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The emotive city (2011)
Book Chapter
Rooney, J. (2011). The emotive city. In A. Valente, C. Freire, C. Ferreira, & M. Herlander (Eds.), AVANCA Conferência Internacional Cinema - Arte,Tecnologia,Comunicação (284-292). Portugal: Avanca Cinema

The research project is designed to create new ways of looking at the story of a city; the focus is to present elements of the city as an art gallery space. Mapping technologies are used to present information as an aesthetic image. This project will... Read More about The emotive city.

The psychology of politicians (2011)
Book Chapter
Weinberg, A. (2011). The psychology of politicians. In A. Weinberg (Ed.), The Psychology of Politicians (1-18). Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139026482.001

Politics is living history. It is about people and their ideas, desires, needs and their striving to debate, negotiate, protest, fight and even die in pursuit of their goals over thousands of years. Political activity has evolved to take place within... Read More about The psychology of politicians.

Should the job of national politician carry a government health warning? (2011)
Book Chapter
Weinberg, A. (2011). Should the job of national politician carry a government health warning?. In A. Weinberg (Ed.), The Psychology of Politicians (123-142). Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139026482.010

Psychological health remains a fascinating area for research, not least because it integrates so many expressions of the natural human state: emotions, thoughts, actions and well-being. On the side of the equation which is ill-health, these states ar... Read More about Should the job of national politician carry a government health warning?.

The early absence of the French negative marker ne (2011)
Book Chapter
Rowlett, P. (2011). The early absence of the French negative marker ne. In P. Larrivée, & R. Ingham (Eds.), The Evolution of Negation : Beyond the Jespersen Cycle (209-220). De Gruyter

Publisher's description: Why do grammars change? The cycle of negation proposed by Jespersen is crucially linked to the status of items and phrases. The definition of criteria establishing when a polarity item becomes a negative element, and the id... Read More about The early absence of the French negative marker ne.

Teaching and learning conversations (TLC): Flexible bite-size staff development by, with and for academics (2011)
Book Chapter
Nerantzi, C. (2011). Teaching and learning conversations (TLC): Flexible bite-size staff development by, with and for academics. In Engaging hearts and minds : Best practice guide (4-8). Oxford: UCISA Academic Support Group

This case study presents the new blended Teaching and Learning Conversations (TLC) programme offered by the Academic Development Unit at the University of Salford. The TLC programme is an informal academic development intervention that helps individu... Read More about Teaching and learning conversations (TLC): Flexible bite-size staff development by, with and for academics.

Conspicuous consumption (2011)
Book Chapter
Bagnall, G. (2011). Conspicuous consumption. In Encyclopedia of consumer culture. Los Angeles, USA: Sage

Intellectual styles : measurement and assessment (2011)
Book Chapter
Cassidy, S. (2011). Intellectual styles : measurement and assessment. In L. Zhang, R. Sternberg, & S. Rayner (Eds.), Handbook of Intellectual Styles: Preferences in Cognition, Learning, and Thinking (67-89). New York: Springer Publishing Company

The chapter presents a critical account of approaches, including historical, contemporary and potential approaches, to the measurement and assessment of intellectual styles. Its ultimate aim is to support ‘good’ research and practice in the field of... Read More about Intellectual styles : measurement and assessment.

New design business models - Implications for the future of design management (2011)
Book Chapter
Cooper, R., Williams, A., & Evans, M. (2011). New design business models - Implications for the future of design management. In R. Cooper, S. Junginger, & T. Lockwood (Eds.), The handbook of design management (495-511). Oxford: Berg Publishers

Design management in the UK has developed significantly since the early 1990s, with design managers now operating across both design consultancies and within businesses. These organizations operate in a dynamic global environment; as such it is neces... Read More about New design business models - Implications for the future of design management.

The social and cultural significance of online gaming (2011)
Book Chapter
Crawford, G., Gosling, V., & Light, B. (2011). The social and cultural significance of online gaming. In Online Gaming in Context: The Social and Cultural Significance of Online Games. London: Routledge

Hubble bubble toil and trouble : the special case of emergency services (2011)
Book Chapter
Sobreperez, P. (2011). Hubble bubble toil and trouble : the special case of emergency services. In Y. Dwivedi, M. Wade, & S. Schneberger (Eds.), Information Systems Theory Explaining and Predicting Our Digital Society (143-158). New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9707-4_9

The author outlines the technological frames strand of social shaping of technology theory and posits that the dimensions used by the major proponents of the theory to not necessarily apply to all situations. The proposal is to use an analogy of a te... Read More about Hubble bubble toil and trouble : the special case of emergency services.

Project management of post disaster reconstruction (2011)
Book Chapter
Kulatunga, U. (2011). Project management of post disaster reconstruction. In R. Amaratunga, & R. Haigh (Eds.), Post-Disaster Reconstruction of the Built Environment : Rebuilding for Resilience. Wiley-Blackwell