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The communication consequences of downsizing trust, loyalty and commitment. (2003)
Book Chapter
TOURISH, D. and HARGIE, O., 2004. The communication consequences of downsizing trust, loyalty and commitment. In Tourish, D. and Hargie, O. (eds.) Key issues in organizational communication. London: Routledge [online], chapter 2, pages 17-36. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203634394-8

Researchers have increasingly argued that much of mainstream management practice is characterized by the enthusiastic adoption of fads (for example, Shapiro, 1995; Jackson, 2001). Managers embark on radical programmes of restructuring that throw thei... Read More about The communication consequences of downsizing trust, loyalty and commitment..

Trade associations, change and the new activism. (2003)
Book Chapter
GREENWOOD, J. 2003. Trade associations, change and the new activism. In John, S. and Thomson, S. (eds.). New activism and the corporate response. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan [online], pages 49-65. Available from: https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9781403903112

There is a breakdown of trust and a corresponding rise in corrosive cynicism in both corporate activity and in mainstream politics. Trust is the cement in the relationship between institutions and civil society. When trust breaks down, civil society... Read More about Trade associations, change and the new activism..

On the edge: a new articulation of the visual arts in rural and remote areas. (2002)
Book Chapter
DOUGLAS, A., GRAY, C. and DELDAY, H. 2002. On the edge: a new articulation of the visual arts in rural and remote areas. In E. McLean and S. Dougherty (eds.) Heaven on earth. Edinburgh: Fruitmarket Gallery, pages 14-27.

This publication was published to accompany the forum Heaven on Earth which took place at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design on 7 December 2001.

Perspectives on convergence within the theatre of European integration. (2002)
Book Chapter
LYONS, C. 2002. Perspectives on convergence within the theatre of European integration. In Beaumont, P., Lyons, C. and Walker, N. (eds.) Convergence and divergence in European public law. Oxford: Hart Publishing [online], chapter 5, pages 79-96. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5040/9781472562548.ch-005

There is a nice anecdote about a conversation between Samuel Beckett and James Joyce, who were friends in Paris in the 1930's; "Beckett was addicted to silences, and so was Joyce; they engaged in conversations which consisted often in silences direct... Read More about Perspectives on convergence within the theatre of European integration..

Electricity liberalization. (2002)
Book Chapter
GREENWOOD, J. 2002. Electricity liberalization. In Pedler, R. (ed.). European Union lobbying: changes in the arena. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan [online], pages 269-294. Available from: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9780333971529

Electricity was an obvious candidate in the renewed drive to complete a European Single Market in the Delors years. Despite the energy sector being the first candidate for European integration in 1951, electricity consumption remained, in the mid-198... Read More about Electricity liberalization..

Zur Kierkegaardrezeption Hermann Brochs. (2001)
Book Chapter
HALSALL, R. 2001. Zur Kierkegaardrezeption Hermann Brochs. In Krobb, F. and Strümper-Krobb, S. (eds.) Literaturvermittlung um 1900. Amsterdam: Rodopi, pages 131-146.

Can one rightly speak of a Kierkegaard reception of Hermann Broch? The category 'influence' in the desk research on Hermann Broch has been a very controversial one. The attempt to determine Broch's theoretical position by researching the direct influ... Read More about Zur Kierkegaardrezeption Hermann Brochs..

GDR architecture and town planning in post-unification Germany: 'Geschichtsaufarbeitung' or aesthetic autonomy? (2000)
Book Chapter
HALSALL, R. 2000. GDR architecture and town planning in post-unification Germany: 'Geschichtsaufarbeitung' or aesthetic autonomy? In Barker, P. (ed.) The GDR and its history: ruckblick und revision; die DDR im spiegel der enquete-kommissionen. Amsterdam: Rodopi, pages 185-214.

“Von meinem Übergangsburo im ehemaligen Staatsratsgebäude muß ich immer auf den Palast der Republik gucken. Der ist so monströs, daß ich da lieber ein Schloß hätte. [...] Den Befürwortern (des Schlosses) wird ja unterstellt, sie wollten – weil dann d... Read More about GDR architecture and town planning in post-unification Germany: 'Geschichtsaufarbeitung' or aesthetic autonomy?.

Flexibility and the European Court of Justice. (2000)
Book Chapter
LYONS, C. 2000. Flexibility and the European Court of Justice. In de Búrca, G. and Scott, J. (eds.) Constitutional change in the EU: from uniformity to flexibility? Oxford: Hart Publishing [online], chapter 5, pages 95-112. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5040/9781472562067.ch-005

The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the ways in which the Amsterdam Treaty changes on "flexibility" (enhanced or closer cooperation) will affect the role of the European Court of Justice. It is about the functioning of the Court as an instituti... Read More about Flexibility and the European Court of Justice..

The limits of European Union citizenship. (2000)
Book Chapter
LYONS, C. 2000. The limits of European Union citizenship. In Bankowski, Z. and Scott, A. (eds.) The European Union and its order: the legal theory of European integration. Oxford: Blackwell, chapter 8, pages 149-167.

This chapter analyses the establishment and implications of European Union citizenship. It suggests that the definitions and parameters of citizenship as per the Treaty are both bold and vague, and that there is great potential for these to be furthe... Read More about The limits of European Union citizenship..

Commonsense aboutness for information retrieval. (2000)
Book Chapter
BRUZA, P.D., SONG, D., WONG, K.-F. and CHENG, C.-H. 2000. Commonsense aboutness for information retrieval. In Mohammadian, M. (ed.) Advances in intelligent systems: theory and applications. Amsterdam: IOS Press, pages 288-295.

Information retrieval (IR) is driven by a process which decides whether a document is about a query. Recent attempts have been made to formalize properties of aboutness, but no consensus has been reached. The properties being proposed are largely bei... Read More about Commonsense aboutness for information retrieval..

Citizenship information: a national survey of the citizenship information needs of the general public. (1999)
Book Chapter
MARCELLA, R. and BAXTER, G. 1999. Citizenship information: a national survey of the citizenship information needs of the general public. In: Bohme, S. and Spiller, D. (eds.) Perspectives of public library use 2: a compendium of survey information. Loughborough: Library and Information Statistics Unit (LISU) [online], pages 231-236. Available from: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/microsites/infosci/lisu/downloads/PPLU2.pdf

A relatively rare example of research originating from the LIS sector which ranges more widely than libraries. The survey examines the kinds of information that a sample of citizens have sought – and might in future seek – from public institutions. T... Read More about Citizenship information: a national survey of the citizenship information needs of the general public..

Motherhood and poverty in eighteenth-century Aberdeen. (1999)
Book Chapter
DIACK, L. 1999. Motherhood and poverty in eighteenth-century Aberdeen. In Brotherstone, T., Simonton, D. and Walsh, O. (eds.) Gendering Scottish history: an international approach. Glasgow: Cruithne Press, chapter 12, pages 172-185.

"The direction of the food, cloaths and other necessaries for the persons of children falls to the mother's share during at least their state of infancy if not during all their childhood and frequently longer, in which one ought principally to consid... Read More about Motherhood and poverty in eighteenth-century Aberdeen..

The evolution of the European regulation of asylum: from Geneva to Amsterdam. (1999)
Book Chapter
LYONS, C. 1999. The evolution of the European regulation of asylum: from Geneva to Amsterdam. In Harding, C. and Lim, C.L. (eds.) Renegotiating Westphalia: essays and commentary on the European and conceptual foundations of modern international law. Developments in international law, 34. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, chapter 9, pages 257-272.

This chapter examines the emergence of "new asylum" in Europe to 1997. New policy (safe countries of origin), new laws (re-admission treaties) and new language (e.g. the concept of "manifestly unfounded" claims) are found to now govern the management... Read More about The evolution of the European regulation of asylum: from Geneva to Amsterdam..

European Union information in public libraries in the United Kingdom. (1999)
Book Chapter
MARCELLA, R., BAXTER, G. and PARKER, S. 1999. European Union information in public libraries in the United Kingdom. In: Bohme, S. and Spiller, D. (eds.) Perspectives of public library use 2: a compendium of survey information. [online]. Loughborough: Library and Information Statistics Unit (LISU) [online], pages 225-230. Available from: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/microsites/infosci/lisu/downloads/PPLU2.pdf

This report presents some of the key findings of a research project, funded by the British Library Research and Innovation Centre, which investigated the provision of European Union information in UK public libraries. The project focused, in particul... Read More about European Union information in public libraries in the United Kingdom..

The politics of alterity and exclusion in the European Union. (1998)
Book Chapter
LYONS, C. 1998. The politics of alterity and exclusion in the European Union. In Fitzpatrick, P. and Bergeron J.H. (eds.) Europe's other: European law between modernity and postmodernity. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing [online], chapter 8, pages 157-176. Available from: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780429444265-9

The notion of the human face of Europe merits evocation after almost 50 years of planned integration. What face does Europe now present or represent? A selective and inaccurate representation of the integrated European might be a white, prosperous an... Read More about The politics of alterity and exclusion in the European Union..

Citizenship in the constitution of the European Union: rhetoric or reality? (1996)
Book Chapter
LYONS, C. 1996. Citizenship in the constitution of the European Union: rhetoric or reality? In Bellamy, R. (ed.) Constitutionalism, democracy and sovereignty: American and European perspectives. Aldershot: Avebury, pages 96-110.

This paper will explore the nature of European Union citizenship in the context of the constitutionalisation1 of the EC/EU. The concept was formally introduced by the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and presents many problems in its current state. Und... Read More about Citizenship in the constitution of the European Union: rhetoric or reality?.