While the academic literature has demonstrated the importance of social networks in relation to t... more While the academic literature has demonstrated the importance of social networks in relation to the process of migration, investigations have rarely examined in detail the personal-social adjustment issues that migrants and return migrants face. To this end, the present study examines the nature and types of friendship patterns that young British return migrants cultivate in Barbados. The research thereby centres on a wholly under-researched demographic group, that is young return migrants, or second generation Barbadians, who have decided to "return" to the birthplace of their parents. The investigation is based on 51 in-depth interviews carried out with young returnees to Barbados. Presenting a simple taxonomy of friendship types, it is argued that for the Bajan-Brits under study, the cultivation of new friendships is highly problematic. The research identifies what we refer to as the 'Insular transnational', 'We are different' and 'All-Inclusive Transnational' friendship types among the young returnees. This analysis also shows that problems of friendship are highly gendered, with females reporting the most problems, due to what is perceived as sexual and workplace competition. It is also stressed that these circumstances exemplify the essentially 'hybrid', 'liminal' and 'inbetween' positionality of the young returnees within contemporary Barbadian society.
This report describes a qualitative study that explored the sexual health needs of unaccompanied ... more This report describes a qualitative study that explored the sexual health needs of unaccompanied minors in the London Boroughs of Enfield and Haringey. It begins by providing the policy context and outlining the rationale for the research undertaken. Although there is a growing body of literature and research available on refugees and asylum-seekers, less is known about the health needs of unaccompanied minors. This is especially true of sexual health. The introductory section to the report shows how this case study of an exploration of the nature and level of sexual and reproductive health needs of unaccompanied minors in Enfield and Haringey can provide important new information that can help policy development and implementation in this area at both a local and national level. The background section also explains the qualitative research methods used by the research team. The research findings are then presented in five sections that address research objectives one and two: first...
This report documents the development of IMCRA and discusses how it may be used as a regional pla... more This report documents the development of IMCRA and discusses how it may be used as a regional planning framework for conservation and sustainable resource use in coastal and marine environments. Several caveats and conditions are presented to assist users identify appropriate uses. IMCRA has been developed through the collaborative efforts of State, Northern Territory and Commonwealth marine management and research agencies. Work began in 1992 with the Commonwealth Government providing support for the development of a range of biogeographic projects in the States and Northern Territory. In 1995 work began on the development of regionalisation projects for Commonwealth waters. Two technical working groups were established to develop the required regionalisations. The inshore waters working group comprised Northern Territory and State marine management and research agencies and the Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia. The offshore waters working group was known as the Commonweal...
Many people have contributed towards this research report. Particular thanks are due to all membe... more Many people have contributed towards this research report. Particular thanks are due to all members of the research samples who consented to be part of the study, many of whom also participated in the customer surveys; to the Jobcentre Plus staff who shared their experiences in implementing and delivering the Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) programme; and to the Technical Advisers for their help in facilitating the research and for their own participation in interviews.
Purpose – This paper aims to outline the fundamental assumptions regarding the laddering methodol... more Purpose – This paper aims to outline the fundamental assumptions regarding the laddering methodology (Reynolds and Gutman), examine how some “hard” laddering approaches meet or violate these assumptions, provide a review and comparison of a series of studies using “soft” and “hard” laddering approaches to examine the hierarchical structure of means-end theory, and assess if the discrepant conclusions from this series of studies may be attributed to violations of the fundamental assumptions of the laddering methodology. Design/methodology/approach – A series of published empirical works using “hard” and “soft” laddering approaches, which aim to examine the hierarchical structure of means-end theory (Gutman), are reviewed and compared to integrate research findings and to examine discrepancies. Discrepant conclusions, which appear to be attributable to violations of the assumptions underlying the laddering methodology, are explored through a reanalysis and reclassification of the cont...
BDC Benefit Delivery Centre CMP Condition Management Programme DWP Department for Work and Pensio... more BDC Benefit Delivery Centre CMP Condition Management Programme DWP Department for Work and Pensions ESA Employment and Support Allowance ESOL English for Speakers of Other Languages In theory, outcome-based contracting creates a set of incentives which aim to raise performance and provide value for money, whilst encouraging innovation, flexibility and responsiveness to customers (Finn, 2008; DWP, 2008). The further development and refinement of OBC is a key principle in the new Commissioning Strategy referred to above. While the contracts for PL Pathways are not subject to the new Commissioning Strategy (having been agreed prior to its introduction), research findings can provide evidence to feed in to these ongoing developments in OBC within DWP.
The WestminsterResearch online digital archive at the University of Westminster aims to make the ... more The WestminsterResearch online digital archive at the University of Westminster aims to make the research output of the University available to a wider audience. Copyright and Moral Rights remain with the authors and/or copyright owners. Users are permitted to download and/or print one copy for non-commercial private study or research. Further distribution and any use of material from within this archive for profit-making enterprises or for commercial gain is strictly forbidden.
The WestminsterResearch online digital archive at the University of Westminster aims to make the ... more The WestminsterResearch online digital archive at the University of Westminster aims to make the research output of the University available to a wider audience. Copyright and Moral Rights remain with the authors and/or copyright owners. Users are permitted to download and/or print one copy for non-commercial private study or research. Further distribution and any use of material from within this archive for profit-making enterprises or for commercial gain is strictly forbidden.
... have articulated the essential 'inbetweenness' and hybridity of migrants living in ... more ... have articulated the essential 'inbetweenness' and hybridity of migrants living in the diaspora (Fanon, 1967 ... as pointed out by one of our informants, were based on a social location of disadvantage ... The Afro-Caribbean male identity is constructed of the white hegemonic male's ...
... 0 210 NOTES 1. Cynthia Enloe, Bananas, Beaches, Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International... more ... 0 210 NOTES 1. Cynthia Enloe, Bananas, Beaches, Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989); Julia O'Connell-Davidson, "British Sex Tourists in Thailand," in Heterosexual Politics, eds. ...
While the academic literature has demonstrated the importance of social networks in relation to t... more While the academic literature has demonstrated the importance of social networks in relation to the process of migration, investigations have rarely examined in detail the personal-social adjustment issues that migrants and return migrants face. To this end, the present study examines the nature and types of friendship patterns that young British return migrants cultivate in Barbados. The research thereby centres on a wholly under-researched demographic group, that is young return migrants, or second generation Barbadians, who have decided to "return" to the birthplace of their parents. The investigation is based on 51 in-depth interviews carried out with young returnees to Barbados. Presenting a simple taxonomy of friendship types, it is argued that for the Bajan-Brits under study, the cultivation of new friendships is highly problematic. The research identifies what we refer to as the 'Insular transnational', 'We are different' and 'All-Inclusive Transnational' friendship types among the young returnees. This analysis also shows that problems of friendship are highly gendered, with females reporting the most problems, due to what is perceived as sexual and workplace competition. It is also stressed that these circumstances exemplify the essentially 'hybrid', 'liminal' and 'inbetween' positionality of the young returnees within contemporary Barbadian society.
This report describes a qualitative study that explored the sexual health needs of unaccompanied ... more This report describes a qualitative study that explored the sexual health needs of unaccompanied minors in the London Boroughs of Enfield and Haringey. It begins by providing the policy context and outlining the rationale for the research undertaken. Although there is a growing body of literature and research available on refugees and asylum-seekers, less is known about the health needs of unaccompanied minors. This is especially true of sexual health. The introductory section to the report shows how this case study of an exploration of the nature and level of sexual and reproductive health needs of unaccompanied minors in Enfield and Haringey can provide important new information that can help policy development and implementation in this area at both a local and national level. The background section also explains the qualitative research methods used by the research team. The research findings are then presented in five sections that address research objectives one and two: first...
This report documents the development of IMCRA and discusses how it may be used as a regional pla... more This report documents the development of IMCRA and discusses how it may be used as a regional planning framework for conservation and sustainable resource use in coastal and marine environments. Several caveats and conditions are presented to assist users identify appropriate uses. IMCRA has been developed through the collaborative efforts of State, Northern Territory and Commonwealth marine management and research agencies. Work began in 1992 with the Commonwealth Government providing support for the development of a range of biogeographic projects in the States and Northern Territory. In 1995 work began on the development of regionalisation projects for Commonwealth waters. Two technical working groups were established to develop the required regionalisations. The inshore waters working group comprised Northern Territory and State marine management and research agencies and the Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia. The offshore waters working group was known as the Commonweal...
Many people have contributed towards this research report. Particular thanks are due to all membe... more Many people have contributed towards this research report. Particular thanks are due to all members of the research samples who consented to be part of the study, many of whom also participated in the customer surveys; to the Jobcentre Plus staff who shared their experiences in implementing and delivering the Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) programme; and to the Technical Advisers for their help in facilitating the research and for their own participation in interviews.
Purpose – This paper aims to outline the fundamental assumptions regarding the laddering methodol... more Purpose – This paper aims to outline the fundamental assumptions regarding the laddering methodology (Reynolds and Gutman), examine how some “hard” laddering approaches meet or violate these assumptions, provide a review and comparison of a series of studies using “soft” and “hard” laddering approaches to examine the hierarchical structure of means-end theory, and assess if the discrepant conclusions from this series of studies may be attributed to violations of the fundamental assumptions of the laddering methodology. Design/methodology/approach – A series of published empirical works using “hard” and “soft” laddering approaches, which aim to examine the hierarchical structure of means-end theory (Gutman), are reviewed and compared to integrate research findings and to examine discrepancies. Discrepant conclusions, which appear to be attributable to violations of the assumptions underlying the laddering methodology, are explored through a reanalysis and reclassification of the cont...
BDC Benefit Delivery Centre CMP Condition Management Programme DWP Department for Work and Pensio... more BDC Benefit Delivery Centre CMP Condition Management Programme DWP Department for Work and Pensions ESA Employment and Support Allowance ESOL English for Speakers of Other Languages In theory, outcome-based contracting creates a set of incentives which aim to raise performance and provide value for money, whilst encouraging innovation, flexibility and responsiveness to customers (Finn, 2008; DWP, 2008). The further development and refinement of OBC is a key principle in the new Commissioning Strategy referred to above. While the contracts for PL Pathways are not subject to the new Commissioning Strategy (having been agreed prior to its introduction), research findings can provide evidence to feed in to these ongoing developments in OBC within DWP.
The WestminsterResearch online digital archive at the University of Westminster aims to make the ... more The WestminsterResearch online digital archive at the University of Westminster aims to make the research output of the University available to a wider audience. Copyright and Moral Rights remain with the authors and/or copyright owners. Users are permitted to download and/or print one copy for non-commercial private study or research. Further distribution and any use of material from within this archive for profit-making enterprises or for commercial gain is strictly forbidden.
The WestminsterResearch online digital archive at the University of Westminster aims to make the ... more The WestminsterResearch online digital archive at the University of Westminster aims to make the research output of the University available to a wider audience. Copyright and Moral Rights remain with the authors and/or copyright owners. Users are permitted to download and/or print one copy for non-commercial private study or research. Further distribution and any use of material from within this archive for profit-making enterprises or for commercial gain is strictly forbidden.
... have articulated the essential 'inbetweenness' and hybridity of migrants living in ... more ... have articulated the essential 'inbetweenness' and hybridity of migrants living in the diaspora (Fanon, 1967 ... as pointed out by one of our informants, were based on a social location of disadvantage ... The Afro-Caribbean male identity is constructed of the white hegemonic male's ...
... 0 210 NOTES 1. Cynthia Enloe, Bananas, Beaches, Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International... more ... 0 210 NOTES 1. Cynthia Enloe, Bananas, Beaches, Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989); Julia O'Connell-Davidson, "British Sex Tourists in Thailand," in Heterosexual Politics, eds. ...
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