This article examines how powerful liberal states localise human rights-based norms. Taking a critical constructivist perspective, it does this through an empirical case study of how the UK understood its Responsibility to Protect (R2P) Syrians during the period 2014–2016. The research has two findings. First, R2P had little impact on the UK’s responses to Syria….Continue Reading Human rights localisation in liberal states: the UK’s responsibility to protect as regime change and political transition in Syria
Category: Children, Families and Community
Following Young Fathers Further: The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on young fathers
Today, Following Young Fathers Further (FYFF) have announced the launch of two new briefing papers based on wave 1 of their research. As part of this short series FYFF present emergent findings of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on the parenting journeys and support needs of the seventeen young fathers they interviewed….Continue Reading Following Young Fathers Further: The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on young fathers
Parents in lockdown
There has been a great deal of speculation in the media about how relationships have fared during lockdown. Commitment theory sheds some interesting light on the matter in terms of predicting potential winners and losers (Stanley et al 2006). Commitment has two different facets: Dedication is the internal bond between two people that reflects their…Continue Reading Parents in lockdown
COVID-19: has the pandemic affected relationships between children and their non-resident parents?
The well-being and outcomes of children living in separated families are associated with the quality of their relationship with their non-resident parent, and child maintenance provided by that parent. It is therefore important to understand how COVID-19 has affected these. While the Understanding Society COVID-19 survey suggests a strong degree of stability in many children’s…Continue Reading COVID-19: has the pandemic affected relationships between children and their non-resident parents?
Punk is just a state of mind: Exploring what punk means to older punk women
What does punk mean to older punk women? And how are such understandings interwoven with experiences of ageing and gender? The complexity in defining punk has been noted and it has been suggested that this complexity in part results from punk’s dislike of being labelled/categorised. Drawing upon interviews with 22 self-identifying older punk women, this…Continue Reading Punk is just a state of mind: Exploring what punk means to older punk women
What is known about the role of rural-urban residency in relation to self-management in people affected by cancer who have completed primary treatment? A scoping review
Purpose Despite wide acknowledgement of differences in levels of support and health outcomes between urban and rural areas, there is a lack of research that explicitly examines these differences in relation to self-management in people affected by cancer following treatment. This scoping review aimed to map the existing literature that examines self-management in people affected…Continue Reading What is known about the role of rural-urban residency in relation to self-management in people affected by cancer who have completed primary treatment? A scoping review
Gambling and COVID-19: Initial Findings from a UK Sample
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK Government placed society on ‘lockdown’, altering the gambling landscape. This study sought to capture the immediate lockdown-enforced changes in gambling behaviour. UK adults (n = 1028) were recruited online. Gambling behaviour (frequency and weekly expenditure, perceived increase/decrease) was measured using a survey-specific questionnaire. Analyses compared gambling behaviour as a…Continue Reading Gambling and COVID-19: Initial Findings from a UK Sample