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Avoiding the ‘McJobs’: Unemployed Job Seekers and Attitudes to Service Work (2004)
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., & McQuaid, R. W. (2004). Avoiding the ‘McJobs’: Unemployed Job Seekers and Attitudes to Service Work. Work, Employment and Society, 18(2), 297-319. https://doi.org/10.1177/09500172004042771

Service employment plays an increasingly important role in the UK economy. However, it has been suggested that some forms of service work are unattractive for many unemployed job seekers, and particularly those formerly employed in ‘traditional’ sect... Read More about Avoiding the ‘McJobs’: Unemployed Job Seekers and Attitudes to Service Work.

The nature and effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation of social inclusion projects in Scotland: an exploratory analysis (2003)
Thesis
Kelly, L. A. The nature and effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation of social inclusion projects in Scotland: an exploratory analysis. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5730

The research examined the experiences of professional workers engaged in the monitoring and evaluation of Scottish social inclusion projects, in order to address the research question "To what extent do the existing systems of monitoring and evaluati... Read More about The nature and effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation of social inclusion projects in Scotland: an exploratory analysis.

Unemployment duration and employability in remote rural labour markets (2003)
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., McCracken, M. G., & McQuaid, R. W. (2003). Unemployment duration and employability in remote rural labour markets. Journal of Rural Studies, 19(2), 187-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0743-0167%2802%2900067-0

This paper analyses the barriers to work faced by long- and short-term unemployed people in remote rural labour markets. Applying a broad concept of 'employability' as an analytical framework, it considers the attributes and experiences of 190 job se... Read More about Unemployment duration and employability in remote rural labour markets.

Delivering public services through digital television. (2002)
Journal Article
Smith, C., & Webster, W. (2002). Delivering public services through digital television. Public Money and Management, 22(4), 25-32. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9302.00326

Digital television (DTV) is central to the future electronic delivery of public services in the UK. Central government has been actively promoting the use of DTV in the public sector, for example in policy statements and by funding pilot schemes to b... Read More about Delivering public services through digital television..

Laying the foundations: the use of video footage to explore pedestrian dynamics in PEDFLOW (2002)
Book Chapter
Willis, A., Kukla, R., Kerridge, J., & Hine, J. (2002). Laying the foundations: the use of video footage to explore pedestrian dynamics in PEDFLOW. In M. Schreckenberg, & S. Sharma (Eds.), Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics (181-186). Springer

This paper is concerned with how video footage of pedestrian activity in various urban environments can be used to inform the development of PEDFLOW - a microscopic, agent-based model of pedestrian flow that can be used to simulate the effects of an... Read More about Laying the foundations: the use of video footage to explore pedestrian dynamics in PEDFLOW.

Mining, migration and mobility: towards an understanding of the relationship between migration and occupation in the context of the UK mining industry. (2002)
Journal Article
Hollywood, E. (2002). Mining, migration and mobility: towards an understanding of the relationship between migration and occupation in the context of the UK mining industry. International Journal of Population Geography, 8, 297-314. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijpg.264

The large-scale decline of the UK mining industry in recent years has led to significant job losses, unemployment and inactivity throughout the coalfields. This paper aims to examine the role of migration as a response to these closures during the la... Read More about Mining, migration and mobility: towards an understanding of the relationship between migration and occupation in the context of the UK mining industry..

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.

Designing for mobility, collaboration and information use by blue-collar workers (2001)
Journal Article
Brodie, J., & Perry, M. (2001). Designing for mobility, collaboration and information use by blue-collar workers. SIGGROUP bulletin : a publication of the Special Interest Group on Supporting Group Work, 22(3), 22-27. https://doi.org/10.1145/567352.567356

The uptake of mobile phones in the UK has increased exponentially in the past two years, indicating that a wider range of users are now utilising mobile technologies in different contexts than ever before. Still little is known about how mobile techn... Read More about Designing for mobility, collaboration and information use by blue-collar workers.

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.

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?.

On the present state of information society studies. (2001)
Journal Article
Duff, A. (2001). On the present state of information society studies. Education for Information, 19, 231-244

The paper assesses the present condition of the emerging specialism. Topics include the information economy; information technology; the information explosion; the Japanese version of information society; information society as social democracy; soci... Read More about On the present state of information society studies..

Effect of maternal age, smoking and deprivation on birthweight (2001)
Journal Article
Bonellie, S. (2001). Effect of maternal age, smoking and deprivation on birthweight. Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology, 15(1), 19-26. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3016.2001.00324.x

Low birthweight is often used as a health indicator. This paper reports the findings of a cohort study, which were analysed to determine the relationship, if any, between the age of the mother and birthweight given the mother’s smoking habits and the... Read More about Effect of maternal age, smoking and deprivation on birthweight.