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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Public inquiry"”.
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The Role of Judicial Discourse in Distorting the Public Inquiry Image: Is the Inquiry Becoming an Endangered Species?
The goal is to explore the construction of the Public Inquiry image and its persona via judicial decision-making and legal discourses that are utilized to justify the final product of an inquiry. For instance, while the commissioner is generally equipped with extensive coercive and discretionary …
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The Hinkley Point 'C' public inquiry and the privatisation of the UK electricity supply industry : dislocations in power relationships in the civil nuclear power policy sector
… group participants at the Hinkley Point "C" Public Inquiry is set in the context of an analysis of the transitions caused to the UK nuclear power policy sector by the privatisation of the ESI. First, historical comparative analysis of the nuclear power policy sectors of the USA, Canada, …
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Storytelling failure in the Vale of Leven: How a bacterial outbreak became a wicked problem
… dissertation examines the rhetorical work of a public inquiry investigation into an outbreak of Clostridium Difficile at the Vale of Leven Hospital in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland that resulted in 143 cases of infection and the tragic deaths of 34 patients. In light of these deaths and …
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"Injustice on Their Backs and Justice on Their Minds": Political Activism and the Policing of London's Afro-Caribbean Community, 1945-1993
… William Macpherson’s conclusion - following his public inquiry into the racist murder of the black teenager Stephen Lawrence in 1993 - that the Metropolitan Police was ‘institutionally racist’, was a seminal moment for policing in Britain. The publication of the Macpherson report in 1999 has been …
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The right to be heard - worth the delay? A critical examination of public participation’s role in the efficiency of administrative action in democratic South Africa
… the accuracy of this statement, how costly is public participation to efficient administrative action? In terms of section 4 of the PAJA, in cases where an administrative action materially and adversely affects the rights of the public, to give effect to the right to procedurally fair …
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Towards public professionalism: A pentadic intervention in debate between the Common Core Standards Initiative (CCSI) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
… that the NCTE's current strategy fails to invite public participation in debate, and to remedy this situation, I suggest educators employ Kenneth Burke's pentad to sponsor public inquiry into the standards. When the CCSI claims its standards will ensure that all students "demonstrate independence …
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A Critical Exploration of Changes to the Investigation of Homicide in England and Wales from the 1980s to the Present Day
… early 1980s was roundly criticised and led to a public inquiry that called for wide-ranging changes to homicide investigation. With a history already marred by corruption and miscarriages of justice, it was a pivotal case, which triggered a process of reform that has continued to the present day. …
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Psychosocial support after Grenfell: recovery and solidarity with a community in crisis
… were displaced after the disaster, and the Public Inquiry into its causes. Supporting survivors within these spaces called for the development of a new psychosocial intervention that was more flexible, proactive and informal than conventional forms of therapeutic practice. I draw on my …
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Encounters & Spatial Controversies
… commentators suggest that urban space and public space have no settled form – that they are forever subject to contestation. It follows that the spaces most of us occupy, act in and pass through day after day are, if not overtly antagonistic, then somewhat fraught and compromised. My …
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The influence of organisational typology, strategy, leadership and psychological forces on UK offshore oil and gas industry safety performance.
… Piper Alpha disaster (6th July 1988), subsequent Public Inquiry and 106 recommendations made by the Cullen Report. However, accidents continue to occur on offshore assets due to leadership and organisational failures, poor behaviours, lack of operating discipline, asset integrity challenges and an …
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Evaluating the effectiveness of analogies in an infographic on low-dose radiation
… This was evident in Saskatchewan, where a public inquiry in 2008 revealed a significant lack of trust. Conversely, Saskatchewan possesses one of the largest uranium reserves globally, offering a carbon-neutral energy source. Additionally, it is increasingly cost-effective in the context of …
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An institutional study of a government-led green technology innovation scheme
… waves. The scheme led to a large-scale public inquiry and a collapse of a devolved government administration. <br/><br/>This thesis argues that in green scheme diffusion processes, people matter and are the products of institutional interactions. The institutional literature shows a …
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Seeing the unseen: a pragmatic response to a public health emergency
… governance. Due to the ongoing COVID -19 public inquiry, I have had to refrain from disclosing details of the region where this study was conducted. Methodology: In response to the pandemic, my practice was rapidly evolving, and therefore, to intentionally study this I applied a pragmatic …
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Making records ready: responding to the Scottish child abuse inquiry.
… to the requirements of the Scottish child abuse inquiry. Using action research and a records continuum perspective, the study explores the role of records and the issues identified by previous research and care leaver communities about their importance, existence and use. Framed using the …