HRM and the beginnings of organizational change (2003)
Journal Article
Francis, H. (2003). HRM and the beginnings of organizational change. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 16(3), 309-327. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810310475541

This paper presents a discourse-analytic approach to the study of human resource management (HRM) and organisational change, which is more sensitive than conventional research designs to the dynamic role of language in shaping processes of change. Th... Read More about HRM and the beginnings of organizational change.

News Cultures and New Social Movements: radical journalism and the mainstream media (2002)
Journal Article
Atton, C. (2002). News Cultures and New Social Movements: radical journalism and the mainstream media. Journalism Studies, 3(4), 491-505. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670022000019209

Radical media can be viewed as an extremely democratic form of communication, where people normally denied access to the mainstream media are able to speak on issues that concern them. Radical media are especially important for new social movements,... Read More about News Cultures and New Social Movements: radical journalism and the mainstream media.

Seeing her sex: medical archives and the female body. (2002)
Book
McGrath, R. (2002). Seeing her sex: medical archives and the female body. Manchester University Press

Through a detailed analysis of exterior and interior images of the female body, this book questions how the visual representation of women has been used to remove women's bodies from varying discourses, especially in relation to the matter of generat... Read More about Seeing her sex: medical archives and the female body..

Job change and workplace learning in the public sector: the significance of new technology for unskilled work (2002)
Journal Article
Munro, A., & Rainbird, H. (2002). Job change and workplace learning in the public sector: the significance of new technology for unskilled work. New Technology, Work and Employment, 17(3), 224-235. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-005X.00106

Focussing here on local authorities and health services, this paper examines the significance of new technology to unskilled work in the public sector as it is developing and the implications for workplace learning. An argument is developed that new... Read More about Job change and workplace learning in the public sector: the significance of new technology for unskilled work.

The ‘employability gap’: long-term unemployment and barriers to work in buoyant labour markets. (2002)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., & Lindsay, C. (2002). The ‘employability gap’: long-term unemployment and barriers to work in buoyant labour markets. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 20(4), 613-628. https://doi.org/10.1068/c22m

We analyse the main barriers limiting the employability of long-term unemployed job seekers within a local labour market characterised by generally high levels of demand. We use four key elements of employability (employability assets, the deployment... Read More about The ‘employability gap’: long-term unemployment and barriers to work in buoyant labour markets..

Good practice towards homeless drug users: research evidence from Scotland (2002)
Journal Article
Neale, J., & Kennedy, C. (2002). Good practice towards homeless drug users: research evidence from Scotland. Health and Social Care in the Community, 10(3), 196-205. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2524.2002.00357.x

Evidence of large numbers of people who are both homeless and drug dependent, the complexity of their needs, and the many difficulties which they can encounter when trying to access assistance highlight the importance of basic standards of good pract... Read More about Good practice towards homeless drug users: research evidence from Scotland.

Begging, Rough Sleeping and Social Exclusion: Implications for Social Policy (2001)
Journal Article
Kennedy, C., & Fitzpatrick, S. (2001). Begging, Rough Sleeping and Social Exclusion: Implications for Social Policy. Urban Studies, 38(11), 2001-2016. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980120080907

Begging has become highly visible in the urban centres of Britain in recent years, yet the experiences and motivations of people involved in this activity have remained underresearched. This paper explores the implications for social policy arising f... Read More about Begging, Rough Sleeping and Social Exclusion: Implications for Social Policy.

Who is the wine tourist? (2001)
Journal Article
Charters, S., & Ali-Knight, J. (2002). Who is the wine tourist?. Tourism Management, 23(3), 311-319. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0261-5177%2801%2900079-6

Both the wine and tourism industries have achieved high levels of growth within Australia in the 1990s, and are significant contributors to the GDP as invisible exports. In 1994, about 10 percent of the total international visitors made a visit to an... Read More about Who is the wine tourist?.

The links between begging and rough sleeping: a question of legitimacy? (2001)
Journal Article
Fitzpatrick, S., & Kennedy, C. (2001). The links between begging and rough sleeping: a question of legitimacy?. Housing Studies, 16(5), 549-568. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673030120080053

Begging is one of the most potent, and controversial, symbols of social exclusion in modern British society. This paper concentrates on the relationship between begging and rough sleeping. This focus was selected because moral debates concerning the... Read More about The links between begging and rough sleeping: a question of legitimacy?.

Problems and possibilities of delivering ‘footloose’ geography: the case for space (2001)
Journal Article
McCleery, A. (2001). Problems and possibilities of delivering ‘footloose’ geography: the case for space. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 25(2), 225-232. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098260120067691

Within the UK Higher Education system, geography is sometimes taught outside the framework of a conventional geography degree programme. Using a case study of the situation at Napier University, Edinburgh, this paper explores the problems and possibi... Read More about Problems and possibilities of delivering ‘footloose’ geography: the case for space.

The role of knowledge facilitators and inhibitors: lessons from airline reservations systems. (2001)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, G., Pemberton, J., & Barber, C. E. (2001). The role of knowledge facilitators and inhibitors: lessons from airline reservations systems. Long Range Planning, 34(2), 115-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0024-6301%2801%2900021-8

Strategic frameworks seeking to explain how an organisation may generate superior performance are numerous. Earlier approaches centred on the competitive position of an organisation within its industry, with subsequent attention focused on an organis... Read More about The role of knowledge facilitators and inhibitors: lessons from airline reservations systems..

Pressure and protest: alternative media resources on the World Wide Web. (1998)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Atton, C. (1998, May). Pressure and protest: alternative media resources on the World Wide Web. Paper presented at UK Online User Group: The Internet for media and cultural studies

Readers as writers in the alternative press: the making of community. (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Atton, C. (1997, May). Readers as writers in the alternative press: the making of community. Paper presented at The Third Warwick Seminar on Literary Journalism: Minority Voices and the Establishment Press

The political economy of empowerment: research skills in an enterprise culture. (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Atton, C. (1996, May). The political economy of empowerment: research skills in an enterprise culture. Paper presented at Second Annual Conference on Liberal Arts and the Future of University Education

Media and Birth Images. (1994)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McHugh, N. (1994, October). Media and Birth Images. Paper presented at Motherhood and Manipulation

The impact of consumerism on antenatal clinic literature.

Images of motherhood in antenatal cllinic literature. (1994)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McHugh, N. (1994, September). Images of motherhood in antenatal cllinic literature. Paper presented at 14th Annual Conference of the Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology

A critical analysis of the manipulation of the pregant woman as a consumer.

An appetite for learning: increasing employee demand for skills development, Praxis report for UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Preprint / Working Paper
McQuaid, R. W., Lindsay, C., & Johnson, S. An appetite for learning: increasing employee demand for skills development, Praxis report for UK Commission for Employment and Skills

This paper presents a policy framework for describing the various factors that influence the success (or otherwise) of policy interventions designed to increase individual participation in learning and skills development.