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LGB women and sex work (2024)
Book Chapter
Sandy, L., & Dwyer, A. (in press). LGB women and sex work. In The Sage Encyclopedia of LGBTQ+ Studies. (Second Edition). SAGE Publications

(Dis)placing veterinary medicine: Veterinary borderlands in laboratory animal research (2024)
Book Chapter
Anderson, A., & Hobson-West, P. (2024). (Dis)placing veterinary medicine: Veterinary borderlands in laboratory animal research. In Researching animal research : What the humanities and social sciences can contribute to laboratory animal science and welfare (223-246). Manchester University Press. https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526165770.00018

The veterinary profession is complex and heterogeneous, embedded in a variety of social contexts. One such context is the animal research laboratory where, in the UK, Named Veterinary Surgeons (NVSs) have key legislative responsibilities for animal c... Read More about (Dis)placing veterinary medicine: Veterinary borderlands in laboratory animal research.

“I got confused when they said ‘you’re a girl’”: Trans men’s life histories and the regulation of gender (2023)
Book Chapter
Zottola, A., Jones, L., Mullany, L., & Pilnick, A. (2023). “I got confused when they said ‘you’re a girl’”: Trans men’s life histories and the regulation of gender. In G. Brookes, & M. Chałupnik (Eds.), Masculinities and Discourses of Men's Health (249-271). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38407-3_10

In this chapter, we analyse autobiographical narratives written by young transgender men who were patients at a British gender identity clinic. The narratives were part of a clinical diagnostic process in which participants were asked by clinicians t... Read More about “I got confused when they said ‘you’re a girl’”: Trans men’s life histories and the regulation of gender.

Global Tourism (2023)
Book Chapter
Bott, E. (2023). Global Tourism. In Research Handbook on the Sociology of Globalization (108-116). Edward Elgar Publishing

Covid-19 and the Jury Trial (2023)
Book Chapter
Millar, M., Aliu, L., Helm, R. K., & Chen, Q. (2023). Covid-19 and the Jury Trial. In E. Johnson (Ed.), Covid-19 and Criminal Justice Impact and Legacy in England and Wales. Routledge

A Child's Journey Through Police Custody And Their Legal Rights (2023)
Book Chapter
Kemp, V., & Carr, N. (2023). A Child's Journey Through Police Custody And Their Legal Rights. In E. Johnston (Ed.), Covid-19 and Criminal Justice: Impact and Legacy in England and Wales (62-89). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003281481-5

In this chapter we explore a child’s journey through police custody and while the intention was to explore the impact of Covid-19 on children’s experiences, we found little differences in practice at the time the fieldwork was conducted. However, thi... Read More about A Child's Journey Through Police Custody And Their Legal Rights.

Transnational Families and Complex Gender Relations: A Case Study of Zimbabwean Migrant Women Living in the UK (2023)
Book Chapter
Chikwira, L., & Madziva, R. (2023). Transnational Families and Complex Gender Relations: A Case Study of Zimbabwean Migrant Women Living in the UK. In J. Cienfuegos, R. Brandhorst, & D. Fahy Bryceson (Eds.), Handbook of Transnational Families Around the World (39-52). Springer

This chapter focuses on the complex dynamics of gender relations of black Zimbabwean migrant women resident in the UK and how they sustain and maintain family life transnationally through links with their homeland. We employ the Shona concept of mush... Read More about Transnational Families and Complex Gender Relations: A Case Study of Zimbabwean Migrant Women Living in the UK.

Participatory visual arts activities for people with dementia: a review (2022)
Book Chapter
Barroso, A. C., Rai, H. K., Sousa, L., Orrell, M., & Schneider, J. (2022). Participatory visual arts activities for people with dementia: a review. In M. Orrell, D. Oliveira, O. McDermott, F. R. Verhey, F. C. Dassen, & R. Dröes (Eds.), Improving the Lives of People with Dementia through Technology: Interdisciplinary Network for Dementia Utilising Current Technology (100-126). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003289005-11

The aims of this review were to report and summarise the effects of interventions using participatory visual arts activities in dementia research through a narrative synthesis systematic review. We searched four databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO an... Read More about Participatory visual arts activities for people with dementia: a review.

Sensory “Heteroglossia” and Social Control: Sensory Methodology and Method (2022)
Book Chapter
Herrity, K., Schmidt, B. E., & Warr, J. (2022). Sensory “Heteroglossia” and Social Control: Sensory Methodology and Method. In M. Dodge, & R. Faria (Eds.), . Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18401-7_8

Heteroglossia refers to the presence of multiple voices and views – exchanges that are central to the academic project (Bakhtin, The dialogic imagination: four essays (trans. and ed: Emerson C, Holquist M). University of Texas Press, 1981; Clarke, Cr... Read More about Sensory “Heteroglossia” and Social Control: Sensory Methodology and Method.

Thinkability: A new app for cognitive stimulation for people with dementia (2022)
Book Chapter
Rai, H. K., Schneider, J., & Orrell, M. (2022). Thinkability: A new app for cognitive stimulation for people with dementia. In M. Orrell, D. Oliveira, O. McDermott, F. R. Verhey, F. C. Dassen, & R. Dröes (Eds.), Improving the Lives of People with Dementia through Technology: Interdisciplinary Network for Dementia Utilising Current Technology (86-99). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003289005-10

People with dementia benefit from activities that stimulate their cognition, and there is evidence that carers can benefit too. Among psychosocial interventions to help this group, cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is well established as the treatm... Read More about Thinkability: A new app for cognitive stimulation for people with dementia.

China’s Public Diplomacy and Its Foreign Policy Towards Central and South Asia (2022)
Book Chapter
Burcu, O., & Boni, F. (2022). China’s Public Diplomacy and Its Foreign Policy Towards Central and South Asia. In X. Zhang, & C. Schultz (Eds.), China's International Communication and Relationship Building (79-96). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003254157-7

This chapter analyses how China has promoted its interests under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) using a set of strategic tools, which we define as enmeshment and appeasement. More specifically, the analysis considers the dynamics characterizing C... Read More about China’s Public Diplomacy and Its Foreign Policy Towards Central and South Asia.

Religion and intimate life: Marriage, family, sexuality (2021)
Book Chapter
Page, S. (2022). Religion and intimate life: Marriage, family, sexuality. In C. Starkey, & E. Tomalin (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Religion, Gender and Society (234-248). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429466953-18

This chapter considers religion in relation to intimate life. The relationship between religion and intimate life in the UK has undergone significant change in recent years. It has focused on the relationship between religion and intimate life in the... Read More about Religion and intimate life: Marriage, family, sexuality.

“Considered Language” in Public Service: Changing Discourses and Their Implementation in Practice (2021)
Book Chapter
Cluley, V., & Radnor, Z. (2021). “Considered Language” in Public Service: Changing Discourses and Their Implementation in Practice. In Public Service: Changing Discourses and Their Implementation in Practice (259-276). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29980-4_82

Buzzwords and acronyms are ubiquitous throughout public service provision worldwide. Additionally, such terms are subject to frequent change, and public servants are expected to use the most up-to-date language in their work in order to reflect curre... Read More about “Considered Language” in Public Service: Changing Discourses and Their Implementation in Practice.

Far from Clean: Labour Exploitation in the UK’s Hand Car Wash Sector (2021)
Book Chapter
Jardine, A., Trautrims, A., & Gardner, A. (2021). Far from Clean: Labour Exploitation in the UK’s Hand Car Wash Sector. In S. Gold, M. G. Arnold, J. N. Muthuri, & X. Rueda (Eds.), Base of the Pyramid Markets in Affluent Countries: Innovation and challenges to sustainability. Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Hand car washing, the process of washing a vehicle by hand, is a relatively new business activity in the United Kingdom (UK). Prior to 2004, hand car washes (HCWs) were virtually non-existent (Clark & Colling, 2018). However, it is estimated that bet... Read More about Far from Clean: Labour Exploitation in the UK’s Hand Car Wash Sector.

Folding and Friction: The Internet of Things and Everyday Life (2021)
Book Chapter
Goulden, M. (2021). Folding and Friction: The Internet of Things and Everyday Life. In D. A. Rohlinger, & S. Sobieraj (Eds.), Oxford handbook of sociology and digital media. Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197510636.013.20

The internet of things (IoT)—the embedding of networked computing into the material world around us—seeks to reshape our everyday lives. To address the IoT is to address the material interface between the global digital networks of the twenty-first-c... Read More about Folding and Friction: The Internet of Things and Everyday Life.

Fostering Local Enterprise Development in Resource-Constrained Developing Countries: Matarenda and Microcredit Compared (2021)
Book Chapter
Siwale, J., Thondhlana, J., & Madziva, R. (2021). Fostering Local Enterprise Development in Resource-Constrained Developing Countries: Matarenda and Microcredit Compared. In S. D. Chingarande, J. Thondhlana, R. Madziva, & A. H. Anderson. (Eds.), Matarenda/Talents in Zimbabwean Pentecostalism: Empowerment, Gender and Development in an African Movement (76-97). Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004446670_006