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Sex work in Cambodia: Beyond the voluntary/forced dichotomy (2006)
Journal Article
Sandy, L. (2006). Sex work in Cambodia: Beyond the voluntary/forced dichotomy. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 15(4), 449-469. https://doi.org/10.1177/011719680601500402

This paper looks at the dominant voluntary/forced dichotomy shaping understandings of sex work internationally. It argues that the distinction between forced and voluntary participation in sex work cannot account for or help explain the multiple and... Read More about Sex work in Cambodia: Beyond the voluntary/forced dichotomy.

Can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties? (2006)
Journal Article
Wilson, K. (2006). Can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties?. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 11(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104506067873

Although foster care is generally seen as providing a positive experience for the children and young people for whom it caters, it is rarely conceived of as a place where the children are helped to address their emotional difficulties and modify thei... Read More about Can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties?.

Citizenship and the 'Other'. (2006)
Journal Article
Stevenson, N. (2006). Citizenship and the 'Other'. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 9,

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.

Policy Implications of Ageing Sexualities (2006)
Journal Article
Heaphy, B., & Yip, A. (2006). Policy Implications of Ageing Sexualities. Social Policy and Society, 5(4), https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746406003150

This article aims to open up debate on the policy implications of ageing sexualities. The article begins by discussing the heteronormative perspective that frames current discourse on older people’s needs and citizenship. It then presents data from a... Read More about Policy Implications of Ageing Sexualities.

Capturing User Requirements in Medical Device Development: The Role of Ergonomics (2006)
Journal Article
Martin, J. L., Murphy, E., Crowe, J. A., & Norris, B. J. (2006). Capturing User Requirements in Medical Device Development: The Role of Ergonomics. Physiological Measurement, 27(8), Article R49-R62

Measuring and fulfilling user requirements during medical device development will result in successful products that improve patient safety, improve device effectiveness and reduce product recalls and modifications. Medical device users are an extre... Read More about Capturing User Requirements in Medical Device Development: The Role of Ergonomics.

Biosecurity and insecurity: the interaction between policy and ritual during the foot and mouth crisis (2006)
Journal Article
Nerlich, B., & Wright, N. (2006). Biosecurity and insecurity: the interaction between policy and ritual during the foot and mouth crisis. Environmental Values, 15(4), https://doi.org/10.3197/096327106779116168

In 2001 a highly infectious animal disease, foot and mouth disease, broke out in the UK and spread rapidly. In May, when the spread seemed to be slowing down, new disease hotspots appeared in previously little affected regions, such as North Yorkshir... Read More about Biosecurity and insecurity: the interaction between policy and ritual during the foot and mouth crisis.

European Cosmopolitan Solidarity (2006)
Journal Article
Stevenson, N. (2006). European Cosmopolitan Solidarity. European Journal of Social Theory, 9(4),

The idea of a cosmopolitan Europe continues to be central to contemporary debates within post-national citizenship. However, much of the writing in this area remains disconnected from the need to reinvent European social democracy that questions the... Read More about European Cosmopolitan Solidarity.