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Are Independent Councillors Really Conservatives in Disguise?
(Article)A feature of English local political folk-lore is the belief among national political parties, that Independent councillors are Conservatives in disguise. Yet, little evidence is given to support this idea because little ... -
Are we doing them a dis-service? Preparing students to study overseas: a case study of Chinese students and British Culture.
(Conference)There are a number of issues around this approach. Firstly there is the issue of content. What content should be taught to these students? There are a range of topics that could be covered, but these may be constrained ... -
Are we learning from the old? A case study of Welsh local government restructuring
(Conference)Local Government in Wales has undergone restructuring in the 1970s, the 1990s, and is currently undergoing the process again. In each round of restructuring, the same arguments appear: economies of scale, rationalisation, ... -
The Art of Disruption. Creative learning and disruption in the higher education sector
(Working Paper)In an operating environment dominated by rapid technological change, the temptation to call this disruptive is even greater. In this paper, we draw on the disruption literature and the imagery from this, to view and ... -
The Art of Management & Organization - Editorial
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The art of research: Art teachers' affinity with ethnography.
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Asking "why" helps action control by goals but not plans
(Article)The present research investigated whether asking ‘‘why’’ concerning the pursuit of one goal can affect the subsequent pursuit of a previously chosen goal. Asking ‘‘why’’ should activate cognitive procedures involving ... -
Assessing best practice as a means of innovation
(Article)This paper argues that Best Practice and innovation are different, if related activities, with Best Practice being just one of the means by which organisations can innovate. After reviewing the literatures on innovation ... -
Austerity Realism and the Governance of Leicester
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Austerity Urbanism: Patterns of Neo-liberalisation and Resistance in Six Cities of Spain and the UK
(Article)This paper explores neoliberalisation and its counter-currents through a six-case study of austerity urbanism in Spain and the UK. Applying Urban Regime Theory it highlights the role of urban politics in driving, variegating ... -
AUTONOMIA DIFFERENZIATA COME PROCESSO DAL BASSO: I REFERENDUM REGIONALI IN PROSPETTIVA COMPARATA
(Article)In Italian: In questo contributo i referendum per l’autonomia di Lombardia e Veneto vengono analiz-zati con riferimento a consultazioni che hanno portato alla differenziazione delle strutture di governance territoriale ... -
Autonomy and fairness: the case of public statements
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An Awkward Partner? Britain's implementation of the Working Time Directive
(Article)The dominance of member states in the field of social policy has been traditionally depicted as one of the main hurdles facing the development of a European social policy. Resistance by national government to the transfer ...