Search Results - Scottish Government
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“The vice of distant knowledge”: Licensing and the geography of jurisdiction on the Scottish wartime Home Front
Published 2017“…In conclusion, it calls for a critical examination of the ‘local’ in local government, and the political geographies that result from appeals to space and scale in the division of governance functions.…”
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The noble identity of Gavin Douglas
Published 2017“…This essay takes up Sally Mapstone’s contention that Scottish advice to princes was directed as much to magnates and their supporters as it ever was to the king, and applies it to Gavin Douglas’s Eneados. …”
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Pension confusion, uncertainty and trust in Scotland: an empirical analysis
Published 2014“…In the context of the new auto-enrolment requirements for employers to make pension provision for their employees, and the importance of trust in pension provision, this article utilises data from the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey which in its 2005 wave asked correspondents specific questions regarding pension provision. …”
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Do social marketing campaigns in health work? A critical analysis of four UK campaigns
Published 2007“…The case studies are the 'Frank' anti-drugs campaign, the 'Give Up Before You Clog Up' smoking cessation campaign, 'Fighting Fat, Fighting Fit' which targeted obesity and the Scottish campaign to promote walking as an aid to overall better health. …”
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Is EU Membership Important for the UK’s Aerospace Industry?
Published 2014“…At the time of writing the UK is faced with two of the largest challenges to its international status in a generation, these issues are: The Scottish referendum in September 2014 and the current government’s scheduled referendum on European Union membership in 2017. …”
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Constructing British and European identities in Brexit Britain: a critical linguistic analysis of press, political, and personal discourses
Published 2023“…This thesis is the first to diachronically explore the role of discourses of British and European identities in the Brexit process across three data sets: pro-Brexit newspapers, UK government documents, and interviews with individual Leave and Remain voters. …”
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An investigation of the role of the Educational Psychologist in meeting social, emotional and mental health needs
Published 2020“…Supporting children and young people’s mental health has become a government priority, leading to a Green Paper seeking to enhance support in schools (Department of Health (DoH) and Department for Education (DfE), 2017). …”
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Development of a novel market forecasting tool and its application to hydrogen energy production in Scotland
Published 2010“…The authors propose a novel model for forecasting the deployment of hydrogen energy systems based on a company value maximisation algorithm, designed to assist governments and other industry players in decision-making and the development of appropriate policy instruments. …”
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The status of evidence obtained unlawfully: a comparative appraisal of the laws in some selected Common law jurisdictions and Islamic law perspective
Published 2016“…Evidence may be obtained illegally, for example by a crime, tort or a breach of contract or in breach of statutory or other provisions governing the powers and duties of the police or others involved in investigating crime. …”
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The level of green innovation adoption among construction firms in Scotland
Published 2018“…However, its activities are considered as making a major contribution to environmental problems.From emitting greenhouse gas to contributing waste, construction is not an environmentally-friendly activity.These conflicting issues have pressured the industry to intensify its effort and move towards sustainable construction.As the government in United Kingdom has set target towards sustainability achievement by 2050, it is necessary for the construction industry to play its role to protect the environment by engaging in environmental-related practices.The aim of this study, therefore, to examine the level of green innovation adoption by Scottish construction firms.Based on the results of descriptive analysis, more than half of the participated Scottish construction firms have adopted various types of green technical and green process during construction.Green administrative practices, however, were less adopted by the construction firms with relatively small percentages. …”
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