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Le Pen & Mégret's Christmas divorce: the far right and the media in France (2002)
Journal Article
Quinn, A. (2002). Le Pen & Mégret's Christmas divorce: the far right and the media in France. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 5(2), 179-199

Since 1995, the Front National in France has successfully cast itself as a party of ideas. This, according to some observers, is where the power and danger of the French extreme right resides. A media conspiracy theory is seminal to the Front's ideol... Read More about Le Pen & Mégret's Christmas divorce: the far right and the media in France.

Zawał (2002)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2002). Zawał. Polityka, 21(2351), 44-46

An analysis of the state of the British national health service, budgetary implications and comparison with other funding models in Europe.

Optimizing resources: assessment of manufacture practice (2002)
Journal Article
Williams, A., & Davidson, J. (2002). Optimizing resources: assessment of manufacture practice. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 216(5), 815-820. https://doi.org/10.1243/0954405021520337

Two case studies are presented from within the plastics industry. The studies investigate the feasibility of optimizing resources using traditional manufacturing metrics. A data capture framework is presented, which represents pre-, intra- and post-p... Read More about Optimizing resources: assessment of manufacture practice.

Elizabeth Gaskell and Romanticism : the romantic inheritance and her shorter works (2002)
Thesis
Wiltshire, I. Elizabeth Gaskell and Romanticism : the romantic inheritance and her shorter works. (Thesis). University of Salford, UK

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the relationship between Elizabeth Gaskell and Romanticism, as shown in her shorter works. This investigation will be conducted in three principal ways: a consideration of Romanticism as a cultural phen... Read More about Elizabeth Gaskell and Romanticism : the romantic inheritance and her shorter works.

In defence of Satori: party system change, voter preference distributions and other competitive incentives (2002)
Journal Article
Evans, J. (2002). In defence of Satori: party system change, voter preference distributions and other competitive incentives. Party Politics, 8(2), 155-174. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354068802008002001

In a recent re-evaluation of developments in European party systems, Paul Pennings has criticized Sartori for inaccurately predicting trends in party competition in his original typology, particularly as evidenced by indicators such as ideological po... Read More about In defence of Satori: party system change, voter preference distributions and other competitive incentives.

Nie ten tor (2002)
Journal Article
Bekerman, M. (2002). Nie ten tor. Polityka, 2336(2336), 44-45

Great Britain has the worst railways in Europe - this is the view of one of the government ministers. Privatisation was supposed to lead to speedy modernisation, but is ended up with de facto renationalisation and a crisis of trust in the economic cr... Read More about Nie ten tor.

George Soros's theory of reflexivity: a comparison with the theories of Giddens and Beck and a consideration of its practical value (2002)
Journal Article
Bryant, C. (2002). George Soros's theory of reflexivity: a comparison with the theories of Giddens and Beck and a consideration of its practical value. Economy and Society, 31(1), 112-131. https://doi.org/10.1080/03085140120109277

George Soros has won recognition as one of the most successful financial speculators of all time and one of the most munificent philanthropists in the world today. He claims that his success is connected with his fallibilist philosophy and his hetero... Read More about George Soros's theory of reflexivity: a comparison with the theories of Giddens and Beck and a consideration of its practical value.

Exploring the gender question in critical information systems (2002)
Journal Article
Adam, A. (2002). Exploring the gender question in critical information systems. Journal of Information Technology, 17(2), 59-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/02683960210145959

This paper addresses ways in which theorizing gender may be important in forming an understanding of the topic of emancipation, which is central to the new critical information systems (IS) based on the thinking of Habermas. After briefly discussing... Read More about Exploring the gender question in critical information systems.

Quentin Tarantino (2002)
Book Chapter
White, G. (2002). Quentin Tarantino. In Y. Tasker (Ed.), Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers (338-346). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis

Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers examines the work of some of today's most popular, original and influential cinematic voices. Each entry offers both an overview and critique of its subject's career and works, looking at the genres in which they work an... Read More about Quentin Tarantino.

Relevance and linguistic meaning: the semantics and pragmatics of discourse markers (2002)
Book
Blakemore, D. (2002). Relevance and linguistic meaning: the semantics and pragmatics of discourse markers. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press (CUP)

The importance of discourse markers (words like "so," "however," and "well") lies in the theoretical questions they raise about the nature of discourse and the relationship between linguistic meaning and context. Diane Blakemore asserts that the exer... Read More about Relevance and linguistic meaning: the semantics and pragmatics of discourse markers.

Shaping successful tourism development: the role of visitor and non-visitor research (2002)
Book Chapter
Leighton, D., & Sterry, P. (2002). Shaping successful tourism development: the role of visitor and non-visitor research. In J. Akama, & P. Sterry (Eds.), Cultural tourism in Africa: strategies for the new millenium (211-221). Arnhem, The Netherlands: Association for Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS)

One of the main determinants of successful cultural tourism is clearly responding to the needs of visitors. Developing explicitly targeted and professional studies to assist planning, design and development is crucial and the importance of profession... Read More about Shaping successful tourism development: the role of visitor and non-visitor research.

Consuming the car: anticipation, use and meaning in contemporary youth culture. (2002)
Journal Article
Carrabine, E., & Longhurst, B. (2002). Consuming the car: anticipation, use and meaning in contemporary youth culture. Sociological Review, 50(2), 181-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-954X.00362

Drawing on evidence from a recently conducted study of the everyday lives of young people in Manchester, UK, this article considers the place of cars in contemporary youth culture. The article acknowledges the recent beginnings of sociological and so... Read More about Consuming the car: anticipation, use and meaning in contemporary youth culture..