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Priorities for social science and humanities research on the challenges of moving beyond animal-based food systems (2021)
Journal Article
Morris, C., Kaljonen, M., Aavik, K., Balázs, B., Cole, M., Coles, B., …White, R. (2021). Priorities for social science and humanities research on the challenges of moving beyond animal-based food systems. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 8, Article 38. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00714-z

Increasingly high-profile research is being undertaken into the socio-environmental challenges associated with the over-production and consumption of food from animals. Transforming food systems to mitigate climate change and hidden hunger, ensure fo... Read More about Priorities for social science and humanities research on the challenges of moving beyond animal-based food systems.

Reconceptualizing multisectoral prison regulation: Voluntary organizations and bereaved families as regulators (2021)
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Tomczak, P. (2022). Reconceptualizing multisectoral prison regulation: Voluntary organizations and bereaved families as regulators. Theoretical Criminology, 26(3), 494-514. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362480621989264

Prison health, prisoner safety and imprisonment rates matter: intrinsically and for health and safety outside. Existing prison regulation apparatuses (e.g. OPCAT) are extensive and hold unrealised potential to shape imprisonment. However, criminologi... Read More about Reconceptualizing multisectoral prison regulation: Voluntary organizations and bereaved families as regulators.

Reinforcement sensitivity theory, approach-affect and avoidance-affect (2021)
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Warr, P., Sánchez-Cardona, I., Taneva, S., Vera, M., Bindl, U., & Cifre-Gallego, E. (2021). Reinforcement sensitivity theory, approach-affect and avoidance-affect. Cognition and Emotion, 35(4), 619-635. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2020.1855119

This paper brings together Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory and other perspectives on wellbeing to test predictions about dimensions of affect which are linked to approach motivation or avoidance motivation. Valence and activation are jointly concept... Read More about Reinforcement sensitivity theory, approach-affect and avoidance-affect.

Defamilisation/familisation measures and pensions in Hong Kong and Taiwan (2021)
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Kam, S. W., Foster, L., Chau, R. C. M., & Pun, Y. (2021). Defamilisation/familisation measures and pensions in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 33(2), 161-176. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2020.1851348

This article discusses the link between familisation measures (to lower the negative consequences of participating in the family as a care-provider) and defamilisation measures (to reduce individual responsibility for providing care in the family), a... Read More about Defamilisation/familisation measures and pensions in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Pilot Randomised Evaluation of Singing in Dementia (PRESIDE): protocol for a two-arm, parallel group randomised controlled feasibility study with waiting-list control (2021)
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Dowson, B., Schneider, J., Guo, B., Bath, P. M., Mcdermott, O., Haywood, L. J., & Orrell, M. (2021). Pilot Randomised Evaluation of Singing in Dementia (PRESIDE): protocol for a two-arm, parallel group randomised controlled feasibility study with waiting-list control. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7, Article 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-020-00759-y

Background As the number of people living with dementia grows, so does the need to provide them with adequate psychosocial support. Many people with dementia live at home with family carers, who also require social and emotional support to cope wi... Read More about Pilot Randomised Evaluation of Singing in Dementia (PRESIDE): protocol for a two-arm, parallel group randomised controlled feasibility study with waiting-list control.

Social network analysis: New ethical approaches through collective reflexivity. Introduction to the special issue of Social Networks (2020)
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Tubaro, P., Ryan, L., Casilli, A. A., & D’Angelo, A. (2021). Social network analysis: New ethical approaches through collective reflexivity. Introduction to the special issue of Social Networks. Social Networks, 67, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2020.12.001

Research in social network analysis (SNA) faces unprecedented ethical challenges today due to both technological developments (‘big’ data) and a growing tendency toward institutionalization of ethics governance. We argue that a suitable response requ... Read More about Social network analysis: New ethical approaches through collective reflexivity. Introduction to the special issue of Social Networks.

Risk Management in Stalking Victims: A Multi-Agency Approach to Victim Advocacy (2020)
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Jerath, K., Tompson, L., & Belur, J. (2022). Risk Management in Stalking Victims: A Multi-Agency Approach to Victim Advocacy. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(11-12), NP8989–NP9015. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520980402

A pilot Multi-Agency Stalking Intervention Programme (MASIP), introduced in three police forces in England, provided among a range of interventions, the delivery of safety planning advice, and needs-based support for stalking victims through a bespok... Read More about Risk Management in Stalking Victims: A Multi-Agency Approach to Victim Advocacy.

Could we use blood donation campaigns as social policy tools?: British Shi’i ritual of giving blood (2020)
Journal Article
Hashemi, M. (2022). Could we use blood donation campaigns as social policy tools?: British Shi’i ritual of giving blood. Identities, 29(6), 846-862. https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289x.2020.1856538

This article examines the role of the third sector and civil society in addressing the inadequacies of state policies on migration in Europe. It centres on the Imam Hussain Blood Donation Campaign (IHBDC), a faith-based, third sector organisation whi... Read More about Could we use blood donation campaigns as social policy tools?: British Shi’i ritual of giving blood.

‘My dark heaven’: Hidden voices in orphanage tourism (2020)
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Bott, E. (2021). ‘My dark heaven’: Hidden voices in orphanage tourism. Annals of Tourism Research, 87, Article 103110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2020.103110

Literature on orphanage tourism considers the motives of Western volunteers and the problematic nature of their compulsion to ‘help’ vulnerable children in the Global South. Orphanage tourism is also increasingly adopted into ‘rescue ideologies’ (How... Read More about ‘My dark heaven’: Hidden voices in orphanage tourism.

The government’s responses to incompatibility challenges to women: the case studies of Hong Kong and Taiwan (2020)
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Yu, S. W., Chau, C. (., Li, S., & Lee, M. (. (2021). The government’s responses to incompatibility challenges to women: the case studies of Hong Kong and Taiwan. Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, 37(1), 50-61. https://doi.org/10.1017/ics.2020.33

International organizations such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank raise concerns about the financial sustainability issues of pension systems. These issues have attracted increasing attention because of the challenges presented b... Read More about The government’s responses to incompatibility challenges to women: the case studies of Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Indoor Air Pollution from Residential Stoves: Examining the Flooding of Particulate Matter into Homes during Real-World Use (2020)
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Chakraborty, R., Heydon, J., Mayfield, M., & Mihaylova, L. (2020). Indoor Air Pollution from Residential Stoves: Examining the Flooding of Particulate Matter into Homes during Real-World Use. Atmosphere, 11(12), Article 1326. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11121326

This study concerns the levels of particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM1) released by residential stoves inside the home during ‘real world’ use. Focusing on stoves that were certified by the UK’s Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)... Read More about Indoor Air Pollution from Residential Stoves: Examining the Flooding of Particulate Matter into Homes during Real-World Use.

Involvement of People With Dementia in the Development of Technology-Based Interventions: Narrative Synthesis Review and Best Practice Guidelines (2020)
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Rai, H. K., Cavalcanti Barroso, A., Yates, L., Schneider, J., & Orrell, M. (2020). Involvement of People With Dementia in the Development of Technology-Based Interventions: Narrative Synthesis Review and Best Practice Guidelines. JMIR, 22(12), Article e17531. https://doi.org/10.2196/17531

Background: Technology can be helpful in supporting people with dementia in their daily lives. However, people with dementia are often not fully involved in the development process of new technology. This lack of involvement of people with dementia i... Read More about Involvement of People With Dementia in the Development of Technology-Based Interventions: Narrative Synthesis Review and Best Practice Guidelines.

Relationship-based practice and the creation of therapeutic change in long-term work: social work as a holding relationship (2020)
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Ferguson, H., Warwick, L., Disney, T., Leigh, J., Cooner, T. S., & Beddoe, L. (2022). Relationship-based practice and the creation of therapeutic change in long-term work: social work as a holding relationship. Social Work Education, 41(2), 209-227. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2020.1837105

Relationship-based practice has become a dominant theory through which what goes on between social workers and service users is understood. However, the presence of a relationship explains little and much more critical attention needs to be given to... Read More about Relationship-based practice and the creation of therapeutic change in long-term work: social work as a holding relationship.

Mental health recovery for survivors of modern slavery: grounded theory study protocol (2020)
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Wright, N., Hadziosmanovic, E., Dang, M., Bales, K., Brookes, C., Jordan, M., …Lived Experience Research Advisory Board. (2020). Mental health recovery for survivors of modern slavery: grounded theory study protocol. BMJ Open, 10(11), Article e038583. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038583

© 2020 Author(s). Published by BMJ. Introduction Slavery and human trafficking are crimes involving the violation of human rights and refer to exploitative situations where an individual cannot refuse or leave due to threats, coercion or abuse of pow... Read More about Mental health recovery for survivors of modern slavery: grounded theory study protocol.

Hostile relationships in social work practice: anxiety, hate and conflict in long-term work with involuntary service users (2020)
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Ferguson, H., Disney, T., Warwick, L., Leigh, J., Cooner, T. S., & Beddoe, L. (2021). Hostile relationships in social work practice: anxiety, hate and conflict in long-term work with involuntary service users. Journal of Social Work Practice, 35(1), 19-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2020.1834371

While recognition that some service users do not want social work involvement has grown in recent years, little research has explored how relationships between social workers and ‘involuntary clients’ look and feel like in practice and are... Read More about Hostile relationships in social work practice: anxiety, hate and conflict in long-term work with involuntary service users.

Sustainable bioenergy solutions to enable development in low- and middle-income countries beyond technology and energy access (2020)
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Röder, M., Mohr, A., & Liu, Y. (2020). Sustainable bioenergy solutions to enable development in low- and middle-income countries beyond technology and energy access. Biomass and Bioenergy, 143, Article 105876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105876

Bioenergy is the main renewable energy source and the main primary energy source in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). However, in many cases biomass use is unsustainable and inefficient, resulting in significant environmental and health risks.... Read More about Sustainable bioenergy solutions to enable development in low- and middle-income countries beyond technology and energy access.

Narrative inquiry on case studies of crisis in dementia (2020)
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Bosco, A., Schneider, J., Coleston-Shields, D. M., & Orrell, M. (2020). Narrative inquiry on case studies of crisis in dementia. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 21(3), 181-191. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-02-2020-0002

Purpose: This study aims to explore the coping styles that can be inferred from the discourse of dyads with dementia, and how these appear to impact on care management. Design/methodology/approach: This was a case study approach. Participants were re... Read More about Narrative inquiry on case studies of crisis in dementia.