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EU Migrants in Wales: Still Welcome? (2024)
Book Chapter
Drinkwater, S., Guma, T., Goodwin-Hawkins, B., & Dafydd Jones, R. (in press). EU Migrants in Wales: Still Welcome?. In C. Wyn Edwards, R. Dafydd Jones, & L. Shobiye (Eds.), A welcoming nation? Intersectional approaches to migration and diversity in Wales. University of Wales Press

Training Sports Officials' Communication: From a toolbox of skills to adapting appropriately to audience and situation (2024)
Book Chapter
Cunningham, I., Mascarenhas, D., & Simmons, P. (2024). Training Sports Officials' Communication: From a toolbox of skills to adapting appropriately to audience and situation. In P. M. Pedersen (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication. (2nd). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003430278-41

Effective communication is essential to effective officiating. More than simply learning signals and instructions, officials across sports must adapt appropriately to numerous contextual variables, including the match situations, individual player di... Read More about Training Sports Officials' Communication: From a toolbox of skills to adapting appropriately to audience and situation.

Sports Officials' Decision-Making Biases (2024)
Book Chapter
Larkin, P., Kittel, A., & Cunningham, I. (2025). Sports Officials' Decision-Making Biases. In T. Webb, D. J. Hancock, P. Phillips, & J. K. Tingle (Eds.), Managing and Developing Sports Officials (152-162). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003370987-17

For officials, decision-making is one of the most important performance skills by which their success is measured. While it is their objective to make accurate and fair decisions, in many cases external factors such as players, coaches and supporters... Read More about Sports Officials' Decision-Making Biases.

Building Knowledge of the Game to Make Effective Decisions (2024)
Book Chapter
Mascarenhas, D. R. D. (2024). Building Knowledge of the Game to Make Effective Decisions. In T. Webb, D. J. Hancock, P. Phillips, & J. K. Tingle (Eds.), Managing and Developing Sports Officials: Officiating Excellence (127-138). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003370987-15

This chapter provides a synopsis of the research into decision making, highlighting the different types of decisions that sports officials are confronted with. Focusing primarily on more subjective decisions, I discuss the importance of having an off... Read More about Building Knowledge of the Game to Make Effective Decisions.

Encounters at the Counter: ‘Race’, Class and Belonging in the British Asian Corner Shop (2024)
Book Chapter
Keval, H. (2024). Encounters at the Counter: ‘Race’, Class and Belonging in the British Asian Corner Shop. In G. Campbell Gosling, A. R. Green, & G. Millar (Eds.), Retail and Community: Business, Charity and the End of Empire (176-194). Bristol University Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781529235265.ch011

A socio-cultural analysis of the intersections of race, ethnicity, national belonging in the UK landscape of 'corner' shop business ownership.

Race, Genetics and Disablement: Colonial Longings for Racial Certainty (2024)
Book Chapter
Keval, H. (2024). Race, Genetics and Disablement: Colonial Longings for Racial Certainty. In T. Chataika, & D. Goodley (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Postcolonial Disability Studies. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003310709-29

This chapter explores the relationship between disablement, race, coloniality and the social and cultural production of naturalised, embodied difference. Race here is a fluid, relational, technology of power that speaks to coloniality and often un-ar... Read More about Race, Genetics and Disablement: Colonial Longings for Racial Certainty.

Introduction: La trahison de l'écriture (2024)
Book Chapter
Neill, C. (2024). Introduction: La trahison de l'écriture. In C. Neill, D. Hook, & S. Vanheule (Eds.), Reading Lacan's Ecrits: From 'Overture' to 'Presentation on Psychical Causality'. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003368649-1

What kind of book is Lacan's Écrits? This is a more pressing question than it may appear. Knowing what type of book the Écrits is would provide us with a strategy for how one might go about reading – if “reading” is even the most appropriate imperati... Read More about Introduction: La trahison de l'écriture.

The Mirror Stage as Formative of the I Function as Revealed in Psychoanalytic Experience (2024)
Book Chapter
Neill, C. (2024). The Mirror Stage as Formative of the I Function as Revealed in Psychoanalytic Experience. In C. Neill, D. Hook, & S. Vanheule (Eds.), Reading Lacan's Ecrits: From 'Overture' to 'Presentation on Psychical Causality'. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003368649-6

The short essay ‘The mirror stage as formative of the I function as revealed in psychoanalytic experience’ is without doubt Lacan's best-known piece of writing. Over its dense seven pages, Lacan presents a repost to both Sartre's existentialism and d... Read More about The Mirror Stage as Formative of the I Function as Revealed in Psychoanalytic Experience.

Aggressiveness in Psychoanalysis (2024)
Book Chapter
Neill, C., & Eyers, T. (2024). Aggressiveness in Psychoanalysis. In C. Neill, D. Hook, & S. Vanheule (Eds.), Reading Lacan's Ecrits: From 'Overture' to 'Presentation on Psychical Causality'. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003368649-7

This chapter provides a close reading of Lacan's essay ‘Aggressiveness in Psychoanalysis’. In this écrit, Lacan situates aggression as a fundamental force in the emergence of subjectivity and in the formation of the ego in particular. In the process,... Read More about Aggressiveness in Psychoanalysis.

Overture to this Collection (2024)
Book Chapter
Hook, D., Neill, C., & Vanheule, S. (2024). Overture to this Collection. In C. Neill, D. Hook, & S. Vanheule (Eds.), Reading Lacan's Ecrits: From 'Overture' to 'Presentation on Psychical Causality'. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003368649-2

By citing Buffon's famous aphorism “The style is the man himself” as the opening lines of his Écrits, Lacan invites us to consider a number of salient themes concerning the following: the role of reading and interpretation in psychoanalysis; paradoxe... Read More about Overture to this Collection.

Aggressiveness in psychoanalysis (2024)
Book Chapter
Neill, C., & Eyers, T. (2024). Aggressiveness in psychoanalysis. In Reading Lacan’s Écrits: From ‘Overture to this Collection’ to ‘Presentation on Psychical Causality’. Routledge

This chapter provides a close reading of Lacan's essay ‘Aggressiveness in Psychoanalysis’. In this écrit, Lacan situates aggression as a fundamental force in the emergence of subjectivity and in the formation of the ego in particular. In the process,... Read More about Aggressiveness in psychoanalysis.

The mirror stage as formative of the I function as revealed in psychoanalytic experience (2024)
Book Chapter
Neill, C. (2024). The mirror stage as formative of the I function as revealed in psychoanalytic experience. In C. Neill, D. Hook, & S. Vanheule (Eds.), Reading Lacan's Ecrits: From ‘Overture to this Collection’ to ‘Presentation on Psychical Causality’. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780415707954

The short essay ‘The mirror stage as formative of the I function as revealed in psychoanalytic experience’ is without doubt Lacan's best-known piece of writing. Over its dense seven pages, Lacan presents a repost to both Sartre's existentialism and d... Read More about The mirror stage as formative of the I function as revealed in psychoanalytic experience.

Sustainable mountain bike trails: towards a holistic approach (2024)
Book Chapter
Campbell, T. (2024). Sustainable mountain bike trails: towards a holistic approach. In Mountain Biking, Culture and Society (125-140). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003361626-12

This chapter outlines current approaches towards creating and promoting more sustainable mountain bike trails, and orients these within contemporary theoretical conceptualisations of sustainability. The value of practical initiatives that draw upon e... Read More about Sustainable mountain bike trails: towards a holistic approach.

The motivations, identities, and environmental sensibilities of contemporary e-mountain bike users (2024)
Book Chapter
Ingram-Sills, L. (2024). The motivations, identities, and environmental sensibilities of contemporary e-mountain bike users. In J. Cherrington (Ed.), Mountain Biking, Culture and Society. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003361626-5

During an era of rapid technological improvement, the demand for e-mountain biking is growing. Furthermore, an older demographic of rider participates in e-mountain biking in comparison to traditional mountain biking. This chapter explores the indivi... Read More about The motivations, identities, and environmental sensibilities of contemporary e-mountain bike users.

“It is important to be a prison officer and have trade union backup”: An Analysis of factors that influence the high level of unionisation within the Scottish Prison Service (2023)
Book Chapter
Morrison, K., & Maycock, M. (2023). “It is important to be a prison officer and have trade union backup”: An Analysis of factors that influence the high level of unionisation within the Scottish Prison Service. In H. Arnold, M. Maycock, & R. Ricciardelli (Eds.), Prison Officers: International Perspectives on Prison Officer Work (213-236). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41061-1_9

Within many countries uniformed prison officers are the most unionised profession, running counter to wider trends that point towards a consistent decline in trade union membership. Within Scotland, over 85% of eligible prison officers are members of... Read More about “It is important to be a prison officer and have trade union backup”: An Analysis of factors that influence the high level of unionisation within the Scottish Prison Service.

Researching Police Custody. Past, Present and Future (2023)
Book Chapter
Skinns, L., Banwell-Moore, R., Rice, L., & Wooff, A. (2023). Researching Police Custody. Past, Present and Future. In D. Martin, & S. Tong (Eds.), Introduction to Policing Research. Taking Lessons from Practice (123-137). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003276456-12

Over the last decade, police custody has seen a resurgence of scholarly interest. This chapter maps the contours of this burgeoning field, critically examining the data collection methods that researchers typically use, including observation, intervi... Read More about Researching Police Custody. Past, Present and Future.

Connection through Music for Mothers and Young Children in Prison (2023)
Book Chapter
Lamela, I., & Anderson, K. (2023). Connection through Music for Mothers and Young Children in Prison. In M. S. Barrett, & G. F. Welch (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Early Childhood Learning and Development in Music (588-602). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190927523.013.35

This chapter examines a particular sector of music practice that is seemingly underrepresented in the literature: music-making between mothers and their children residing together in custody. A scoping review of literature on music and attachment, mu... Read More about Connection through Music for Mothers and Young Children in Prison.

The Possibilities and Pitfalls of the Use of Accountability Technologies in the Governance of Police Stops (2023)
Book Chapter
Van Brakel, R., Aden, H., Aston, E., Murria, S., & Karas, Z. (2023). The Possibilities and Pitfalls of the Use of Accountability Technologies in the Governance of Police Stops. In E. Aston, S. De Kimpe, J. Fazekas, G. Lennon, & M. Rowe (Eds.), Governing Police Stops Across Europe (235-271). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41363-6_8

Technology is playing an increasingly important role in policing and the governance of policing. Already at the end of the twentieth century, digitalisation was seen as a tool to enhance transparency and accountability in a cost-efficient way. Police... Read More about The Possibilities and Pitfalls of the Use of Accountability Technologies in the Governance of Police Stops.

Police Stops: A Comparative Perspective on Governance (2023)
Book Chapter
Aston, E., Rowe, M., Fazekas, J., Lennon, G., & De Kimpe, S. (2023). Police Stops: A Comparative Perspective on Governance. In E. Aston, S. De Kimpe, J. Fazekas, G. Lennon, & M. Rowe (Eds.), Governing Police Stops Across Europe (1-17). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41363-6_1

This chapter introduces the question of governance, as it relates to police officers’ use of their powers to stop members of the public, and mechanisms to ensure these practices are open to challenge, transparent and accountable. We highlight key def... Read More about Police Stops: A Comparative Perspective on Governance.

Conclusion: The Three Levels of Governance of Police Stops (2023)
Book Chapter
Lennon, G., De Kimpe, S., Aston, E., Rowe, M., & Fazekas, J. (2023). Conclusion: The Three Levels of Governance of Police Stops. In E. Aston, S. De Kimpe, J. Fazekas, G. Lennon, & M. Rowe (Eds.), Governing Police Stops Across Europe (273-297). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41363-6_9

This chapter draws together the threads from across the book to argue that while the legal, social, political and historical context of policing and systems of governance and reforms to policing are important, ultimately reforms and governance system... Read More about Conclusion: The Three Levels of Governance of Police Stops.