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Gender differences in appraisal and coping: an examination of the situational and dispositional hypothesis (2012)
Journal Article
Polman, R., & Nicholls, A. (2012). Gender differences in appraisal and coping: an examination of the situational and dispositional hypothesis. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 43(1), 41640

Gender differences in coping in sport have received increased attention, but cross-sectional and retrospective designs of studies have provided equivocal results and limited conclusions in the area. To address this gap, two studies were conducted inv... Read More about Gender differences in appraisal and coping: an examination of the situational and dispositional hypothesis.

A History of the North Atlantic Fisheries - Vol. 2: From the 1850s to the Early Twenty-First Century (2012)
Book
Starkey, D., & Heidbrink, I. (Eds.). (2012). A History of the North Atlantic Fisheries - Vol. 2: From the 1850s to the Early Twenty-First Century. Hauschild Verlag

The fisheries have hat a profound influence on the development of human societies in the North Atlantic region. Assuming countless forms over the ages, fishing activity has ranged across the vast expanse of an ocean that comprises a myriad of complex... Read More about A History of the North Atlantic Fisheries - Vol. 2: From the 1850s to the Early Twenty-First Century.

Complementary and alternative medicine in the maternity setting. (2012)
Journal Article
Jones, C. (2012). Complementary and alternative medicine in the maternity setting. British Journal of Midwifery, 20(6), 409-418. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2012.20.6.409

The increasing demand for complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) among childbearing women has been alluded to in midwifery literature for a number of years. There is a wealth of anecdotal evidence suggesting that pregnant women are driving the... Read More about Complementary and alternative medicine in the maternity setting..

Democratisation (2012)
Book Chapter
Seoane, E., & Farrelly, M. (2012). Democratisation. In The Oxford handbook of the history of English (392 - 401). Oxford University Press

'Thatcher, 1975-9' (2012)
Book Chapter
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2012). 'Thatcher, 1975-9'. In Leaders of the Opposition from Churchill to Cameron (97 - 108). Palgrave Macmillan

Constitutional change and the tensions of liberal democracy (2012)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2012). Constitutional change and the tensions of liberal democracy. In J. Connelly, & J. Hayward (Eds.), The Withering of the Welfare State (71-85). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230349230_5

The past 50 years have witnessed significant changes in the constitutional arrangements of nations around the globe. Changes have been necessary in order to ensure a stable polity, achieving or maintaining some degree of balance between effectiveness... Read More about Constitutional change and the tensions of liberal democracy.

Bio-sedimentary indicators for estuaries: a critical review (2012)
Book
Ducrotoy, J.-P., Mazik, K., & Elliott, M. (2012). Bio-sedimentary indicators for estuaries: a critical review. Union Océanographes de France

The rational management of the marine environment relies on the measurement of selected attributes and the detection of changes in carefully chosen parameters as the result of human activities. Following that detection, integrated management relies o... Read More about Bio-sedimentary indicators for estuaries: a critical review.

Import, Export, and Multilateral Translation: Methodological Lessons from an Economic Analysis of Paternalism in Contract Law (2012)
Book Chapter
Cserne, P. (2012). Import, Export, and Multilateral Translation: Methodological Lessons from an Economic Analysis of Paternalism in Contract Law. In S. Kirste, A. van Aaken, M. Anderheiden, & P. Policastro (Eds.), Interdisciplinary Research in Jurisprudence and Constitutionalism (129 - 151). Franz Steiner Verlag

In this paper I discuss the conceptual and methodological background of an economic approach to paternalism in contract law. This serves as a case study to the general theme of this collective volume: the role of inter- and multi-disciplinary researc... Read More about Import, Export, and Multilateral Translation: Methodological Lessons from an Economic Analysis of Paternalism in Contract Law.

Coalition cohesion (2012)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2012). Coalition cohesion. In T. Heppell, & D. Seawright (Eds.), Cameron and the Conservatives: The transition to coalition government (181-193). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230367487_13

Anthony King (1976) identified different modes of executive-legislative relations. In the United Kingdom, the most visible is the opposition mode, in which the party in government is pitted against the party or parties, in opposition. This mode, as K... Read More about Coalition cohesion.

Porridge: 'A Night In' (2012)
Journal Article
Johnston, H. (2012). Porridge: 'A Night In'. Prison service journal, 43079

Since the release of Porridge in the mid 1970s it has become one of the most well known and loved comedy series and in 2004, it was voted seventh in a BBC Poll of the 100 Greatest British Sitcoms.  The central characters have become etched into popul... Read More about Porridge: 'A Night In'.