Outputs (86)

Social media and protest mobilization: evidence from the Tunisian revolution (2014)
Journal Article
Breuer, A., Landman, T., & Farquhar, D. (2014). Social media and protest mobilization: evidence from the Tunisian revolution. Democratization, 22(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2014.885505

This article explores how social media acted as a catalyst for protest mobilization during the Tunisian revolution in late 2010 and early 2011. Using evidence from protests we argue that social media acted as an important resource for popular mobiliz... Read More about Social media and protest mobilization: evidence from the Tunisian revolution.

Popular culture, participation and progression in the literacy classroom (2014)
Journal Article
Parry, B. (2014). Popular culture, participation and progression in the literacy classroom. Literacy, 48(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/lit.12027

In this paper, I share an account of what happens when a teacher values children's experiences of popular culture in a classroom activity. Drawing on a socio-cultural approach to learning, I suggest that children are not simply enthused when their li... Read More about Popular culture, participation and progression in the literacy classroom.

Reading and re-reading Shrek (2009)
Journal Article
Parry, B. (2009). Reading and re-reading Shrek. English in Education, 43(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-8845.2009.01037.x

This article presents the findings of a small-scale research project which aimed to enable young people to reflect on their childhood responses to the popular films, ‘Shrek’ and ‘Shrek 2’. During the project the participants develop new readings of t... Read More about Reading and re-reading Shrek.

Use of the deficit model in a shared culture of argumentation: the case of foot and mouth science (2006)
Journal Article
Wright, N., & Nerlich, B. (2006). Use of the deficit model in a shared culture of argumentation: the case of foot and mouth science. Public Understanding of Science, 15(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662506063017

The "deficit model" as an explanation of the public understanding of science has attracted sustained criticism. While acknowledging the limitations of the deficit model, we argue that researchers should not abandon all interest in exploring it. Our r... Read More about Use of the deficit model in a shared culture of argumentation: the case of foot and mouth science.

Taiwan and China in a global value chain: the case of the electronics industry
Book Chapter
Lee, C.-Y. (in press). Taiwan and China in a global value chain: the case of the electronics industry. In S. Tsang (Ed.), Taiwan's impact on China: why soft power matters more than economic or political inputs. Palgrave Macmillan

This chapter aims to examine how Taiwan impacted upon China through the technology flow from Taiwan to China, and how Taiwan played a part in linking China’s manufacturing with the United States. Theoretically this chapter challenges the Global Value... Read More about Taiwan and China in a global value chain: the case of the electronics industry.

Assessing the forced labor risk of US fruit and vegetable commodities
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tichenor Blackstone, N., Benoit Norris, C., Robbins, T., Jackson, B., & Sparks, J. L. D. (2020, October). Assessing the forced labor risk of US fruit and vegetable commodities. Presented at 12th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment of Food 2020 (LCA Food 2020), Berlin, Germany (online)

Studies on sustainable food consumption to date have largely focused on promoting human health within ecological limits. Much less attention has been paid to social sustainability, in part because of limited data and models. The aim of this research... Read More about Assessing the forced labor risk of US fruit and vegetable commodities.