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Self-policing or self-improving?: analysing peer reviews between schools in England through the lens of isomorphism (2020)
Book Chapter

Peer reviews are not compulsory for schools in England, but they have become increasingly common in recent years. There is no single model for how peer reviews operate, but they generally involve staff from at least one other school in reviewing pra... Read More about Self-policing or self-improving?: analysing peer reviews between schools in England through the lens of isomorphism.

Identifying migrants in medieval England: the possibilities and limitations of place-name evidence (2020)
Book Chapter

Many English place-names came into existence in the early medieval period as descriptive, meaningful phrases (‘the river estate’, ‘the clear stream’, ‘Edward’s farm’, and so on).They evolved in the conversation of ordinary people as they referred to... Read More about Identifying migrants in medieval England: the possibilities and limitations of place-name evidence.

1917 in the provinces (2020)
Book Chapter

This chapter explores the ways in which power operated across Russia's provinces. It examines the forms of and relationships between formal power structures in the provinces, the extent to which these structures were representative of the local popul... Read More about 1917 in the provinces.

Working Lives (2020)
Book Chapter

The Covid-19 crisis will have fundamental impacts on the future of working lives. Daily forecasts predict a depressing picture for the working-age population, both in the UK and abroad. This makes it difficult to identify positive outcomes from the c... Read More about Working Lives.