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The artistic turn: a manifesto. (2009)
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COESSENS, K., CRISPIN, D. and DOUGLAS, A. 2009. The artistic turn: a manifesto. Leuven: Leuven University Press.

Despite innovative developments in research in-and-through the arts in the past decade, the emergent field of artistic research remains controversial, and is accepted with varying degrees of enthusiasm in academic institutions. It is our contention t... Read More about The artistic turn: a manifesto..

Susan Hiller: the provisional texture of reality: selected talks and texts, 1977-2007. (2008)
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KOKOLI, A.M. (ed.) 2008. Susan Hiller: the provisional texture of reality: selected talks and texts, 1977-2007. Zurich: JRP/Ringier.

The premise of the ‘Positions’ series ‘to question artistic and curatorial practices from the singular position of an artist who writes [and, I would add, talks] both on his/her own work as well as that of other artists’ is fulfilled in an exemplary... Read More about Susan Hiller: the provisional texture of reality: selected talks and texts, 1977-2007..

Militant Islam: a sociology of characteristics, causes and consequences. (2008)
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VERTIGANS, S. 2009. Militant Islam: a sociology of characteristics, causes and consequences. Abingdon: Routledge [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203891070 Pages

Integral to the resurgence of Islam have been the growing significance of the umma (Islamic 'community') and the perceptions of a global Muslim community or nation. Reasons for these trans-national feelings and loyalties include changing patterns of... Read More about Militant Islam: a sociology of characteristics, causes and consequences..

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..

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..

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?.

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..

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..

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..