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Volcanism and Mass Extinction (2020)
Book Chapter
Font, E., & Bond, D. P. (2021). Volcanism and Mass Extinction. In D. Alderton, & S. A. Elias (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Geology (596-606). (2nd ed.). London: Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.12108-6

During the Phanerozoic, life on Earth experienced several mass extinctions, each associated with major climatic and environmental changes. The cause(s) of the biotic crises have been debated for decades but recent improvements in radioisotopic dating... Read More about Volcanism and Mass Extinction.

Corporate Circular Economy Reporting: A Review of Current Frameworks and Approaches. (2020)
Book Chapter
Opferkuch, K., Caeiro, S., Salomone, R., & Ramos, T. (2020). Corporate Circular Economy Reporting: A Review of Current Frameworks and Approaches. In C. P. D. Oliveira, O. Carla Padrel de, D. Sayago, S. Dóris, J. Trindade, T. Jorge, …J. Marc (Eds.), E-Sustainability 2020: atas do Seminário Doutoral. Lisbon: Universidade Aberta. https://doi.org/10.34627/jc7h-df07

A presente obra reúne os contributos em forma de artigo resumido dos participantes no Seminário Doutoral Anual do Doutoramento em Sustentabilidade Social e Desenvolvimento, da Universidade Aberta de Portugal. Nesta publicação podem ser encontrados te... Read More about Corporate Circular Economy Reporting: A Review of Current Frameworks and Approaches..

Sir Anthony Eden (2020)
Book Chapter
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2020). Sir Anthony Eden. In I. Dale (Ed.), The Prime Ministers (383-388). London: Hodder & Stoughton

Antislavery Opinion Building (2020)
Book Chapter
Oldfield, J. (2020). Antislavery Opinion Building. In K. Bales, & Z. Trodd (Eds.), The Antislavery Usable Past: History’s Lessons for How We End Slavery Today (160-76). Nottingham: University of Nottingham Rights Lab

Staying in the Saddle: James Callaghan and Parliament (2020)
Book Chapter
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2020). Staying in the Saddle: James Callaghan and Parliament. In K. Hickson, & J. Miles (Eds.), James Callaghan: An Underrated Prime Minister? (55-70). London: Biteback

Rereading Ruins: Edmund Spenser and Scottish Presbyterianism (2020)
Book Chapter
Mottram, S. (2020). Rereading Ruins: Edmund Spenser and Scottish Presbyterianism. In A. Walsham, B. Wallace, C. Law, & B. Cummings (Eds.), Memory and the English Reformation (223-237). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

With a focus on Edmund Spenser, this chapter explores representations of ruined monasteries within (New) English protestant writing of c.1590-1642. Monastic ruins are visible mnemonics of British-Irish reformation, and protestants express surprisingl... Read More about Rereading Ruins: Edmund Spenser and Scottish Presbyterianism.

Patients requiring thyroid surgery (2020)
Book Chapter
Robinson, D. (2021). Patients requiring thyroid surgery. In I. Peate, & J. Macleod (Eds.), Pudner’s Nursing The Surgical Patient (221-232). (4th ed.). London: Elsevier

‘A State by a Sort of Courtesy’: T.H Green’s theory of the state as a critique of Czarism (2020)
Book Chapter
Tyler, C. (2020). ‘A State by a Sort of Courtesy’: T.H Green’s theory of the state as a critique of Czarism. In G. Rinaldi, & G. Cerretani (Eds.), Etica, Politica, Storia universale. Atti del Congresso Internazionale (Urbino, 24-27 ottobre 2018) (247-282). Rome: Aracne editrice

The chapter is structured as follows. Section two briefly sketches Thomas Hill Green’s early attitudes to Russia. Section three analyses Green’s mature conception of “the state” and considers its influence on his mature attitude towards Czarism. Sect... Read More about ‘A State by a Sort of Courtesy’: T.H Green’s theory of the state as a critique of Czarism.

MERCOSUR and the Challenges of Regional Integration (2020)
Book Chapter
Doctor, M. (2020). MERCOSUR and the Challenges of Regional Integration. In W. R. Thompson (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1739

In 1991, the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) was launched with the aim of fostering regional integration among its four original members—Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. MERCOSUR evolved from open regionalism to postliberal regionalism in... Read More about MERCOSUR and the Challenges of Regional Integration.

Who’s zooming (out on) who?: Reconceptualising family and domestic spaces in childhood studies (2020)
Book Chapter
Seymour, J. (2020). Who’s zooming (out on) who?: Reconceptualising family and domestic spaces in childhood studies. In S. Frankel, & S. McNamee (Eds.), Bringing children back into the family: relationality and connectedness (11-22). Emerald

It could be argued that the sign of ‘maturity’ of an academic paradigm is when it moves to some kind of integration with existing theories or re-engages with elements which may initially have been perceived as ‘dangerous’ or antithetical to the origi... Read More about Who’s zooming (out on) who?: Reconceptualising family and domestic spaces in childhood studies.

Support and teacher well-being (2020)
Book Chapter
Glazzard, J., Stokoe, J., & Stones, S. (2020). Support and teacher well-being. In E. Hargreaves, & L. Rolls (Eds.), Reimagining Professional Development in Schools (207-219). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429293337

This chapter argues that the reasons for this are complex and high workload is only one contributing factor. Teacher well-being appears to be mediated by factors such as life satisfaction and personal happiness and positive psychological functioning.... Read More about Support and teacher well-being.

Green EConomy (2020)
Book Chapter
Gibbs, D. (2020). Green EConomy. In J. Morin, & A. Orsini (Eds.), Essential concepts of global environmental governance. (2nd). London: Routledge

Forging a New Path: Fraud and White-Collar Crime in Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s 1870s Fiction (2020)
Book Chapter
Hatter, J. (2020). Forging a New Path: Fraud and White-Collar Crime in Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s 1870s Fiction. In A. E. Gavin, & C. W. de la L. Oulton (Eds.), British Women’s Writing from Brontë to Bloomsbury, Volume 2: 1860s and 1870s (265-278). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38528-6

Janine Hatter examines Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s 1870s sensation fiction and the changing relationship between crime, genre, gender, class and the periodical press. Focusing on 'Taken at the Flood', 'The Cloven Foot', ‘Dr. Carrick’ and ‘Mr. and Mrs. d... Read More about Forging a New Path: Fraud and White-Collar Crime in Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s 1870s Fiction.

From DPSIR the DAPSI(W)R(M) Emerges… a Butterfly – ‘protecting the natural stuff and delivering the human stuff’ (2020)
Book Chapter
Elliott, M., & O’Higgins, T. G. (2020). From DPSIR the DAPSI(W)R(M) Emerges… a Butterfly – ‘protecting the natural stuff and delivering the human stuff’. In T. G. O’Higgins, M. Lago, & T. H. DeWitt (Eds.), Ecosystem-Based Management, Ecosystem Services and Aquatic Biodiversity: Theory, Tools and Applications. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45843-0

The complexity of interactions and feedbacks between human activities and ecosystems can make the analysis of such social-ecological systems intractable. In order to provide a common means to understand and analyse the links between social and ecolog... Read More about From DPSIR the DAPSI(W)R(M) Emerges… a Butterfly – ‘protecting the natural stuff and delivering the human stuff’.

From DPSIR the DAPSI(W) R(M) Emerges… a Butterfly - ‘protecting the natural stuff and delivering the human stuff’ (2020)
Book Chapter
Elliott, M., & O’Higgins, T. G. (2020). From DPSIR the DAPSI(W) R(M) Emerges… a Butterfly - ‘protecting the natural stuff and delivering the human stuff’. In T. G. O’Higgins, M. Lago, & T. H. DeWitt (Eds.), Ecosystem-Based Management, Ecosystem Services and Aquatic Biodiversity (61-86). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45843-0_4

The complexity of interactions and feedbacks between human activities and ecosystems can make the analysis of such social-ecological systems intractable. In order to provide a common means to understand and analyse the links between social and ecolog... Read More about From DPSIR the DAPSI(W) R(M) Emerges… a Butterfly - ‘protecting the natural stuff and delivering the human stuff’.

Valorization of rice straw for ethylene and jet fuel production: A technoeconomic assessment (2020)
Book Chapter
Michailos, S., & Webb, C. (2020). Valorization of rice straw for ethylene and jet fuel production: A technoeconomic assessment. In M. R. Kosseva, & C. Webb (Eds.), Food Industry Wastes : Assessment and Recuperation of Commodities (201-221). (2nd ed.). London: Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817121-9.00010-3

The goal of the present study is to exemplify ways to valorize lignocellulosic food waste within the biorefinery concept. Rice straw was selected as the feedstock of focus, but the presented methodologies can be extended to other similar materials su... Read More about Valorization of rice straw for ethylene and jet fuel production: A technoeconomic assessment.

Rapport and Relationships: The Student Perspective on Teaching Excellence (2020)
Book Chapter
Lawrence, J., Hunt, L., Shaw, H., & Synmioe, D. (2020). Rapport and Relationships: The Student Perspective on Teaching Excellence. In K. Carruthers Thomas, & A. French (Eds.), Challenging the Teaching Excellence Framework: Diversity Deficits in Higher Education Evaluations (129-150). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78769-533-720201006

This chapter attempts to capture what teaching excellence looks and feels like for students. Our research reports on research conducted by two student authors at separate institutions. It suggests that the most crucial aspect of the student experienc... Read More about Rapport and Relationships: The Student Perspective on Teaching Excellence.

Modelling the World through Play: An Exploration in Repurposing, Representation, and History-Writing (2020)
Book Chapter
Drabek, P. (2020). Modelling the World through Play: An Exploration in Repurposing, Representation, and History-Writing. In T. C. Davis, & P. W. Marx (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance Historiography (ed. Tracy C. Davis and Peter W. Marx)) (397-417). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351271721

Models occupy a central role in the history of theatre and performance. In contrast to distinctions between models of something that exists and models for some prospective reality, this chapter argues that shifting between models-of and models-for is... Read More about Modelling the World through Play: An Exploration in Repurposing, Representation, and History-Writing.