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Hidden costs of cuts: austerity, civil service management and the motivation of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe after the crisis (2016)
Journal Article
Meyer-Sahling, J.-H., Janta, B., Reinholde, I., & Van Stolk, C. (2016). Hidden costs of cuts: austerity, civil service management and the motivation of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe after the crisis. European Journal of Government and Economics, 5(2),

The implementation of austerity measures presents a dilemma for governments. While austerity measures such as cutbacks aim to reduce costs and enhance public sector efficiency, the same measures might undermine the motivation of employees and, conseq... Read More about Hidden costs of cuts: austerity, civil service management and the motivation of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe after the crisis.

The Professionalisation of the Civil Service between Politics and Administration: 8th ReSPA Annual Conference Proceedings, 12-13 November 2015 (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
(2015, November). The Professionalisation of the Civil Service between Politics and Administration: 8th ReSPA Annual Conference Proceedings, 12-13 November 2015. Presented at 8th ReSPA Annual Conference, Danilovgrad, Montenegro

ReSPA is a joint Initiative of European Union and the Western Balkan countries working towards fostering and strengthening the regional cooperation in the field of public administration among its Members. It seeks to offer excellent innovative and cr... Read More about The Professionalisation of the Civil Service between Politics and Administration: 8th ReSPA Annual Conference Proceedings, 12-13 November 2015.

When does economic development promote mitigation and why? (2016)
Journal Article
Clulow, Z. (in press). When does economic development promote mitigation and why?. Climate Policy, https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2016.1268088

Is economic development compatible with mitigation? On the one hand, development should promote effective climate policy by enhancing states’ capacities for mitigation. On the other hand, economic growth creates more demand for production, thereby in... Read More about When does economic development promote mitigation and why?.

Harriet Taylor Mill (2016)
Book Chapter
McCabe, H. (2016). Harriet Taylor Mill. In C. Macleod, & D. E. Miller (Eds.), A Companion to Mill. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118736739.ch8

John Stuart Mill's System of Logic was a significant early work in the history of the philosophy of science. The goal of this essay is to characterize Mill's views concerning the central purposes of the sciences and the methods that give to scientifi... Read More about Harriet Taylor Mill.

Getting what we want: experience and impact in research with survivors of slavery (2016)
Book Chapter
Bales, K. (2016). Getting what we want: experience and impact in research with survivors of slavery. In D. Siegel, & R. D. Wildt (Eds.), Ethical concerns in research on human trafficking (173-190). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21521-1_11

This chapter examines the ethical and moral dilemmas present in conducting research within vulnerable populations. In particular, we explore the process of conducting interviews with trafficking victims that identify as transient minor sex workers. I... Read More about Getting what we want: experience and impact in research with survivors of slavery.

The Information Research Department, Unattributable Propaganda, and Northern Ireland, 1971–1973: Promising Salvation but Ending in Failure? (2016)
Journal Article
Cormac, R. (2016). The Information Research Department, Unattributable Propaganda, and Northern Ireland, 1971–1973: Promising Salvation but Ending in Failure?. English Historical Review, 131(552), 1074-1104. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/cew342

This article examines the role of the IRD (Information Research Department) in Northern Ireland during the first half of the 1970s. After discussing British conceptualisations of propaganda, it offers a detailed account of IRD activity, including how... Read More about The Information Research Department, Unattributable Propaganda, and Northern Ireland, 1971–1973: Promising Salvation but Ending in Failure?.

Marx, the labour theory of value and the transformation problem (2016)
Journal Article
Burns, T. (2017). Marx, the labour theory of value and the transformation problem. Capital and Class, 41(3), 493-510. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309816816678581

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. This article reconsiders what Marx says about what has come to be known as the transformation problem in Chapter IX of Capital Volume III, in the light of Marx’s claim, made in Capital Volume I, that the value of a commo... Read More about Marx, the labour theory of value and the transformation problem.

‘Happy slaves’?: the adaptation problem and identity politics in the writings of Amartya Sen (2016)
Journal Article
Burns, T. (2016). ‘Happy slaves’?: the adaptation problem and identity politics in the writings of Amartya Sen. International Journal of Social Economics, 43(12), 1178-1193. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-09-2015-0232

This paper examines the relationship between Amartya Sen’s notion of adaptation and his views on identity politics by focusing on the issue of slavery and, more specifically, on the example of the happy or contented slave. The methodological approach... Read More about ‘Happy slaves’?: the adaptation problem and identity politics in the writings of Amartya Sen.

Information effect on voter turnout: how campaign spending mobilises voters (2016)
Journal Article
Trumm, S., Sudulich, L., & Townsley, J. (in press). Information effect on voter turnout: how campaign spending mobilises voters. Acta Politica, 52(4), https://doi.org/10.1057/s41269-016-0027-8

We explore the impact of campaign effort on constituency-level turnout variation in Britain, under the premise that higher levels of campaign visibility stimulate electoral participation. We focus on the relationship between the competitiveness of th... Read More about Information effect on voter turnout: how campaign spending mobilises voters.