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Pervasiveness and efficacy in regulatory governance – neo-liberalism as ideology and practice in European telecommunications reorganisation (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Simpson, S. (2008, June). Pervasiveness and efficacy in regulatory governance – neo-liberalism as ideology and practice in European telecommunications reorganisation. Presented at European Consortium for Political Research Standing Group on Regulatory Governance Second Biennial Conference, ‘(Re)Regulation in the Wake of Neoliberalism. Consequences of Three Decades of Privatization and Market Liberalization’, Utrecht, Netherlands

Telecommunications provides one of the most well-developed examples of the growth of neo-liberalism. The sector is interesting since the contrast between its pre neoliberal and post neo-liberal characteristics is particularly stark. This paper expl... Read More about Pervasiveness and efficacy in regulatory governance – neo-liberalism as ideology and practice in European telecommunications reorganisation.

Social networking and digital gaming media convergence : classification and its consequences for appropriation (2008)
Journal Article
classification and its consequences for appropriation. Information Systems Frontiers, 10(4), 447-459. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-008-9105-4

Within the field of Information Systems, a good proportion of research is concerned with the work organisation and this has, to some extent, restricted the kind of application areas given consideration. Yet, it is clear that information and communica... Read More about Social networking and digital gaming media convergence : classification and its consequences for appropriation.

The emancipating possibilities of performing with cartoons (2008)
Journal Article
Oliver, M. (2008). The emancipating possibilities of performing with cartoons. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 4(1), 59-67. https://doi.org/10.1386/padm.4.1.59_1

The emancipating possibilities of performing with cartoons’ focuses on the impact and implications of performing with the cartoon double. It offers a brief history of the author’s practice and explores the creation of an original devised digita... Read More about The emancipating possibilities of performing with cartoons.

Relating urban boundary layer structure to upwind terrain for the Salfex campaign (2008)
Journal Article
Barlow, J., Rooney, G., von Hünerbein, S., & Bradley, S. (2008). Relating urban boundary layer structure to upwind terrain for the Salfex campaign. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 127(2), 173-191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-007-9261-y

Profiles of wind and turbulence over an urban area evolve with fetch in response to surface characteristics. Sodar measurements, taken on 22nd April 2002 during the Salfex campaign, are here related to upstream terrain. A logarithmic layer up to z=65... Read More about Relating urban boundary layer structure to upwind terrain for the Salfex campaign.

Language use and maintenance among the Moroccan minority in Britain (2008)
Thesis
Jamai, A. Language use and maintenance among the Moroccan minority in Britain. (Thesis). University of Salford, UK

The goal of this study is to investigate language use among a relatively young immigrant community in Britain with a view to finding out what role English plays in their lives, whether they still use their languages of origin, and what are the reason... Read More about Language use and maintenance among the Moroccan minority in Britain.

The Constitutional Referendum of June 2006 : end of the "Grande Riforma" but not of reform itself' (2008)
Book Chapter
Bull, M. (2008). The Constitutional Referendum of June 2006 : end of the "Grande Riforma" but not of reform itself'. In J. Briquet, & A. Mastropaolo (Eds.), Italian politics : the center-left's poisoned victory (99-118). New York: Berghahn

This chapter analyses the constitutional referendum of June 2006 in Italy, analysing the campaign, evaluating the results and assessing the impact on Italian politics.

They live (in Second Life) (2008)
Exhibition / Performance
Sermon, P. They live (in Second Life). [Interactive Second Life Installation]. 30 April 2008. (Unpublished)

In They Live (in Second Life) Paul Sermon merges the virtual space of 'Second Life' with the real space of the festival venue, recreating an augmentation of the Futuresonic venue within Second Life, and creating a feedback loop with video feeds. This... Read More about They live (in Second Life).

From one to another (2008)
Exhibition / Performance
Peploe, G., & Gaskill, K. From one to another. [Exhibiton]. 18 April 2008 - 1 May 2008. (Unpublished)

Interval present work from International artists using dual screens. Nina Fischer & Maroan El Sani - Toute la Memoire du Monde Zhang Ding - Boxing 1&2 Lisa Klapstock - Field Studies - Exposure and Focus

Scottish place names (2008)
Book
Scott, M. (2008). Scottish place names. Edinburgh: Black and White Publishing

Say It in Scots is a series of pocket books designed to inform and entertain the reader about the wonderful, rich and varied language of Scots. The Scots language is a world of wonderful, historic and evocative words, full of a rich variety that can... Read More about Scottish place names.

Christmas and war (2008)
Book Chapter
Agius, C. (2008). Christmas and war. In S. Whiteley (Ed.), Christmas, Ideology and Popular Culture (137-148). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press

Veil (2008)
Digital Artefact
Knudsen, E. (2008). Veil. [Video and stage production]

Veil is an epic and ambitious stage production created for Horse & Bamboo’s 30th year of touring theatre. Veil is a story of two young women who are brutally separated at birth, but are drawn inexorably back towards one another. The story is set i... Read More about Veil.

The Italian general election of 2006: Romano Prodi’s victory (2008)
Book
(2008). J. Newell (Ed.), The Italian general election of 2006: Romano Prodi’s victory. Manchester: Manchester University Press

This book brings together leading academics to provide a comprehensive analysis of one of the most closely fought general elections in Italian history. Covering the political, economic and foreign-policy background, the campaign and the outcome, the... Read More about The Italian general election of 2006: Romano Prodi’s victory.

Introduction: Corruption and democracy in Western Europe (2008)
Journal Article
Newell, J. (2008). Introduction: Corruption and democracy in Western Europe. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 9(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/15705850701825352

Public perceptions and attitudes are central to an understanding of the significance of corruption in Europe and in democracies generally – this for a number of reasons including the meaning of the term ‘corruption’ itself. But the investigation of p... Read More about Introduction: Corruption and democracy in Western Europe.

Ethical conduct and perceptions of public probity in Britain: the story so far (2008)
Journal Article
Newell, J. (2008). Ethical conduct and perceptions of public probity in Britain: the story so far. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 9(1), 39-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/15705850701825444

This paper takes its point of departure from the importance for stable democracy of citizens' confidence in the probity of public office holders and from the growing public concerns in this area since the early 1990s. Against this background, the pap... Read More about Ethical conduct and perceptions of public probity in Britain: the story so far.

Mapping creative Manchester (2008)
Exhibition / Performance
Rooney, J. Mapping creative Manchester. [Wall Graphic/Museum Installation]. 1 April 2008. (Unpublished)

A wall presentation which was designed to present the various groups of Manchester in a clearly defined and connected way.

Reflexivity and the social construction of identity in interpreter-mediated asylum interviews (2008)
Journal Article
Tipton, R. (2008). Reflexivity and the social construction of identity in interpreter-mediated asylum interviews. Translator: Studies in Intercultural Communication, 14(1), 1-19

Drawing on the work of Anthony Giddens (1976, 1984) this paper examines the notion of 'reflexivity' in human conduct and the difficulty in accounting for such conduct in interpreter-mediated encounters. The discussion is framed around narrative perfo... Read More about Reflexivity and the social construction of identity in interpreter-mediated asylum interviews.