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An analysis of alcohol use and disorders amongst those detained in custody in Aberdeen. (2009)
Report
GIBBONS-WOOD, D., TAIT, E. and MORRISON, K. 2009. An analysis of alcohol use and disorders amongst those detained in custody in Aberdeen. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

The relationship between alcohol and crime is highly topical and increasingly important to policy makers. The connection between alcohol consumption and crime has significant implications for the implementation of appropriate interventions and polici... Read More about An analysis of alcohol use and disorders amongst those detained in custody in Aberdeen..

Like an open book? Accessibility of e-book content for academic study in a diverse student population. (2009)
Journal Article
MUIR, L.J., VEALE, T. and NICHOL, A. 2009. Like an open book? Accessibility of e-book content for academic study in a diverse student population. Library and information research [online], 33(105), pages 90-119. Available from: https://doi.org/10.29173/lirg157

This paper reviews previous research on e-books and the information seeking behaviour of scholars. It presents the initial findings from an in-depth study of the behaviour and experiences of seven students (including students with dyslexia and visual... Read More about Like an open book? Accessibility of e-book content for academic study in a diverse student population..

The best-laid schemes: the provision and accessibility of government consultation information in the UK. (2009)
Presentation / Conference
BAXTER, G. 2009. The best-laid schemes: the provision and accessibility of government consultation information in the UK. Presented at the 2nd Information: interactions and impact conference (i3 2009), 22-25 June 2009, Aberdeen, UK.

This conference paper presented the main results of a study that examined the provision and accessibility of information relating to Scottish Government public consultation exercises. It discussed the accessibility and communication of information at... Read More about The best-laid schemes: the provision and accessibility of government consultation information in the UK..

The mobilisation of organised interests in policy making: access, activity and bias in the 'group system'. (2009)
Report
HALPIN, D. and BAXTER, G. 2009. The mobilisation of organised interests in policy making: access, activity and bias in the 'group system'. Full research report, ESRC end of award report, RES-000-22-1932. Swindon: ESRC [online]. Available from: http://www.researchcatalogue.esrc.ac.uk/grants/RES-000-22-1932/outputs/read/c7b5a0de-fbd8-4a0c-a0a9-9ad822e6d467

What organized interests are mobilized in influencing public policy? What does the map of organised interests - the 'group system' - look like? This has been a central concern in political science for decades. The reason for this preoccupation is cle... Read More about The mobilisation of organised interests in policy making: access, activity and bias in the 'group system'..

The discourse of corporate cosmopolitanism. (2009)
Journal Article
HALSALL, R. 2009. The discourse of corporate cosmopolitanism. British journal of management [online], 20(Supplement 1), pages S136-S148. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2008.00637.x

This paper examines how the ideal of cosmopolitan identity is represented in selected popular global management texts. It is argued that the corporate cosmopolitan ideal of a flexible identity draws interdiscursively on two main discourses. First, th... Read More about The discourse of corporate cosmopolitanism..