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The idea of poverty. (2007)
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SPICKER, P. 2007. The idea of poverty. Bristol: Policy Press [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447342601

This book examines views about what poverty is and what should be done about it. 'Poverty' means many different things to different people - for example, material deprivation, lack of money, dependency on benefits, social exclusion or inequality. In... Read More about The idea of poverty..

Poverty: an international glossary. (2007)
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SPICKER, P., LEGUIZAMÓN, S.A. and GORDON, D. (eds.) 2007. Poverty: an international glossary. 2nd edition. CROP international studies in poverty research. London: Zed Books [online]. Available from: https://www.crop.org/viewfile.aspx?id=238

This second edition of this highly-successful glossary provides an exhaustive and authoritative guide to over 200 technical terms used in contemporary scholarly research on poverty. It seeks to make researchers, students and policy makers aware of th... Read More about Poverty: an international glossary..

Liberty, equality, fraternity. (2006)
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SPICKER, P. 2006. Liberty, equality, fraternity. Bristol: Policy press [online]. Available from: http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/23767

Paul Spicker's book takes the three founding principles of the French Revolution - Liberty, Equality, Fraternity - and examines how they relate to social policy today. The book considers the political and moral dimensions of a wide range of social po... Read More about Liberty, equality, fraternity..

Policy analysis for practice: applying social policy. (2006)
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SPICKER, P. 2006. Policy analysis for practice: applying social policy. Bristol: Policy Press [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447342496

People who work in planning, management and service delivery in the public sector need to know how policy is translated into practice, what is happening, and whether a policy works. "Policy analysis for practice" introduces students and practitioners... Read More about Policy analysis for practice: applying social policy..

Communication skills for effective management. (2004)
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HARGIE, O., DICKSON, D. and TOURISH, D. 2004. Communication skills for effective management. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-3893-0

It is now widely recognized that communication is at the very heart of effective management. There is therefore an ever-expanding demand for valid and generalizable information on how best to relate to people in organizational contexts. Communication... Read More about Communication skills for effective management..

Edge FM 87.9 MHz. (2004)
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CARTER, P. 2004. Edge FM 87.9 MHz. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

Edge FM was developed in partnership with the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, Fraserburgh, On the Edge Research and the artist, Paul Carter. The research challenge offered up by the project partners was to find a way of drawing young people living lo... Read More about Edge FM 87.9 MHz..

How might we revalue traditional ways of making? (2004)
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DOUGLAS, A. 2004. How might we revalue traditional ways of making? A research project revaluing Shetland knitting. Essay accompanying Douglas, A. (ed.) Maakin Lab. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

The Maakin Lab project was developed in partnership with the Shetland College Department of Textiles and Design, On the Edge research and artist Susan Benn of PAL. The research challenge offered up by the project partners was how to revalue tradition... Read More about How might we revalue traditional ways of making?.

Inthrow. (2004)
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DOUGLAS, A. (ed.) 2005. Inthrow. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

Inthrow was developed in partnership with Chris Fremantle of the Scottish Sculpture Workshop, On the Edge Research and lead artist Gavin Renwick. The Scottish Sculpture Workshop (SSW) is based in the rural village of Lumsden, Aberdeenshire. The chall... Read More about Inthrow..

Celestial ceiling: contemporary art, built heritage and patronage. (2004)
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DOUGLAS, A. (ed.) 2004. Celestial ceiling: contemporary art, built heritage and patronage. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

The Celestial Ceiling project was developed in partnership with Charles Burnett of Duff House, Banff, the Schleiffer family of Cullen House, On the Edge Research and the artists John McGeoch and Robert Orchardson. Duff House, an Adams building, is pa... Read More about Celestial ceiling: contemporary art, built heritage and patronage..

Convergence and divergence in European public law. (2002)
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BEAUMONT, P., LYONS, C. and WALKER, N. (eds.) 2002. Convergence and divergence in European public law. Oxford: Hart Publishing [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5040/9781472562548

This book grew out of a symposium held in the University of Aberdeen in May 2000. It examines the extent to which the European Union has brought about and should bring about convergence of law in Europe, in particular, but not exclusively, public law... Read More about Convergence and divergence in European public law..

Inchoate crimes: incitement, conspiracy and attempts in Scottish criminal law. (2001)
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CHRISTIE, S. 2001. Inchoate crimes: incitement, conspiracy and attempts in Scottish criminal law. Edinburgh: W. Green.

The question of whether it is suitable to inflict punishment, and if so, to what degree, arises in all areas of legal inquiry, and beyond them, most notably in religion, philosophy and social science. Punishment is generally defined as a painful or u... Read More about Inchoate crimes: incitement, conspiracy and attempts in Scottish criminal law..

The welfare state: a general theory. (2000)
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SPICKER, P. 2000. The welfare state: a general theory. London: Sage. Hosted on Paul Spicker's blog [online]. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/yxl44olq

A major orginal work of social theory, this book presents a distinctive and tightly argued theoretical model for understanding the basis of welfare in society. The author develops a theory of welfare based on a series of basic propositions: that peop... Read More about The welfare state: a general theory..