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White lies and black consequences: Margaret Jones and the complex dynamics of the publishing industry (2014)
Book Chapter
Metcalf, J. (2014). White lies and black consequences: Margaret Jones and the complex dynamics of the publishing industry. In C. O. Garcia, V. Ashanti Young, & C. Pimentel (Eds.), From Uncle Tom's Cabin to The help : critical perspectives on white-authored narratives of black life (143-157). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137446268_11

Numerous autobiographies have been released over the past two decades documenting contemporary African American and Mexican American urban life, including themes of violent gangbanging, drug hustling, and the inner-city search for economic stability... Read More about White lies and black consequences: Margaret Jones and the complex dynamics of the publishing industry.

The impact of welfare reform in Scotland Tracking Study: Year 1 Findings (2014)
Report
Graham, H., Lister, B., Egdell, V., McQuaid, R., & Raeside, R. (2014). The impact of welfare reform in Scotland Tracking Study: Year 1 Findings. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Government

This report presents the findings from the first year of a study that aims to explore the impact of ongoing changes to the welfare system on a range of households in Scotland over time. This report builds on the results of both the Sweep 1 interviews... Read More about The impact of welfare reform in Scotland Tracking Study: Year 1 Findings.

Negotiating 'Victim communities': Reflexivity and method in researching high-profile crimes (2014)
Book Chapter
O'Leary, N. (2014). Negotiating 'Victim communities': Reflexivity and method in researching high-profile crimes. In K. Lumsden, & A. Winter (Eds.), Reflexivity in Criminological Research : Experiences with the Powerful and the Powerless (23-34). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137379405_2

Certain crimes seem to embody the mood of the times, entering the pub- lic consciousness in such an enduring way that they almost become public property. Crimes such as the killing of James Bulger in 1993 and the dis- appearance of Madeleine McCann i... Read More about Negotiating 'Victim communities': Reflexivity and method in researching high-profile crimes.

Beyond the abolition of dual administration: The challenges to NGO governance in 21st century China (2014)
Journal Article
Yang, Y., Wilkinson, M., & Zhang, X. (2016). Beyond the abolition of dual administration: The challenges to NGO governance in 21st century China. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 27(5), 2292-2310. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-014-9521-7

The abolition of dual administration of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in China is an inexorable and essential trend toward a genuine civil society. This article seeks to examine the challenges that come with the abolition of the dual administ... Read More about Beyond the abolition of dual administration: The challenges to NGO governance in 21st century China.

Gendering women: Identity and mental wellbeing through the lifecourse (2014)
Book
Clisby, S., & Holdsworth, J. (2014). Gendering women: Identity and mental wellbeing through the lifecourse. Policy Press

© Policy Press 2014. Gendering Women is an engaging and accessible account of how constructions of femininity fundamentally affect women’s mental wellbeing through the life course. Led by women’s life history accounts of growing up and growing older... Read More about Gendering women: Identity and mental wellbeing through the lifecourse.