Outputs (235)

Engaging Parents with Sex and Relationship Education: A UK Primary School Case Study (2016)
Journal Article
Alldred, P., Fox, N., & Kulpa, R. (2016). Engaging Parents with Sex and Relationship Education: A UK Primary School Case Study. Health Education Journal, 75(7), 855-868. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896916634114

Objective: To assess an intervention to familiarise parents with children’s books for use in primary (5–11 years) sex and relationship education (SRE) classes. Method: Case study of a 7-week programme in one London primary school, using ethnographic... Read More about Engaging Parents with Sex and Relationship Education: A UK Primary School Case Study.

On Attachment and Belonging: Or Why Queers Mourn Homophobic President? (2014)
Journal Article
Kulpa, R. (2014). On Attachment and Belonging: Or Why Queers Mourn Homophobic President?. Sexualities, 17(7), 781-801. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363460714531431

In this article I ask why gay and lesbian people in Poland mourned their infamously homophobic president Lech Kaczynski, and, in turn, what it means to mourn one's own enemy. In examining this extraordinary case of national bereavement and the collec... Read More about On Attachment and Belonging: Or Why Queers Mourn Homophobic President?.

Decolonizing Queer Epistemologies: Section Introduction (2016)
Book Chapter
Kulpa, R., & Silva, J. M. (2016). Decolonizing Queer Epistemologies: Section Introduction. In G. Brown, & K. Browne (Eds.), The Routledge Research Companion to Geographies of Sex and Sexualities (139-142). London: Routledge

Policing research in crisis? The role of research partnerships in reforming policing in Scotland (2020)
Journal Article
Aston, E., O'Neill, M., & Woolnough, P. (2020). Policing research in crisis? The role of research partnerships in reforming policing in Scotland. Translational Criminology, Fall 2020(19), 22-23

Policing research partnerships have a valuable role to play in bringing together academics and practitioners, enhancing engagement and understanding, and reforming policing. Having a formal infrastructure to underpin partnerships means they are well... Read More about Policing research in crisis? The role of research partnerships in reforming policing in Scotland.

Co-Production In Crisis? Shared Challenges For Policing And Academia (2020)
Report
Aston, E. (2020). Co-Production In Crisis? Shared Challenges For Policing And Academia. N8 Policing Research Partnership

Published in the N8 PRP Annual Report 2019/20: https://n8prp.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/12455_N8_Policing_Report_2020_WEB-1.pdf

Queer Politics of post-Enlightenment: Beyond the Horizon of the Present (2021)
Journal Article
Kulpa, R. (2021). Queer Politics of post-Enlightenment: Beyond the Horizon of the Present. Hungarian Studies Review, 48(2), 199-208. https://doi.org/10.5325/hungarianstud.48.2.0199

This essay reflects on queer politics in Central and Eastern European (CEE) through the examples of Poland and Hungary using the Derridean concept of “supplement” to expose the inherently unstable and somewhat queer nature of populist nationalisms. I... Read More about Queer Politics of post-Enlightenment: Beyond the Horizon of the Present.

Locked Down, Locked Out?: Local Partnership Resilience in the Covid-19 Pandemic - A Report on Interim Findings (2021)
Report
Buchan, J., Nogales, C., Wooff, A., & Morrison, K. (2021). Locked Down, Locked Out?: Local Partnership Resilience in the Covid-19 Pandemic - A Report on Interim Findings. Edinburgh: Edinburgh Napier University

This report presents interim findings from a research project on local partnership working and resilience in the Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdown measures. This grant is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as part of UK... Read More about Locked Down, Locked Out?: Local Partnership Resilience in the Covid-19 Pandemic - A Report on Interim Findings.

Knowledge management ecological approach: a cross-discipline case study (2017)
Journal Article
Cheng, L., & Leong, S. (2017). Knowledge management ecological approach: a cross-discipline case study. Journal of Knowledge Management, 21(4), 839-856. https://doi.org/10.1108/jkm-11-2016-0492

Purpose The growing needs of interdisciplinary research have been hindered by implementation difficulties because of factors such as the availability and distribution of related knowledge. Knowledge management could be a viable solution to address t... Read More about Knowledge management ecological approach: a cross-discipline case study.

Workplace Preparedness for an Ageing Workforce: A Case Study (2021)
Journal Article
Egdell, V., Raeside, R., Chen, T., & Maclean, G. (2022). Workplace Preparedness for an Ageing Workforce: A Case Study. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 42(9/10), 890-907. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-07-2021-0175

Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire survey of workplaces was undertaken in the Fife region of Scotland, which in economic and demographic terms is representative of wider Scotland and other nations in Northern Europe. Descriptive analysis wa... Read More about Workplace Preparedness for an Ageing Workforce: A Case Study.

Failure across borders: the spread of bad anti-trafficking (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mendel, J., & Sharapov, K. (2021, August). Failure across borders: the spread of bad anti-trafficking. Paper presented at RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2021, London

Ineffective and harmful anti-trafficking is being internationalised in some striking ways, partly in response to representations of trafficking networks as borderless and omnipresent. Everything from damaging anti-trafficking raids to poor-quality le... Read More about Failure across borders: the spread of bad anti-trafficking.

Digital threat or opportunity? Local civil society in an age of global inter-connectivity (2022)
Book Chapter
Woods, M., Guma, T., & Yarker, S. (2022). Digital threat or opportunity? Local civil society in an age of global inter-connectivity. In P. Chaney, & I. R. Jones (Eds.), Civil Society in an Age of Uncertainty: Institutions, Governance and Existential Challenges (111-132). Policy Press

Abstract not available.

Expanding Circles of Failure: The Rise of Bad Anti-Trafficking, and What to Do About It (2021)
Digital Artefact
Mendel, J., & Sharapov, K. (2021). Expanding Circles of Failure: The Rise of Bad Anti-Trafficking, and What to Do About It. [Online]

The anti-trafficking movement has been able to expand and impact on ever-broader circles of life in spite of – and often because of – a failure to achieve its stated goals. These goals are broadly encapsulated within the much-lauded 4P ‘anti-traffick... Read More about Expanding Circles of Failure: The Rise of Bad Anti-Trafficking, and What to Do About It.

Research Briefing on the policing and legal challenges of the proposed drug checking services in Scotland (2022)
Report
Falzon, D., Aston, E., Carver, H., & Parkes, T. (2022). Research Briefing on the policing and legal challenges of the proposed drug checking services in Scotland. Scottish Government

«Аналіз впливу пандемії COVID-19 на людей з інвалідністю в Україні. Погляд організацій осіб з інвалідністю» [In Ukrainain] (2022)
Report
Sharapov, K., Anderson, D., Burova, O., Polishchuk, O., & Nazarenko, V. (2022). «Аналіз впливу пандемії COVID-19 на людей з інвалідністю в Україні. Погляд організацій осіб з інвалідністю» [In Ukrainain]. Edinburgh: Arts and Humanities Research Council

Дослідження, представлене у цьому звіті, ґрунтується на опитуванні неурядових організацій людей з інвалідністю в Україні. Організаційне дослідження являє собою Фазу 1 більшого проекту з оцінки впливу COVID-19 на людей з інвалідністю в Україні з особл... Read More about «Аналіз впливу пандемії COVID-19 на людей з інвалідністю в Україні. Погляд організацій осіб з інвалідністю» [In Ukrainain].

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People with Disabilities in Ukraine (perspectives of organisations of people with disabilities) (2022)
Report
Sharapov, K., Anderson, D., Burova, O., Polishchuk, O., & Nazarenko, V. (2022). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People with Disabilities in Ukraine (perspectives of organisations of people with disabilities). Edinburgh: Arts and Humanities Research Council

The research presented in this report is based on a survey of non-governmental organisations of people with disabilities in Ukraine (organisations of persons with disabilities, or OPDs). The organisational survey forms Phase 1 of a larger project to... Read More about The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People with Disabilities in Ukraine (perspectives of organisations of people with disabilities).

The Potential of Friendship: A Case for Social Resilience and New Care Optics (2021)
Journal Article
Kulpa, R., & Ludwin, K. (2021). The Potential of Friendship: A Case for Social Resilience and New Care Optics. interalia: a journal of queer studies, 16, 82-94. https://doi.org/10.51897/interalia/rgrq6813

In this article, we call for greater recognition of friendship as a basic social relation that should play a pivotal role in re-imagining social resilience if it is to be future-proof in the face of social upheaval, such as the current pandemic. Draw... Read More about The Potential of Friendship: A Case for Social Resilience and New Care Optics.

Re-politicising Anti-trafficking: Migration, Labour, and the War in Ukraine (2024)
Journal Article
Mendel, J., & Sharapov, K. (2024). Re-politicising Anti-trafficking: Migration, Labour, and the War in Ukraine. Anti-trafficking review, 22, 52-73. https://doi.org/10.14197/atr.201224224

Drawing on multi-method research, this article demonstrates that the risks of large-scale trafficking due to the war in Ukraine were mitigated by granting Ukrainians more extensive rights than typically afforded to refugees. This shows the advantages... Read More about Re-politicising Anti-trafficking: Migration, Labour, and the War in Ukraine.

Technology and Police Legitimacy (2022)
Book Chapter
Aston, E., Wells, H., Bradford, B., & O'Neill, M. (2022). Technology and Police Legitimacy. In A. Verhage, M. Easton, & S. De Kimpe (Eds.), Policing in Smart Societies (43-68). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83685-6_4

Through a consideration of the use of mobile devices by the police and the public, this chapter explores some of the potential issues raised by the incorporation of technology. What internal challenges should be considered for police organisations? W... Read More about Technology and Police Legitimacy.

Policing of Drugs in Scotland: Moving beyond the stalemate to redesigning the chess board (2022)
Book Chapter
Fotopoulou, M., & Aston, E. (2022). Policing of Drugs in Scotland: Moving beyond the stalemate to redesigning the chess board. In M. Bacon, & J. Spicer (Eds.), Drug law enforcement, policing and harm reduction: Ending the stalemate. Routledge

This chapter aims to illuminate aspects of the risk environment within which drugs are consumed and policed in Scotland. Firstly, we focus on the macro-level policy context and legislation that governs the way policing of drugs is carried out in Scot... Read More about Policing of Drugs in Scotland: Moving beyond the stalemate to redesigning the chess board.

‘Virtual policing’, trust and legitimacy (2022)
Book Chapter
Bradford, B., Aston, E., O'Neill, M., & Wells, H. (2022). ‘Virtual policing’, trust and legitimacy. In J. Terpstra, R. Salet, & N. R. Fyfe (Eds.), The Abstract Police: Critical reflections on contemporary change in police organisations (213-238). Eleven International Publishing

Increasing technological mediation of police-public contact is a significant trend in UK policing. Members of the public are increasingly likely to encounter policing in ways that are, one way or another, technologically mediated, and are very often... Read More about ‘Virtual policing’, trust and legitimacy.