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‘Getting it into the body’: understanding skill acquisition through Merleau-Ponty and the embodied practice of dance (2017)
Journal Article
Purser, A. C. E. (2018). ‘Getting it into the body’: understanding skill acquisition through Merleau-Ponty and the embodied practice of dance. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 10(3), 318-332. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2017.1377756

This paper responds to calls across the sociological, philosophical and psychological dimensions of Sports Studies to attend to the promise of phenomenology as an approach to understanding the complexities and nuances of embodied athletic experience.... Read More about ‘Getting it into the body’: understanding skill acquisition through Merleau-Ponty and the embodied practice of dance.

Should I stay or should I go?: how healthcare professionals close encounters with people with dementia in the acute hospital setting (2017)
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Allwood, R., Pilnick, A., O'Brien, R., Goldberg, S., Harwood, R. H., & Beeke, S. (2017). Should I stay or should I go?: how healthcare professionals close encounters with people with dementia in the acute hospital setting. Social Science and Medicine, 191, 212-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.09.014

Around a quarter of hospital beds in the UK are occupied by patients living with dementia (PWD), and communication impairments are common across all types of dementia, often exacerbated by the hospital environment. Unsurprisingly, healthcare professi... Read More about Should I stay or should I go?: how healthcare professionals close encounters with people with dementia in the acute hospital setting.

Care staff and the creative arts: exploring the context of involving care personnel in arts interventions (2017)
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Broome, E., Dening, T., Schneider, J. M., & Brooker, D. (in press). Care staff and the creative arts: exploring the context of involving care personnel in arts interventions. International Psychogeriatrics, 29(12), https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610217001478

Methods: We examined the involvement of care staff in creative arts activities in residential care. Aspects of involvement which appear to influence outcomes in people with dementia were identified and analysed. A broad systematic literature sear... Read More about Care staff and the creative arts: exploring the context of involving care personnel in arts interventions.

The UK and social security coordination after Brexit: reinventing the wheel or Mad Hatter's tea party (2017)
Journal Article
Roberts, S. (2017). The UK and social security coordination after Brexit: reinventing the wheel or Mad Hatter's tea party

On 23 June 2016 the United Kingdom voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. On 17 January 2017, the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, stated that what she is seeking is “Not partial membership of the European Union, associate membership of th... Read More about The UK and social security coordination after Brexit: reinventing the wheel or Mad Hatter's tea party.

Austerity Policing, Emotional Labour and the Boundaries of Police Work: An Ethnography of a Police Force Control Room in England (2017)
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Lumsden, K., & Black, A. (2018). Austerity Policing, Emotional Labour and the Boundaries of Police Work: An Ethnography of a Police Force Control Room in England. British Journal of Criminology, 58(3), 606-623. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azx045

© The Author(s) 2017. This article discusses the changing role of policing in an era of austerity from the perspective of frontline civilian police staff (call handlers and dispatchers) in a force control room (FCR). It draws on a symbolic interactio... Read More about Austerity Policing, Emotional Labour and the Boundaries of Police Work: An Ethnography of a Police Force Control Room in England.

Rhythms of moving in and between digital media: a study on video diaries of young people with physical disabilities (2017)
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Kaur, H., Saukko, P., & Lumsden, K. (2018). Rhythms of moving in and between digital media: a study on video diaries of young people with physical disabilities. Mobilities, 13(3), 397-410. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450101.2017.1355349

This article develops a new framework for analysing digital media use and access by drawing on the concepts of ‘rhythm’ and ‘wayfaring.’ It unravels how young people with physical disabilities move in and between digital media devices, online sites a... Read More about Rhythms of moving in and between digital media: a study on video diaries of young people with physical disabilities.

Unregistered health care staff's perceptions of 12 hour shifts: an interview study (2017)
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Thomson, L., Schneider, J. M., & Hare Duke, L. (in press). Unregistered health care staff's perceptions of 12 hour shifts: an interview study. Journal of Nursing Management, 25(7), https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12490

Aim The purpose of the study was to explore the unregistered health care staff’s perceptions of 12-hour shifts on work performance and patient care. Background Many unregistered health care staff work 12-hour shifts. It is unclear whether... Read More about Unregistered health care staff's perceptions of 12 hour shifts: an interview study.

Beyond counting climate consensus (2017)
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Pearce, W., Grundmann, R., Hulme, M., Raman, S., Hadley Kershaw, E., & Tsouvalis, J. (2017). Beyond counting climate consensus. Environmental Communication, 11(6), 723-730. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2017.1333965

Several studies have been using quantified consensus within climate science as an argument to foster climate policy. Recent efforts to communicate such scientific consensus attained a high public profile but it is doubtful if they can be regarded suc... Read More about Beyond counting climate consensus.

Imagining renewable energy: towards a Social Energy Systems approach to community renewable energy projects in the Global South (2017)
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Cloke, J., Mohr, A., & Brown, E. (2017). Imagining renewable energy: towards a Social Energy Systems approach to community renewable energy projects in the Global South. Energy Research and Social Science, 31, 263-272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2017.06.023

Rural community energy projects in the Global South have too frequently been framed within a top-down technologically-driven framework that limits their ability to provide sustainable solutions to energy poverty and improving livelihoods. This framin... Read More about Imagining renewable energy: towards a Social Energy Systems approach to community renewable energy projects in the Global South.

Working with bacteria and putting bacteria to work: The biopolitics of synthetic biology for energy in the United Kingdom (2017)
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McLeod, C., Nerlich, B., & Mohr, A. (2017). Working with bacteria and putting bacteria to work: The biopolitics of synthetic biology for energy in the United Kingdom. Energy Research and Social Science, 30, 35-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2017.06.017

The UK government has made significant investment into so called ‘fourth-generation’ biofuel technologies. These biofuels are based on engineering the metabolic pathways of bacteria in order to create products compatible with existing infrastructure.... Read More about Working with bacteria and putting bacteria to work: The biopolitics of synthetic biology for energy in the United Kingdom.

Development of a core outcome set for disease modification trials in mild to moderate dementia: a systematic review, patient and public consultation and consensus recommendations (2017)
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Webster, L., Groskreutz, D., Grinbergs-Saull, A., Howard, R., O’Brien, J. T., Mountain, G., …Livingston, G. (2017). Development of a core outcome set for disease modification trials in mild to moderate dementia: a systematic review, patient and public consultation and consensus recommendations. Health Technology Assessment, 21(26), https://doi.org/10.3310/hta21260

Background There is currently no disease-modifying treatment available to halt or delay the progression of the disease pathology in dementia. An agreed core set of the best-available and most appropriate outcomes for disease modification would fac... Read More about Development of a core outcome set for disease modification trials in mild to moderate dementia: a systematic review, patient and public consultation and consensus recommendations.

Forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: a human rights issue (2017)
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Clawson, R., & Fyson, R. (2017). Forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: a human rights issue. Disability and Society, 32(6), 810-830. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2017.1320271

This paper reports some of the findings of an exploratory study which sought to better understand the demographics of forced marriage of people with learning disabilities and the contexts in which such marriages may occur. It was found that forced ma... Read More about Forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: a human rights issue.

“Your name does not tick the box”: the intertwining of names, bodies, religion and nationality in the construction of identity within the UK asylum system (2017)
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Madziva, R. (in press). “Your name does not tick the box”: the intertwining of names, bodies, religion and nationality in the construction of identity within the UK asylum system. Ethnic and Racial Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2017.1318215

This article draws on research with Pakistani Christians seeking asylum in the UK, focusing on those with English/biblical names, exploring, firstly the relationship between names and religious persecution in the country of origin, and secondly the c... Read More about “Your name does not tick the box”: the intertwining of names, bodies, religion and nationality in the construction of identity within the UK asylum system.

The Representation of the Family’s Voice in Serious Case Review Reports of Child Maltreatment (2017)
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Laird, S. E. (2017). The Representation of the Family’s Voice in Serious Case Review Reports of Child Maltreatment. Australian Social Work, 70(4), 417-428. https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2017.1309670

© 2017 Australian Association of Social Workers. Australia and the United Kingdom have mandatory systems of case reviews, which are conducted whenever a child known to welfare or health services has died or been seriously harmed due to maltreatment.... Read More about The Representation of the Family’s Voice in Serious Case Review Reports of Child Maltreatment.

Media framing of trolling and online abuse: silencing strategies, symbolic violence, and victim blaming (2017)
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Lumsden, K., & Morgan, H. (2017). Media framing of trolling and online abuse: silencing strategies, symbolic violence, and victim blaming. Feminist Media Studies, 17(6), 926-940. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2017.1316755

This article draws on British newspaper reports in order to demonstrate that trolling, and the media’s subsequent framing of trolling, involves “silencing strategies.” It is important to examine how trolling is discussed within the media to understan... Read More about Media framing of trolling and online abuse: silencing strategies, symbolic violence, and victim blaming.

The effectiveness of lifestyle adaptation for the prevention of prediabetes in adults: a systematic review (2017)
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Shaw, I. (2017). The effectiveness of lifestyle adaptation for the prevention of prediabetes in adults: a systematic review. Journal of Diabetes Research, 2017, Article 8493145. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8493145

Diabetes prevalence is increasing exceptionally worldwide and with this come associated healthcare costs. The primary outcome of this systematic review was to assess glycaemic control and incidence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) diagnosis after e... Read More about The effectiveness of lifestyle adaptation for the prevention of prediabetes in adults: a systematic review.

Energy poverty, institutional reform and challenges of sustainable development: the case of India (2017)
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Jewitt, S., & Raman, S. (2017). Energy poverty, institutional reform and challenges of sustainable development: the case of India. Progress in Development Studies, 17(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/1464993416688837

This paper assesses recent efforts by the Indian Government to tackle energy poverty and sustainable development. It focuses on the new integrated energy policy, and initiatives to disseminate improved cookstoves and develop energy alternatives for t... Read More about Energy poverty, institutional reform and challenges of sustainable development: the case of India.

Public criminology, reflexivity and the enterprise university: Experiences of research, knowledge transfer work and co-option with police forces (2017)
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Lumsden, K., & Goode, J. (2018). Public criminology, reflexivity and the enterprise university: Experiences of research, knowledge transfer work and co-option with police forces. Theoretical Criminology, 22(2), 243-257. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362480616689299

This article reflects on an enterprise project which aimed to build partnerships with police forces in England. In attempting to do ‘public criminology’ we had to negotiate internal and external organizational cultures, public management and ‘audit c... Read More about Public criminology, reflexivity and the enterprise university: Experiences of research, knowledge transfer work and co-option with police forces.

Intimacy negotiated: the management of relationships and the construction of personal communities in the lives of bisexual women and men (2017)
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Toft, A., & Yip, A. K. (2018). Intimacy negotiated: the management of relationships and the construction of personal communities in the lives of bisexual women and men. Sexualities, 21(1-2), https://doi.org/10.1177/1363460716679793

Bringing into dialogue conceptual literature on bisexuality, intimacy, and personal community, this article illuminates the lived experiences of 80 bisexual women and men in the UK. The data were collected through questionnaire and individual intervi... Read More about Intimacy negotiated: the management of relationships and the construction of personal communities in the lives of bisexual women and men.