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Mapping Eurasia : contrasting the public diplomacies of Russia’s ‘Greater Eurasia’ and China’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative (2018)
Journal Article
Pieper, M. (2018). Mapping Eurasia : contrasting the public diplomacies of Russia’s ‘Greater Eurasia’ and China’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative. Rising powers quarterly (Online), 3(3),

This paper contrasts the public diplomacies behind China and Russia’s approaches to Eurasian Order and process-traces the gradual interaction between the two. It argues that Russia’s ‘Greater Eurasia’ vision seeks to create a common space in Eurasia... Read More about Mapping Eurasia : contrasting the public diplomacies of Russia’s ‘Greater Eurasia’ and China’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative.

China’s cinema watchdogs on the world wide web (2018)
Journal Article
Herring, L. (2018). China’s cinema watchdogs on the world wide web. Networking knowledge, 11(2), 39-59. https://doi.org/10.31165/nk.2018.112.532

Online communities play an important role in the development of the Chinese film industry in several significant ways. Taking social media as its focus, this article explores three areas of influence; promoting transparency, critiquing and policing.... Read More about China’s cinema watchdogs on the world wide web.

A precarious peace? The threat of paramilitary violence to the peace process in Colombia (2018)
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Maher, D., & Thomson, A. (2018). A precarious peace? The threat of paramilitary violence to the peace process in Colombia. Third World Quarterly, 39(11), 2142-2172. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2018.1508992

This article provides an investigation into claims that paramilitary violence in Colombia can pose a threat to the peace agreement signed in 2016 between the Colombian government and the FARC rebels. These claims highlight the capacity for paramilita... Read More about A precarious peace? The threat of paramilitary violence to the peace process in Colombia.

Book review : Manga and anime go to Hollywood : the amazing rapidly evolving relationship between Hollywood and Japanese animation, manga, television, and film (2018)
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Hernandez Perez, M. (2018). Book review : Manga and anime go to Hollywood : the amazing rapidly evolving relationship between Hollywood and Japanese animation, manga, television, and film. Animation, 13(3), 252-254. https://doi.org/10.1177/1746847718799406

Review of : Northrop Davis, Manga and Anime Go to Hollywood: The Amazing Rapidly Evolving Relationship between Hollywood and Japanese Animation, Manga, Television, and Film, Bloomsbury: London, 2016: 410 pp.: ISBN 9781623562489, £80 (hbk); ISBN 97816... Read More about Book review : Manga and anime go to Hollywood : the amazing rapidly evolving relationship between Hollywood and Japanese animation, manga, television, and film.

Musical events and perceptual ecologies (2018)
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Clarke, E., Williams, A., & Reynolds, D. (2018). Musical events and perceptual ecologies. Senses and Society, 13(3), 264-281. https://doi.org/10.1080/17458927.2018.1516023

This paper, followed by two responses, discusses the application of ecological theory to an understanding of a number of issues in the aesthetics of music. It argues for an understanding of music as based in event perception, with an expanded concept... Read More about Musical events and perceptual ecologies.

Onomastics (2018)
Journal Article
Scott, M. (2018). Onomastics. Year's Work in English Studies, 97(1),

Section 8 of a multi-part journal chapter.

Creating a critical civic consciousness : reporting local government in the nineteenth century provincial press (2018)
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O'Reilly, C. (2020). Creating a critical civic consciousness : reporting local government in the nineteenth century provincial press. Media History, 26(3), 249-262. https://doi.org/10.1080/13688804.2018.1530975

This paper examines two themes in local government reporting in the nineteenth century – municipal governance and social reform and the reporting of municipal elections, electioneering and scandals. These themes formed part of the discourse of politi... Read More about Creating a critical civic consciousness : reporting local government in the nineteenth century provincial press.

Missed signals? A reply to Mike Bullock and Laurence A. Lyons (2018)
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Hall, B. (2018). Missed signals? A reply to Mike Bullock and Laurence A. Lyons. British journal for military history, 4(3), 21-59

This response to Mike Bullock and Laurence A. Lyons’ recent debate article on British wireless communication in the First World War makes use of new and under-utilised British, Australian, Canadian and American archival sources in order to counter th... Read More about Missed signals? A reply to Mike Bullock and Laurence A. Lyons.

Urban poachers : cosplay, playful cultures, and the appropriation of urban space (2018)
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Crawford, G., & Hancock, D. (2018). Urban poachers : cosplay, playful cultures, and the appropriation of urban space. Journal of Fandom Studies, 6(3), 301-318. https://doi.org/10.1386/jfs.6.3.301_1

This article considers cosplayers’ use and transformation of urban space. Cosplay provides an important subcultural embodiment of contemporary popular culture, through which we can learn a great deal about contemporary forms of fandom, participatory... Read More about Urban poachers : cosplay, playful cultures, and the appropriation of urban space.

Effect of fatigue on functional movement screening performance in dancers (2018)
Journal Article
Armstrong, R., Brogden, C., Milner, D., Norris, D., & Greig, M. (2018). Effect of fatigue on functional movement screening performance in dancers. Medical problems of performing artists, 33(3), 213-219. https://doi.org/10.21091/mppa.2018.3032

OBJECTIVE: Dance is associated with a high risk of injury, with fatigue identified as a contributing factor. Functional movement screening (FMS) has been used to identify alterations in normal movement which may contribute to injury risk, though this... Read More about Effect of fatigue on functional movement screening performance in dancers.

The British Army, information management and the First World War revolution in military affairs (2018)
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Hall, B. (2018). The British Army, information management and the First World War revolution in military affairs. Journal of Strategic Studies, 41(7), 1001-1030. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2018.1504210

Information Management (IM) – the systematic ordering, processing and channelling of information within organisations – forms a critical component of modern military command and control systems. As a subject of scholarly enquiry, however, the history... Read More about The British Army, information management and the First World War revolution in military affairs.

The tablet as a classroom musical instrument (2018)
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Hart, A. (2018). The tablet as a classroom musical instrument. Athens Journal of Education (online), 5(3), 299-324. https://doi.org/10.30958/aje.5-3-5

Music education is rightly recognised as an important part of children’s social, creative and academic development. Current UK policy holds that all children should have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument and have access to quality music... Read More about The tablet as a classroom musical instrument.

Pursuing “Generation Snowflake” : Mr. Robot and the USA Network's mission for millennials (2018)
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Smith, A. (2019). Pursuing “Generation Snowflake” : Mr. Robot and the USA Network's mission for millennials. Television and New Media, 20(5), 443-459. https://doi.org/10.1177/1527476418789896

U.S. basic cable channels are increasingly directing their brands toward millennials due to the increased economic importance of this demographic group. This article contributes to scholarship on basic cable economics and scripted programming by prov... Read More about Pursuing “Generation Snowflake” : Mr. Robot and the USA Network's mission for millennials.

Microfinance and the global political economy (2018)
Journal Article
Danaan, V. (2018). Microfinance and the global political economy. International Journal of Arts and Social Science, 1(1),

Microfinance has evolved as a financial and social innovation aimed at reducing global poverty through socio-economic empowerment of the poor. It has enjoyed a widespread patronage in the global economy in spite of the views held by its critics. Thou... Read More about Microfinance and the global political economy.