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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"UK policy"”.
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The social construction of risk in child trafficking discourses: A study of melodramatic tactics in child trafficking narratives
… issue of child trafficking is a well established UK policy concern initially emerging in the seventeenth century. The issue re-appeared in the late nineteenth century influenced by the social purity movement. This generated an infamous media exposé which led to parliamentary debates and …
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A discourse analysis of recovery stories
… of the recovery approach through exploration of UK policy within the last decade. This explores the conditions of possibility for its emergence in UK policy and mental health services and its growth. In the second part, a Foucauldian discourse analysis is used to analyse stories of recovery. …
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Women as Perpetrators: Male Rape
… to be heard with positive progress made in policy and the public arena (Depraetere & Vandeviver, 2020). However, the positive progress achieved for women is arguably to the detriment of male victims of SV because men are portrayed as perpetrators of sex crimes, failing to acknowledge men can …
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Urban retrofit : pressures, policy and people in domestic retrofit at the city level
… explores how this problem has been approached by UK policy through a combination of marketization, technical specificity and localised delivery.Empirically, it employs a comparative case study approach using three domestic retrofit responses in three different cities in England to explore the …
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A palliative care approach for people with advanced heart failure : recognition of need, transitions in care and impact on patients, family carers and clinicians
… have significant unmet palliative care needs. UK policy recommends identification of those requiring palliative care based on prognosis (last year of life). However, HF has an unpredictable course, and clinicians might not discuss a palliative approach for fear of causing alarm and destroying …
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The myth of inclusion?
… were the motivational forces behind the UK policy document Excellence for All Children (DfES 1997). Yet since that time, there has been a range of outcomes for schools and Local Authorities, pupils and parent/carers. To help explain these outcomes, the thesis has sought to draw parallels …
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To what extent may health and well-being experiences of Roma migrants in London be perceived and understood through a post-structuralist lens?
… focusing specifically on Roma health in the UK is limited, with most surveys noting a lack of research in this area. Across the UK, policy and planning to meet the specific healthcare needs of Roma communities is sparse and inconsistent, including the response to the requirements of the EU …
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Organising science policy : participation, learning & experimentation in British democracy
… of public participation into science policy processes has been an important feature of policy practice and the academic literature for more than two decades, yet it has failed to realise its democratising potential or to engender broader changes in organisational and political …
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Acculturation and the mental health of young refugees resettled under the humanitarian Gateway Protection Programme in Greater Manchester
… has led to a refugee crisis. The United Kingdom (UK) has engaged with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in playing a significant role in the long-term resettlement of some of those refugees, half of whom are children and young people. One initiative of such humanitarian …
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Foreign direct investment from China: implications for British business partners
… positive effects of Chinese FDI imply that UK policy-makers may wish to step up their efforts to attract further investment from China. The diverse nature of Chinese companies indicates that investment promotion agencies could develop a differentiated strategy to encourage Chinese investors. …
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Commercial lobbying: a thesis on the "for hire" aspects of lobbying
… but minor addition to the dramatis personae of UK public policy-making. Their differentiating feature,, marking them off from other types of lobbyist., is that they are for hire and it is the feature which is the least previously researched. There is little explicit theory of commercial …
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Enhancing Cultural Heritage in an Impact Assessment Process: Analysis of Experiences from the UK World Heritage Sites
… selected urban World Heritage (WH) sites in the UK. The research develops recommendations for assessing the impact of plans, programmes and projects on heritage values in culturally significant urban areas with the emphasis on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact …
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Constructions of 'gendered agency' : Perspectives from a multi-ethnic Sure Start programme.
… of welfare users in 'Third Way' and New Labour policy in the UK. Policy discourses depict welfare agents as aspirational and responsible decision-makers, simultaneously downplaying structural differences and presenting 'families' and 'communities' as consensual and motivated by shared interests. …
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The role of multinational corporations in UK sustainable development policy
… this debate by investigating the role of MNCs in UK sustainable development policy. Specifically, focus has been placed on the production of the UK National Sustainable Development Strategy(NSDS), 'Securing Hie future'. In order to undertake this investigation in a systematic and robust way an …
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Understanding physical activity among individuals receiving opioid substitution treatment - a mixed methods study
… everyday lives. Additionally, a recent shift in UK drugs policy has places an increased emphasis on the wider aspects of recovery from drug use, including the improvement of health, well-being and re- integration into society. Despite the numerous benefits associated with PA, little research has …
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Creative art-based technologies for interagency working together for safeguarding children and young people
… response from the child protection system in the UK. The current UK policy emphasis on child-focused systems and outcomes (Munro, 2011) forms a background to this thesis, which aims to identify the work required to co-produce new ways of working at the front door of child protection to extend the …
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The Impact of Boards’ Ownership Structure on Voluntary and Mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility
… tested using a sample drawn from the FTSE4Good UK Index over the period 2009-2013. The data was analysed in two stages using the statistics software packages SPSS and STATA. Stage 1 results are based on 111 companies, while stage 2 results are based on a restricted sample of 53 companies with …
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Mental Health Services and Social Inclusion in Remote and Rural Areas of Scotland and Canada: A Qualitative Comparison
… become an increasingly importantly focus in the UK policy landscape because of its social and economic impact. However, most research to date has focused on living with mental health issues, or providing mental health services, in urban settings. There is limited understanding of the experiences …
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Assessing the role of Blue Hydrogen in the UK's Net Zero transition: integrated lifecycle, value chain and policy perspectives.
… efficiency, and the role of supporting policy frameworks. This creates a need for integrated and evidence-based assessment to inform policy and investment decisions. The aim of this PhD research is to evaluate whether, and under what conditions, blue hydrogen can contribute credibly to …
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Public health approaches for identifying and responding to mental health difficulties amongst children and adolescents
… impact. Schools are increasingly featured within UK policy as a key setting for addressing mental health difficulties, yet school staff often do not feel adequately prepared for this role. In this dissertation, I aimed to explore what role schools can play within the public health approach to …
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