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Études ÉcossaisesMadness and altered psychological states are prominent themes in Scottish literature and criticism. However, many forms of mental distress do not fit the national imaginary and are therefore under-researched. This article discusses two such health issues,
Fred Spence
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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017 John Knox the 16th century Scottish reformer made a lasting impact on the Scottish nation in the fields of society, politics, church and education. He is remembered mainly for his reform of the church but he also made a significant contribution to the ...
Graham A. Duncan
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Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.This study represents one of the systematic demonstrations of a screen‐printed, flexible WO3‐based supercapacitor, exhibiting excellent charge‐storage performance for powering wearable electronics. The device shows a specific capacitance of 3.44 F g−1 and an energy density of 0.302 Wh kg−1 at 0.05 mA, which enable to operate multiple wearable ...
Jithin Kanathedath +6 more
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Young SNP members: socio-nationalism, identity and politics
Frontiers in Political ScienceScotland is an interesting case study when it comes to politics, nationalism and identity. The separatist movement led by the Scottish National Party (SNP) raises a wide range of questions with regard to Scottish and British politics as well as people's ...
Claire Breniaux
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Scottish voters rewrite a well-worn script [PDF]
, 2017 First paragraph: A hung parliament: how little we appreciate the shape-shifting nature of politics in the UK. Like many people, I thought most analysis of the Scottish political landscape post-general election could be expressed before we fully knew the ...
Cairney, Paul
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The Insistence of Blackness and the Persistence of Antiblackness in Ireland
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper positions Ireland as a critical site for examining the insistence of blackness and an antiblackness created and sustained through Irish ethnonationalist imaginaries and exclusionary processes. Drawing on connected sociologies and Irish Black Studies, this enquiry argues that antiblackness in Ireland operates as a generational force,
Philomena Mullen
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Making politics educational: the experience of the Scottish referendum on independence
Historia Social y de la Educación, 2015 In 2014 the issue of constitutional change in the UK brought about by an agreement between the UK and Scottish Government, for a referendum on Scottish independence, created the motivation for widespread political engagement with the formal political ...
Jim Crowther
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang +3 more
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Reconstructing the Future: Contemporary Scottish Literature and the Nation
Études Écossaises, 2018 This article examines the recent development in Scottish literature and criticism, away from the critical commonplace that describes how Scottish culture has, in the decades since the 1979 referendum, been aligned with Scottish nationalism. Starting from
Marie-Odile Pittin-Hédon
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Indigenous wellbeing theories offer potential to better measure social and cultural determinants. This scoping review aimed to identify the types of metrics used by the Australian government to assess wellbeing and evaluate the alignment of current frameworks against Indigenous and non‐Indigenous conceptualisations of wellbeing.
Sophie Wright‐Pedersen +5 more
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