This article explores whether the past few years have witnessed what can accurately be described as a “youthquake” in British politics, following the candidature and election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party. It argues that the British Election Study team, who argue that we witnessed “tremors but no…Continue Reading The “Youthquake” in British Politics: Myth or Reality?
Month: September 2019
Researching Healthcare Availability for Probation Clients: An Illustration of Methodological Challenges and Lessons in Surveying Organisations
This article critically reflects on the methodological approach used in a multi-method study of healthcare provision for probation service clients in England. The study involved gathering data from a range of large criminal justice and health organisations. Drawing on the literature and using learning from this study as an example, we address two central questions…Continue Reading Researching Healthcare Availability for Probation Clients: An Illustration of Methodological Challenges and Lessons in Surveying Organisations
Peer Review – an outsider’s perspective
I’m writing the first Professional Services contribution to our College of Social Science Research Blog on the subject of Peer Review, given that we are participating in Peer Review Week 2019! I joined the university in March 2019. When applying for my current role, I had to answer a question around the consequences of inaccuracies…Continue Reading Peer Review – an outsider’s perspective
Happy Wife, Happy Life
New analysis of data from up to 13,000 UK families show that a mum’s level of happiness has a direct effect on her children’s mental health, the stability of her relationship with the children’s father, and her closeness to her children when teenagers. University of Lincoln, College of Social Science Research Harry Benson, Research Director…Continue Reading Happy Wife, Happy Life
Chain Reaction: Critical Theory Needs Critical Mass—Contradiction, Crisis and the Value-Form, Mike Neary
Krystian Szadkowski and Jakub Krzeski have written a significant paper, In, Against and Beyond: A Marxist Critique for Higher Education in Crisis (2019), setting out a critical framework ‘to render visible what lies beyond the current form of higher education’ (1). Their critical framework attempts to reveal the trigger for ‘a chain reaction’, setting off a process for…Continue Reading Chain Reaction: Critical Theory Needs Critical Mass—Contradiction, Crisis and the Value-Form, Mike Neary
Taxonomy of the form and function of primary care services in or alongside emergency departments: concepts paper
Worldwide, increasing pressure on emergency departments from rising demand,has led to much interest in different models of service delivery, including the use of primary care services in or alongside emergency departments. However, the way these primary care services look and operate varies depending on local context and whether they are required to operate closer to…Continue Reading Taxonomy of the form and function of primary care services in or alongside emergency departments: concepts paper
Film and Identity in Kazakhstan Soviet and Post-Soviet Culture in Central Asia (podcast)
In Film and Identity in Kazakhstan: Soviet and Post-Soviet Culture in Central Asia (I.B. Tauris, 2018), Rico Isaacs uses cinema as an analytical tool to demonstrate the constructed and contested nature of Kazakh national identity. By first tracing the evolution of Kazakh national identity formation and then analyzing data from individual interviews and the Kazakh…Continue Reading Film and Identity in Kazakhstan Soviet and Post-Soviet Culture in Central Asia (podcast)
Nima Moghaddam Publishes New Article with NIHR Collaborators
Objective: Routine outcome monitoring (ROM) is a well-evidenced means of improving psychotherapy’s effectiveness. However, it is unclear how meaningful ROM is for problems that span physical and mental health, such as severe health anxiety. Physical and mental health comorbidities are common amongst severe health anxiety sufferers and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a recommended treatment. Method: Seventy-nine…Continue Reading Nima Moghaddam Publishes New Article with NIHR Collaborators
No Pets Allowed? Companion Animals, Older People and Residential Care
This article is concerned with a particular site of inter-species relationships. Using the lens of liminality, it examines forced separation of older people from their companion animals when they move to a residential or nursing home in the UK. Such residential spaces frequently either exclude companion animals or fail to make adequate provision for them…Continue Reading No Pets Allowed? Companion Animals, Older People and Residential Care