• Global Ethics 

  Rose, Jonathan (Book chapter)

  Ethics and integrity are now widely recognised to be crucial for the development and maintenance of a well-functioning and stable public administration. However, the quality of ethical regulation varies dramatically by ...
• The Differential Impact of Public and Private Governance Institutions on the Different Modes of Foreign Investment 

  Lysandrou, P. ; Solomon, O. Helen ; Goda, T. (Article)

  This paper examines the respective impacts of public and private governance institutions on foreign direct and foreign portfolio investment inflows. We present two hypotheses: (1) there is a strong correlation between the ...
• Introduction. 

  Hilder, Sarah ; Bettinson, Vanessa (Book chapter)
• Domestic violence : interdisciplinary perspectives on protection, prevention and intervention. 

  Hilder, Sarah ; Bettinson, Vanessa (Book)
• Rethinking Property Law modules: putting theory into practice 

  Madhloom, Omar ; Butler, Nicolette (Article)

  Property Law modules have a number of deficiencies at present. This article outlines the problems associated with Property Law modules, including the perception that Property Law is a difficult and boring module to study; ...
• Reframing Governance: Competition, Fatalism and Autonomy in Central-local Relations 

  Entwistle, Tom ; Guarneros-Meza, Valeria ; Martin, Steve ; Downe, James (Article)

  Much of the work on contemporary governance points either to a strong central government that continues to operate hierarchically or else to a relatively weak centre which relies on network forms of coordination. In place ...
• Payment for ‘ecosystem services’ and the ‘green economy’: green-washing or something new? 

  Wilkinson, Kate (Article)

  Using an ecofeminist critical analysis, this paper examines the extent to which two forest-related payments for ‘ecosystem services’ (PES) schemes maintain a mainstream anti-nature and exploitative conceptualisation of ...
• Health Policy and the Coalition Government 

  Baggott, Rob (Book chapter)

  The chapter explores the development of health policy under the Coalition Government in England between 2010-15. It examines the legacy of New Labour's policies. It focuses on the processes of policy development and in ...
• Understanding Health Policy 2nd edition 

  Baggott, Rob (Book)

  This full updated edition of a best selling book explores the processes and institutions that make health policy, examining what constitutes health policy, where power lies, and what changes could be made to improve the ...
• Insights regarding the applicability of semiotics to CSR communication research 

  Kemi C Yekini ; Yekini, Cecilia Olukemi (Book chapter)
• Surviving Times of Austerity: Preserving the Specialist Domestic Violence Court Provision 

  Bettinson, Vanessa (Book chapter)
• Breaking out or Breaking in? Exploring family dynamics in planning for succession 

  Vershinina, Natalia ; Woldesnbe, Kassa ; Kaur, Kranjit ; Trehan, K. (Conference)

  The aim of this paper is to explore family succession and continuity in Punjabi-Indian ethnic family firms in the UK using stakeholder approach. The research objectives are to analyse how household dynamics can shape ...
• Constructing and extending legitimacy, and exemplifying social orientation to manage competing institutional logics 

  Woldesenbet, K. (Conference)

  The purpose of this paper is to examine how managers of economic organizations in volatile national settings, deal with the challenge of handling competing logics. The testbed for the investigation was a transitional ...
• Rethinking professional practice: the logic of competition and the crisis of identity in housing practice 

  Manzi, Tony ; Richardson, Joanna (Article)
• Similar or Different? A Comparative Analysis of Higher Education Research in Political Science and International Relations Between the United States of America and the United Kingdom 

  Blair, Alasdair (Article)

  This article focuses on the nature of the writing in 73 articles published in six U.S. and UK Political Science and International Relations journals that focus on teaching and learning. A comparative analysis is made of ...
• Exploring Crisis Management and Business Continuity among Nigerian Small and Medium Scale Enterprises 

  Obembe, Demola ; Chukwudum, Victoria ; Nnabuife, Nnenna (Conference)

  Crisis management is widely researched but not among SMEs and not particularly in emerging economies. Using a combination of interview and survey techniques, we explore how Nigerian SMEs perceive and deal with crisis, and ...
• Direct Mayoral Elections in Slovenia and England: Traditions and Trends Compared 

  Kukovič, Simona ; Copus, Colin ; Haček, Miro ; Blair, Alasdair (Article)

  Direct mayoral elections have in recent decades become an important and popular feature of many local governments across Europe. The direct election of the mayor enhances the accountability and transparency of local political ...
• An exploration into student associations of communications to service quality and source credibility 

  Gill, Deviraj ; Omar, Suha ; Cook, Julia (Working Paper)

  The purpose of this working paper is to investigate student perceptions towards communications in relation to service quality expectations and source credibility when selecting universities. Adopting a programme of qualitative ...
• Performance assessment in Europe 

  Blair, Alasdair ; Blair (Book chapter)

  The manner by which students are assessed is a central factor in determining the nature of their learning experience. Over the last two decades there has been a gradual shift in the engagement of the Political Science ...
• Corporate governance in the Nigerian banking industry: Towards a strategic governmental engagement 

  Adegbite, E. (Article)

  The recent global economic crisis has led to reduced confidence in the self-regulation of banks and has facilitated a debate on how governments across the world intend to engage with the corporate governance of banks. ...

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