All Outputs (2086)

Regulation as a management challenge for small businesses (2024)
Book Chapter
Wapshott, R., & Mallett, O. (2024). Regulation as a management challenge for small businesses. In C. Nolan, & B. Harney (Eds.), Reframing HRM in SMEs: Challenges and Dynamics. Palgrave Macmillan

In this chapter we seek to take up the challenge posed by the book’s editors, to reframe HRM in SMEs. We do this by considering employment regulation as a management challenge for small firms. We take this ‘management challenge’ approach to explore h... Read More about Regulation as a management challenge for small businesses.

Masculinity, veganism and discursive struggle on Twitter (2024)
Book Chapter
BROOKES, G., & CHALUPNIK, M. Masculinity, veganism and discursive struggle on Twitter. In Discourses of Digital Masculinities. Oxford University Press (OUP)

This chapter examines gendered discourses surrounding veganism and masculinity on Twitter. Analysing 1,200 collected tweets over three months, the analysis identifies five recurring, inter-connected areas of discursive struggle: hormones; sex drive,... Read More about Masculinity, veganism and discursive struggle on Twitter.

The Medieval Antecedents: Pre-Reformation Canon Law (2024)
Book Chapter
White, S. B. (2024). The Medieval Antecedents: Pre-Reformation Canon Law. In The Legal History of the Church of England: From the Reformation to the Present (5-26). Hart Publishing

Citations after the death of the author (2024)
Book Chapter
Julius, C. Citations after the death of the author. In Cases of Citation: On Literature in Art. Manchester University Press

This essay uses the publication of Roland Barthes’s 1967 essay ‘The Death of the Author’ as a starting point to consider the changed status of citations in art made during and after the 1960s. Setting the scene for the ensuing essays, Julius argues t... Read More about Citations after the death of the author.

Henryson, Dunbar and Douglas (2024)
Book Chapter
Royan, N. (2024). Henryson, Dunbar and Douglas. In G. Carruthers (Ed.), A Companion to Scottish Literature (379-392). Wiley Blackwell

Becoming Trans Celebrities: Visibility, Embodiment and Contemporary Chinese Gender Politics (2024)
Book Chapter
Bao, H. Becoming Trans Celebrities: Visibility, Embodiment and Contemporary Chinese Gender Politics. In Feminist Activism in Post-2010s China: Identifying Issues, Sharing Knowledge, Building Movements. Bloomsbury Publishing

This chapter examines the media representation of trans identities and the articulation of trans politics in the contemporary Chinese context. Focusing on the case studies of three trans celebrities in post-2010s China, I demonstrate how their identi... Read More about Becoming Trans Celebrities: Visibility, Embodiment and Contemporary Chinese Gender Politics.

The Byzantine Charm Defensive and the Rus (2024)
Book Chapter
White, M. (2024). The Byzantine Charm Defensive and the Rus. In S. Jakobsson, T. Jonsson Hraundal, & D. Segal (Eds.), The Making of the Eastern Vikings (47-62). Brepols Publishers

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

White Early Rus: The Nexus Of Empires (2024)
Book Chapter
White, M. (2024). White Early Rus: The Nexus Of Empires. In Picturing Russian Empire (19-25). Oxford University Press (OUP)

THE EAST SLAVS did not always inhabit an empire. At the dawn of East Slavic history in the tenth century, human settlement in the forested zone of eastern Europe consisted of a collection of loosely connected, fortified towns known as Rus. Although a... Read More about White Early Rus: The Nexus Of Empires.

Business and human rights (2024)
Book Chapter
Bianchi, L., & Landman, T. (2024). Business and human rights. In L. Matthews, L. Bianchi, & C. Ingram (Eds.), Concise Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility (1-7). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800880344.ch01

D. H. Lawrence, Émile Zola and the Bodily Unconscious (2024)
Book Chapter
Harrison, A. (2024). D. H. Lawrence, Émile Zola and the Bodily Unconscious. In A. Grice (Ed.), The Bloomsbury Handbook to D. H. Lawrence. Bloomsbury Publishing

Dynamic behavior of polymers (2024)
Book Chapter
Siviour, C. R., & De Focatiis, D. S. (2024). Dynamic behavior of polymers. In Dynamic Behavior of Materials: Fundamentals, Material Models, and Microstructure Effects (553-595). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-99153-7.00013-x

Measuring, understanding, and modeling the high strain rate properties of polymers are of importance in a wide range of applications. These properties also give unique insight into the processes governing polymer deformation. Compared to metals, howe... Read More about Dynamic behavior of polymers.

De Systematibus Civitatum: Pufendorf on Confederations and Composite Kingdoms (2024)
Book Chapter
Holland, B. (2024). De Systematibus Civitatum: Pufendorf on Confederations and Composite Kingdoms. In P. Schröder (Ed.), Concepts and Contexts of Pufendorf's International Legal and Political Thought (41-58). Oxford University Press (OUP)

This chapter investigates Pufendorf’s concept of systema civitatum or ‘system of states’. The chapter illuminates the concept by excavating it in several contexts. First, it examines the evolution of the term in Pufendorf’s own writings, from his ear... Read More about De Systematibus Civitatum: Pufendorf on Confederations and Composite Kingdoms.

(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.

Creative Arts and Eating Disorders in Men (2024)
Book Chapter
Bartel, H. (in press). Creative Arts and Eating Disorders in Men. In P. Crawford, & P. Kadetz (Eds.), Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Health Humanities (1-10). Cham Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan

Two-dimensional to three-dimensional dry fibre preforming (2023)
Book Chapter
Chen, S., & Harper, L. (2023). Two-dimensional to three-dimensional dry fibre preforming. In Design and Manufacture of Structural Composites (101-123). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819160-6.00005-6

Preforming is the process of converting two-dimensional (2D) intermediate fibre products, such as fabrics and mats, into complex three-dimensional (3D) shapes to resemble the geometry of the final component. Preforming is a necessary step for all liq... Read More about Two-dimensional to three-dimensional dry fibre preforming.

The Security Council and Impartiality in the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes (2023)
Book Chapter
White, N. D. (2023). The Security Council and Impartiality in the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes. In R. Buchan, D. Francini, & N. Tsagourias (Eds.), The Changing Character of International Dispute Settlement: Challenges and Prospects (317-343). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009076296.018

In this chapter, Nigel White assesses the contribution of the UN’s collective security system to the settlement of international disputes. This chapter tests the assumption that impartial law-based dispute settlement by the Security Council is neithe... Read More about The Security Council and Impartiality in the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes.

Cost, rate, and robustness (2023)
Book Chapter
Hancock, S., & Harper, L. (2023). Cost, rate, and robustness. In Design and Manufacture of Structural Composites (447-471). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819160-6.00022-6

This chapter outlines the most important considerations for the economic evaluation of composites, as assessing both cost and performance in parallel is critical for designing and manufacturing efficient applications. The cost of raw materials is oft... Read More about Cost, rate, and robustness.

A Cinema of Pleasure: He Xiaopei’s Home Video Aesthetics and Queer Feminist Politics (2023)
Book Chapter
Bao, H. (2023). A Cinema of Pleasure: He Xiaopei’s Home Video Aesthetics and Queer Feminist Politics. In F. Chan, F. Elliott, & A. Willis (Eds.), Women in East Asian Cinema: Gender Representations, Creative Labour and Global Histories (13-28). Edinburgh University Press

This article examines He Xiaopei’s films and filmmaking career to discern how they help her articulate a queer feminist politics. He Xiaopei (Figure 1) is one of the best-known queer and feminist filmmakers and activists in contemporary China. She ha... Read More about A Cinema of Pleasure: He Xiaopei’s Home Video Aesthetics and Queer Feminist Politics.

Introduction (2023)
Book Chapter
Harper, L., & Clifford, M. (2023). Introduction. In Design and Manufacture of Structural Composites (3-17). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-819160-6.00009-3

Fibre-reinforced polymer composites are acknowledged to offer some of the highest specific properties (stiffness, strength) of any engineering materials, but this chapter takes a look at why these materials are not more widely adopted for general str... Read More about Introduction.