ecosystems to build capacity for learning (2025)
Journal Article
Oliver, P. G., Mora, L., & Zhang, J. (2025). Collaboration before competition: How smart city entrepreneurs co-create temporary ecosystems to build capacity for learning. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 214, Article 124046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2025.124046

This article explores how smart city entrepreneurs (SCEs) learn to address urban sustainability challenges with innovative digital products and services. SCEs embody social, digital, and urban entrepreneurialism features and play a pivotal role in ad... Read More about Collaboration before competition: How smart city entrepreneurs co-create temporary ecosystems to build capacity for learning.

Object authenticity applied to imaginaries of racialized national culture: English-language-school sojourners in Australia (2025)
Journal Article
Stanley, P., & Wight, C. (online). Object authenticity applied to imaginaries of racialized national culture: English-language-school sojourners in Australia. Language and Intercultural Communication, https://doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2025.2464577

This study examines the experiences of international sojourners attending English-language schools in Australia, exploring how these students' imaginaries shape their expectations and perceptions of authenticity. Using qualitative interviews with stu... Read More about Object authenticity applied to imaginaries of racialized national culture: English-language-school sojourners in Australia.

CEO power and firm decarbonisation efforts (2025)
Journal Article
Kwabi, F., Adamolekun, G., & Kyiu, A. (2025). CEO power and firm decarbonisation efforts. International Review of Financial Analysis, 101, Article 104044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104044

Using a global sample of 899 firms from 26 countries for the period 2000 to 2021, this study investigates the effect of CEO power on firms' decarbonisation efforts. We find that firms with higher levels of CEO power are associated with lower carbon e... Read More about CEO power and firm decarbonisation efforts.

Confronting the smart city governance challenge (2025)
Journal Article
Mora, L., Gerli, P., Batty, M., Binet Royall, E., Carfi, N., Coenegrachts, K.-F., de Jong, M., Facchina, M., Janssen, M., Meijer, A., Pasi, G., Perrino, M., Raven, R., Sagar, A., Sancino, A., Santi, P., Sharp, D., Trencher, G., van Zoonen, L., Westerberg, P., …Ziemer, G. (2025). Confronting the smart city governance challenge. Nature Cities, 2, 110–113. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00168-9

Governance inefficiencies threaten the potential of smart city projects to deliver equitable urban transformations. Current strategies often hinder implementation, and risk harmful technological effects on communities. Tackling this challenge demands... Read More about Confronting the smart city governance challenge.

Mitigating Financing Constraints under Economic Uncertainty: The Role of Implicit Government Guarantees in China (2025)
Journal Article
Bi, S., Wei, N., Du, A. M., & Zhou, T. (2025). Mitigating Financing Constraints under Economic Uncertainty: The Role of Implicit Government Guarantees in China. Research in International Business and Finance, 76, Article 102819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2025.102819

In the context of economic policy uncertainty (EPU), firms face significant financing constraints, especially in accessing credit. To address this, governments often provide implicit government guarantees (IGG) to alleviate these constraints. This st... Read More about Mitigating Financing Constraints under Economic Uncertainty: The Role of Implicit Government Guarantees in China.