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Learning, compliance and gender in public management (2008)
Journal Article
McMillan, J., & Fenwick, J. (2008). Learning, compliance and gender in public management. Public Policy and Administration, 23(3), 247-261. https://doi.org/10.1177/0952076708089975

This article offers a critical perspective on the ways in which the learning process in public organizations may be influenced by gender. The discussion considers the difference between the direct impact of gender differences on learning and the indi... Read More about Learning, compliance and gender in public management.

Powers in the Land?: British political columnists in the information era (2008)
Journal Article
Duff, A. S. (2008). Powers in the Land?: British political columnists in the information era. Journalism Practice, 2(2), 230-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512780801999386

The expansion of opinion is one of the key developments in the British press, as elsewhere. The article analyses the role of one of the most important types of commentator, newspaper political columnists, examining their credentials, sources, informa... Read More about Powers in the Land?: British political columnists in the information era.

“Can such goodness be profitably discarded?” Benedict Anderson and the politics of nationalism. (2007)
Book Chapter
Wollman, H., & Spencer, P. (2007). “Can such goodness be profitably discarded?” Benedict Anderson and the politics of nationalism. In A. McCleery, & B. Brabon (Eds.), The Influence of Benedict Anderson (1-20). Merchiston Press

Imagined Communities has been extraordinarily successful and one of the most (if not the most) influential books in the contemporary literature on nationalism. Anderson’s definition of the nation as an “imagined community” has become one of the most... Read More about “Can such goodness be profitably discarded?” Benedict Anderson and the politics of nationalism..

The influence of Benedict Anderson (2007)
Book
McCleery, A., & Brabon, B. (2007). The influence of Benedict Anderson. Merchiston Publishing

The Influence of Benedict Anderson provides a re-evaluation of Anderson's theories of the nation-reflectingupon and critically applying his work to a number of contexts. This edited collection of original and insightful essays reinvigorates debates o... Read More about The influence of Benedict Anderson.

The Irish and Scots on Tyneside. (2007)
Book Chapter
Burnett, J., & MacRaild, D. M. (2007). The Irish and Scots on Tyneside. In R. Colls, & B. Lancaster (Eds.), Northumbria: a New History. Phillimore

New approaches to employability in the UK: combining ‘human capital development’ and ‘work first’ strategies? (2007)
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., McQuaid, R. W., & Dutton, M. (2007). New approaches to employability in the UK: combining ‘human capital development’ and ‘work first’ strategies?. Journal of Social Policy, 36, 539-560. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279407001171

This article analyses recent developments in policies to promote the employability of unemployed and economically inactive people in the UK. It discusses the extent to which these policies reflect the dominant approaches of ‘Work First’, where progra... Read More about New approaches to employability in the UK: combining ‘human capital development’ and ‘work first’ strategies?.

Active labour market policy in Scotland: does it make a difference? (2007)
Journal Article
Adams, J., & Thomas, R. (2007). Active labour market policy in Scotland: does it make a difference?. International Journal of Manpower, 28(1), 30-41. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437720710733456

The paper aims to show that active labour market policies in Scotland over a nine-year period have failed to meet key policy objectives. Design/methodology/approach - The paper uses the UK national online manpower information system (NOMIS) to conduc... Read More about Active labour market policy in Scotland: does it make a difference?.

Interactive digital television and the ‘new’ citizen. (2006)
Book Chapter
Webster, W., & Smith, C. F. (2006). Interactive digital television and the ‘new’ citizen. In V. Bekkers, H. van Duivenboden, & M. Thaens (Eds.), Information and Communication Technology and Public Innovation: assessing the ICT-driven modernization of public administration (121-137). IOS Press

This chapter presents a case study of the use of interactive digital television (iDTV) to deliver electronic public services in the UK. It reviews a number of innovative iDTV initiatives which have sought to test the feasibility of using iDTV technol... Read More about Interactive digital television and the ‘new’ citizen..

The effects of culture and politics on Foreign Direct Investment and sustainable development in China: some research hypotheses (2006)
Journal Article
Brown, A., Orr, A., Luo, J., Omar, M., & Handley-Schachler, M. (2006). The effects of culture and politics on Foreign Direct Investment and sustainable development in China: some research hypotheses. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 2(1/2), 89. https://doi.org/10.1504/wremsd.2006.009078

China's GDP reached US 1.159 trillion in 2001, making it the sixth largest economy in the world. In addition the Chinese government has reformed its economy, liberated market forces and opened up many industries to foreign investors. However, the sur... Read More about The effects of culture and politics on Foreign Direct Investment and sustainable development in China: some research hypotheses.

Public private partnerships in China: System, constraints and future prospects (2006)
Journal Article
Adams, J., Young, A., & Zhihong, W. (2006). Public private partnerships in China: System, constraints and future prospects. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 19(4), 384-396. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513550610669202

Public private partnership (PPP), which has been operating in China for over 20 years. In addition, an increased focus on value for money in the public sector has led to a need to improve the efficiency of the management, delivery and effectiveness o... Read More about Public private partnerships in China: System, constraints and future prospects.

Nations and nationalism: a reader (2005)
Book
Wollman, H., & Spencer, P. (2005). Nations and nationalism: a reader. Edinburgh University Press/ Rutgers University Press

Introduction. (2005)
Book Chapter
Wollman, H., & Spencer, P. (2005). Introduction. In P. Spencer, & H. Wollman (Eds.), Nations and Nationalism: A Reader (1-19). Edinburgh University Press/Rutgers University Press

Nationalism has become a topic of wide-ranging significance and heated debate in recent years, with a huge expansion in the amount of literature available. Bringing together the best and most representative of these writings, Nations and Nationalism... Read More about Introduction..

The role of regional trading blocks in the development and management of tourism: an analysis of the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (2005)
Journal Article
Anastasiadou, C., & De Sausmarez, N. (2005). The role of regional trading blocks in the development and management of tourism: an analysis of the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. International Journal of Tourism Research, 8, 317-332. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.579

The establishment of regional trading blocs is considered an important aspect of the process of economic and political globalisation. Focusing on the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, this paper considers whether the invo... Read More about The role of regional trading blocks in the development and management of tourism: an analysis of the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations..

Culture and context in an online voting system for young people (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Whyte, A., Macintosh, A., & Smith, E. (2003, August). Culture and context in an online voting system for young people. Presented at IFIP WG 9.2, 9.6/11.7 Summer School on Risks and Challenges of the Network Society

This paper describes the design and evaluation of an e-voting system used to elect representatives to a local youth parliament, in the Highland region of Scotland. The system was designed with a team of young people, based on their input and the eval... Read More about Culture and context in an online voting system for young people.

The Past, Present, and Future of Information Policy: Towards a normative theory of the information society (2004)
Journal Article
Duff, A. S. (2004). The Past, Present, and Future of Information Policy: Towards a normative theory of the information society. Information, Communication and Society, 7(1), 69-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118042000208906

The profile of information policy in academic and policy-making circles has been rising in recent decades, a function, presumably, of the expansion of an 'information society'. Nevertheless, there is widespread confusion over its meaning and purpose.... Read More about The Past, Present, and Future of Information Policy: Towards a normative theory of the information society.

Infoshops in the shadow of the state. (2003)
Book Chapter
Atton, C. (2003). Infoshops in the shadow of the state. In N. Couldry, & J. Curran (Eds.), Contesting Media Power: Alternative Media in a Networked World (57-69). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc

Childcare: An investigation of labour market issues. (2003)
Journal Article
Thomson, E., Campbell, J., & Scott, G. (2003). Childcare: An investigation of labour market issues. Regional Studies, 37(9), 957-967. https://doi.org/10.1080/0034340032000143940

Over recent years the UK government and the Scottish Executive have demonstrated a commitment to the development of childcare services through the use of both supply and demand subsidies. This paper reviews the rationale for the UK National Childcare... Read More about Childcare: An investigation of labour market issues..

Members of the Scottish Parliament on the net: using internet based technologies in the Scottish Parliament. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, C. F., & Webster, W. (2003, January). Members of the Scottish Parliament on the net: using internet based technologies in the Scottish Parliament. Paper presented at Government and Democracy in the Information Ade (GaDIA) 'Cyberdemocracy' Working Group

This paper presents research undertaken into the use of Internet Based Technologies (IBTs) by Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). It is based on research findings from a survey of MSPs conducted in Spring 2002. The survey examines MSPs experie... Read More about Members of the Scottish Parliament on the net: using internet based technologies in the Scottish Parliament..