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From Black to Blue Skies: Civil Society Perceptions of Air Pollution in Shanghai (2021)
Journal Article
Winter, A. K., Le, H., & Roberts, S. (2021). From Black to Blue Skies: Civil Society Perceptions of Air Pollution in Shanghai. China Quarterly, 248(1), 1059-1080. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305741021000588

This paper explores the perception and politics of air pollution in Shanghai. We present a qualitative case study based on a literature review of relevant policies and research on civil society and air pollution, in dialogue with air quality indexes... Read More about From Black to Blue Skies: Civil Society Perceptions of Air Pollution in Shanghai.

Organizing the precarious: Autonomous work, real democracy and ecological precarity (2021)
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Graham, J., & Papadopoulos, D. (2023). Organizing the precarious: Autonomous work, real democracy and ecological precarity. Organization, 30(4), 649-667. https://doi.org/10.1177/13505084211026874

In 2008, just as the movement of the precarious seemed to be winning one political battle after the next, the fight against precarization suddenly dwindled. The cycle of struggles of the precarious that began in 2000 had seemingly come to an end. Iro... Read More about Organizing the precarious: Autonomous work, real democracy and ecological precarity.

Avoiding repair, maintaining face: Responding to hard-to-interpret talk from people living with dementia in the acute hospital (2021)
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Pilnick, A., O'Brien, R., Beeke, S., Goldberg, S., & Harwood, R. (2021). Avoiding repair, maintaining face: Responding to hard-to-interpret talk from people living with dementia in the acute hospital. Social Science and Medicine, 282, Article 114156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114156

People living with dementia (PLWD) are almost always admitted to the acute hospital for reasons unrelated to their dementia, finding themselves in the unfamiliar environment of a Health Care of Older Persons acute ward. The effect of this environment... Read More about Avoiding repair, maintaining face: Responding to hard-to-interpret talk from people living with dementia in the acute hospital.

Gender, violence and cultures of silence: young women and paramilitary violence (2021)
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McAlister, S., Neill, G., Carr, N., & Dwyer, C. (2021). Gender, violence and cultures of silence: young women and paramilitary violence. Journal of Youth Studies, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2021.1942807

Despite a growth in analysis of women and conflict, this has tended to overlook the specific experiences of young women. Likewise, in research on youth, conflict and peace, the term ‘youth’ is often short-hand for young men. Young women’s experiences... Read More about Gender, violence and cultures of silence: young women and paramilitary violence.

Exploring the feasibility of an individual cognitive stimulation therapy application and related technology for use by people with dementia and carers in Indonesia: A mixed-method study (2021)
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Rai, H. K., Prasetya, V. G. H., Sani, T. P., Theresia, I., Tumbelaka, P., Turana, Y., …Orrell, M. (2021). Exploring the feasibility of an individual cognitive stimulation therapy application and related technology for use by people with dementia and carers in Indonesia: A mixed-method study. Dementia, https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012211018003

Background Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is a psychosocial intervention for people with dementia and can benefit cognition and quality of life. A touch-screen individualised CST (iCST) application has been developed to improve on accessibility... Read More about Exploring the feasibility of an individual cognitive stimulation therapy application and related technology for use by people with dementia and carers in Indonesia: A mixed-method study.

Informing action for United Nations SDG target 8.7 and interdependent SDGs: Examining modern slavery from space (2021)
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Boyd, D. S., Perrat, B., Li, X., Jackson, B., Landman, T., Ling, F., …Foody, G. M. (2021). Informing action for United Nations SDG target 8.7 and interdependent SDGs: Examining modern slavery from space. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 8, Article 111. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00792-z

This article provides an example of the ways in which remote sensing, Earth observation, and machine learning can be deployed to provide the most up to date quantitative portrait of the South Asian ‘Brick Belt’, with a view to understanding the exten... Read More about Informing action for United Nations SDG target 8.7 and interdependent SDGs: Examining modern slavery from space.

Music‐Based Interventions for People Living with Dementia, targeting Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms: A scoping review (2021)
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Sousa, L., Neves, M., Moura, B., Schneider, J., & Fernandes, L. (2021). Music‐Based Interventions for People Living with Dementia, targeting Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms: A scoping review. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 36(11), 1664-1690. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5568

Introduction Dementia care is a major public health issue worldwide. The management of behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD) is one of the hardest challenges in this context. Non-pharmacological strategies, like music-based interventions (M... Read More about Music‐Based Interventions for People Living with Dementia, targeting Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms: A scoping review.

Prisoner death investigations: a means for improving safety in prisons and societies? (2021)
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Tomczak, P., & McAllister, S. (2021). Prisoner death investigations: a means for improving safety in prisons and societies?. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 43(2), 212-230. https://doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2021.1917714

(Inter)national law imposes obligations to investigate prisoner deaths. These investigations create rich data which are little utilised by academia, policy or practice (inter)nationally, but provide a window to identify, organise and apply learning t... Read More about Prisoner death investigations: a means for improving safety in prisons and societies?.

Online singing groups for people with dementia: scoping review (2021)
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Dowson, B., & Schneider, J. (2021). Online singing groups for people with dementia: scoping review. Public Health, 194, 196-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.03.002

Objectives In the face of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, people with dementia and their carers are contending with serious challenges to their health and wellbeing, due to risk of severe illness, limiting of social contact and disruption to usual activi... Read More about Online singing groups for people with dementia: scoping review.

Digital Approaches to Music-Making for People With Dementia in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Current Practice and Recommendations (2021)
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Dowson, B., Atkinson, R., Barnes, J., Barone, C., Cutts, N., Donnebaum, E., …Schneider, J. (2021). Digital Approaches to Music-Making for People With Dementia in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Current Practice and Recommendations. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 625258. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.625258

Before COVID-19, dementia singing groups and choirs flourished, providing activity, cognitive stimulation, and social support for thousands of people with dementia in the UK. Interactive music provides one of the most effective psychosocial intervent... Read More about Digital Approaches to Music-Making for People With Dementia in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Current Practice and Recommendations.

Using Situated Interviews to Engage Frail Older People in the Co-production of Improved Emergency Healthcare (2021)
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Cluley, V., Gale, N., & Radnor, Z. (2021). Using Situated Interviews to Engage Frail Older People in the Co-production of Improved Emergency Healthcare. International Journal of Public Administration, 44(9), 767-777. https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2021.1912088

Including frail older people in the development and improvement of healthcare is a topical issue and co-production represents a common approach. How to practice co-production effectively, however, remains challenging, particularly when including vuln... Read More about Using Situated Interviews to Engage Frail Older People in the Co-production of Improved Emergency Healthcare.

An Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy App for People With Dementia and Their Carers: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial (2021)
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Rai, H. K., Schneider, J., & Orrell, M. (2021). An Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy App for People With Dementia and Their Carers: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(4), Article e24628. https://doi.org/10.2196/24628

Background: There is a need for more resources to support the cognition and quality of life (QoL) of people with dementia. The individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy application (iCST app) aims to provide cognitive stimulation and social interac... Read More about An Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy App for People With Dementia and Their Carers: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.

Internally displaced persons and COVID-19: a wake-up call for and African solutions to African problems – the case of Zimbabwe (2021)
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Madziva, R., Thondhlana, J., Chiyevo Garwe, E., Murandu, M., Chagwiza, G., Chikanza, M., & Maradzika, J. (2021). Internally displaced persons and COVID-19: a wake-up call for and African solutions to African problems – the case of Zimbabwe. Journal of the British Academy, 9(s1), 285-302. https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/009s1.285

In this paper we engage with the situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) residing in two informal settlements in Zimbabwe, within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We draw on an ongoing collaborative, interdisciplinary and impact-oriente... Read More about Internally displaced persons and COVID-19: a wake-up call for and African solutions to African problems – the case of Zimbabwe.

Dumber energy at home please: Perceptions of Smart Energy Technologies are dependent on home, workplace, or policy context in the United Kingdom (2021)
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Spence, A., Leygue, C., Wickes, L., Withers, L., Goulden, M., & Wardman, J. K. (2021). Dumber energy at home please: Perceptions of Smart Energy Technologies are dependent on home, workplace, or policy context in the United Kingdom. Energy Research and Social Science, 75, Article 102021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102021

Smart energy technologies (SETs) are being developed around the world to support using energy more efficiently and to smooth our consumption over time, helping us to meet our carbon reduction targets. Notably, SETs will only be effective with support... Read More about Dumber energy at home please: Perceptions of Smart Energy Technologies are dependent on home, workplace, or policy context in the United Kingdom.

Telling their own stories: Encouraging veterinary students to ethically reflect (2021)
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Hobson-West, P., & Millar, K. (2021). Telling their own stories: Encouraging veterinary students to ethically reflect. Veterinary Record, 188(10), Article e17. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.17

Background: Veterinary practice raises complex and unique professional ethical dilemmas. There is increasing discussion of how best to deliver ethics education to veterinary students, so that they are fully prepared to address ethical conflicts in pr... Read More about Telling their own stories: Encouraging veterinary students to ethically reflect.

Government strategies for supporting the adult worker model in European countries: mixed implications for defamilisation (2021)
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Yu, S. W. K., Lo, I. P. Y., & Chau, R. C. M. (2021). Government strategies for supporting the adult worker model in European countries: mixed implications for defamilisation. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 41(9-10), 979-992. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijssp-04-2020-0135

Purpose – This article explores the link between defamilisation studies and studies of the adult worker model and discusses the mixed implications that government strategies for supporting the adult worker model have for defamilisation. The adult wor... Read More about Government strategies for supporting the adult worker model in European countries: mixed implications for defamilisation.

Silencing Touch and Touching Silence? Understanding the Complex Links between Touch and Silence in Residential Child Care Settings (2021)
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Green, L., Warwick, L., & Moran, L. (2021). Silencing Touch and Touching Silence? Understanding the Complex Links between Touch and Silence in Residential Child Care Settings. Childhood, 28(2), 245-261. https://doi.org/10.1177/09075682211000111

Touch and silence are neglected across most disciplines, including within child-specific academic literature, and their interconnections have not been studied before. This article focuses on touch/silence convergences in residential childcare in Engl... Read More about Silencing Touch and Touching Silence? Understanding the Complex Links between Touch and Silence in Residential Child Care Settings.

Using large text news archives for the analysis of climate change discourse: some methodological observations (2021)
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Grundmann, R. (2022). Using large text news archives for the analysis of climate change discourse: some methodological observations. Journal of Risk Research, 25(3), 395-406. https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2021.1894471

This paper explores the contribution of software-based tools that are increasingly used for the semi-automated analysis of large volumes of text, especially Topic Modelling and Corpus Linguistics. These tools highlight the potential of getting intere... Read More about Using large text news archives for the analysis of climate change discourse: some methodological observations.

Orwell as Public Intellectual: Anarchism, Communism and the New Left (2021)
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Stevenson, N. (2021). Orwell as Public Intellectual: Anarchism, Communism and the New Left. Anarchist Studies, 29(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.3898/AS.29.1.01

This article seeks to recover the importance of George Orwell as a critical public intellectual. Orwell remains a controversial figure for both The New Left and Anarchists during the post-war period. Here I seek to recover the complexity of Orwell’s... Read More about Orwell as Public Intellectual: Anarchism, Communism and the New Left.

Movement as Method: Some Existential and Epistemological Reflections on Dance in the Health Humanities (2021)
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Purser, A. (2021). Movement as Method: Some Existential and Epistemological Reflections on Dance in the Health Humanities. Journal of Medical Humanities, 42, 165–178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10912-021-09679-1

The embodied creative practice of dance facilitates a particular kind of awareness or attunement which can inform both the therapeutic and the intellectual work of the Health Humanities. This paper therefore considers dance as a way of 'doing' Health... Read More about Movement as Method: Some Existential and Epistemological Reflections on Dance in the Health Humanities.