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2 Citations (Scopus)

Qualitative perspectives on the impact evaluation of girls’ empowerment in Bangladesh

White, S. C., 2015, In : Journal of Development Effectiveness. 7, 2, p. 127-145

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

marriage
empowerment
Bangladesh
early marriage
data quality
2 Citations (Scopus)

Rethinking religious violence: Towards a mimetic theory approach to violence in international relations

Thomas, S., 1 Feb 2015, In : Journal of International Political Theory . 11, 1, p. 61-79 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

international relations
violence
Religion
7 Citations (Scopus)

Solving the ‘Woman Problem’ in British Abortion Politics: A contextualised account

Amery, F., 1 Nov 2015, In : British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 17, 4, p. 551-567 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

abortion
amendment
politics
abortion counseling
women's representative

Son Preference, Parity Progression and Contraceptive Use in South Asia

Channon, M. D., 27 Nov 2015, In : Population Horizons. 12, 1, p. 24 - 36 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
South Asia
contraceptive
Afghanistan
Pakistan
fertility
119 Citations (Scopus)

Strengthening of accountability systems to create healthy food environments and reduce global obesity

Swinburn, B., Kraak, V., Rutter, H., Vandevijvere, S., Lobstein, T., Sacks, G., Gomes, F., Marsh, T. & Magnusson, R., 19 Jun 2015, In : Lancet. 385, 9986, p. 2534-2545 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

161 Citations (Scopus)

Successful behavior change in obesity interventions in adults: a systematic review of self-regulation mediators

Teixeira, P. J., Carraca, E. V., Marques, M. M., Rutter, H., Oppert, J. M., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Lakerveld, J. & Brug, J., 16 Apr 2015, In : BMC medicine. 13, 1, 84.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

The (anti-)politics of child protection

Hart, J., 23 Jul 2015, In : Open Democracy.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

child protection
violence
politics
14 Citations (Scopus)
129 Downloads (Pure)

Urban morphology dynamics and environmental change in Kano, Nigeria

Barau, A. S., Maconachie, R., Ludin, A. & Abdulhamid, A., Jan 2015, In : Land Use Policy. 42, p. 307-317

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
2 Citations (Scopus)

Whither development studies? Reflections on its relationship with social policy

Copestake, J., 2015, In : Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy. 31, 2, p. 100-113 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Public Policy
Social Sciences
social science
Poverty
assimilation

Why are the Gulf states so reluctant to take in refugees?

Jawad, R., 25 Sep 2015, The Conversation.

Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

Open Access
Persian Gulf
refugee
2014
17 Citations (Scopus)
10 Downloads (Pure)

(De)politicisation and the Father's Clause parliamentary debates

Bates, S., Jenkins, L. & Amery, F., 1 Apr 2014, In : Policy & Politics. 42, 2, p. 243-258 16 p.

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File
parliamentary debate
politicization
father
governance
monetary policy
244 Citations (Scopus)

Addressing liver disease in the UK: a blueprint for attaining excellence in health care and reducing premature mortality from lifestyle issues of excess consumption of alcohol, obesity, and viral hepatitis

Williams, R., Aspinall, R., Bellis, M., Camps-Walsh, G., Cramp, M., Dhawan, A., Ferguson, J., Forton, D., Foster, G., Gilmore, I., Hickman, M., Hudson, M., Kelly, D., Langford, A., Lombard, M., Longworth, L., Martin, N., Moriarty, K., Newsome, P., O'Grady, J. & 5 others, Pryke, R., Rutter, H., Ryder, S., Sheron, N. & Smith, T., 29 Nov 2014, In : Lancet. 384, 9958, p. 1953-1997 45 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

18 Citations (Scopus)

A RE-AIM evaluation of evidence-based multi-level interventions to improve obesity-related behaviours in adults: a systematic review (the SPOTLIGHT project)

Compernolle, S., De Cocker, K., Lakerveld, J., Mackenbach, J. D., Nijpels, G., Oppert, J. M., Rutter, H., Teixeira, P. J., Cardon, G. & De Bourdeaudhuij, I., 6 Dec 2014, In : International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 11, 1, 147.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
3 Citations (Scopus)

A systematic overview of institutions and bodies active in physical activity promotion in Europe

Kahlmeier, S., Popp, C., Martin, B. W., Backovic-Jurican, A., Banzer, W., Berggren, F., Engelsman, E., Foster, C., Koornneef, M., Oppert, J. M., Racioppi, F., Rutter, H., Slachta, R., Vasankari, T. & van Mechelen, W., 2014, In : Swiss Journal for Sports Medicine and Sports Traumatology. 62, 2, p. 13-18 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

27 Citations (Scopus)

Can post-2015 sustainable development goals survive neoliberalism? A critical examination of the sustainable development–neoliberalism nexus in developing countries

Kumi, E., 24 Sep 2014, In : Environment, Development and Sustainability. 16, 6, p. 539–554 16 p., 16.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

neoliberalism
sustainable development
developing world
developing country
examination
12 Citations (Scopus)

Children's learning practices in Ethiopia: Observations from primary school classes

Frost, M. & Little, A. W., 2014, In : Oxford Review of Education. 40, 1, p. 91-111 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

school class
Ethiopia
primary school
learning
teacher
14 Citations (Scopus)
94 Downloads (Pure)

Credible impact evaluation in complex contexts: Confirmatory and exploratory approaches

Copestake, J. G., 1 Oct 2014, In : Evaluation. 20, 4, p. 412-427 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

File
evaluation
nongovernmental organization
non-governmental organization
livelihood
poverty
9 Citations (Scopus)

Culture, Religion, and Violence: Rene Girard's Mimetic Theory

Thomas, S., Sep 2014, In : Millennium: Journal of International Studies. 43, 1, p. 308-327 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

international relations
Religion
violence
167 Citations (Scopus)
90 Downloads (Pure)

Culture and behaviour in the English National Health Service: overview of lessons from a large multimethod study

Dixon-Woods, M., Baker, R., Charles, K., Dawson, J., Jerzembek, G., Martin, G., McCarthy, I., McKee, L., Minion, J., Ozieranski, P., Willars, J., Wilkie, P. & West, M., Feb 2014, In : BMJ Quality and Safety. 23, 2, p. 106-115 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Quality of Health Care
National Health Programs
Organizations
Information Storage and Retrieval
Patient Safety
89 Downloads (Pure)

Development Capabilities and Civil Society in the Slums of the City of Buenos Aires– Book Review

Deneulin, S., 2014, In : Journal of Human Development and Capabilities. 15, 2-3, p. 289-290 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
11 Citations (Scopus)
145 Downloads (Pure)

Dispossession, exploitation or employment? Youth livelihoods and extractive industry investment in Sierra Leone

Maconachie, R., 1 Oct 2014, In : Futures. 62, A, p. 75-82 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Sierra Leone
livelihood
exploitation
industry
labor
20 Citations (Scopus)

Evaluating the impacts of new walking and cycling infrastructure on carbon dioxide emissions from motorized travel: A controlled longitudinal study

Brand, C., Goodman, A., Ogilvie, D., Bull, F., Cooper, A., Day, A., Mutrie, N., Powell, J., Preston, J. & Rutter, H., 1 Sep 2014, In : Applied Energy. 128, p. 284-295 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2 Citations (Scopus)
82 Downloads (Pure)

Group inequality and conflict

Dutta, I., Madden, P. & Mishra, A., Jun 2014, In : The Manchester School. 82, 3, p. 257-283 27 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Social conflict
Assets
Equality
Income
20 Citations (Scopus)
79 Downloads (Pure)

How collaborative are quality improvement collaboratives: A qualitative study in stroke care

Carter, P., Ozieranski, P., McNicol, S., Power, M. & Dixon-Woods, M., 11 Mar 2014, In : Implementation Science. 9, 1

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Quality Improvement
Stroke
Organizations
Benchmarking
Focus Groups
2 Citations (Scopus)
60 Downloads (Pure)

Identity economics meets financialisation: gender, race and occupational stratification in the US labour market

Arestis, P., Charles, A. & Fontana, G., 1 Nov 2014, In : Cambridge Journal of Economics. 38, 6, p. 1471-1491 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Labour market
Economics
Financialization
Social norms
Gender inequality
18 Citations (Scopus)
65 Downloads (Pure)

Inner wellbeing: Concept and validation of a new approach to subjective perceptions of wellbeing—India

White, S. C., Gaines, S. O. & Jha, S., 4 Oct 2014, In : Social Indicators Research. 119, 2, p. 1-24 24 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
India
Economic Models
Rural Population
Research
Mental Competency
2 Citations (Scopus)
80 Downloads (Pure)

Learning lessons or unearthing truths? Using evidence to inform mediation policy

Walton, O. E., 8 May 2014, In : Civil Wars. 16, 1, p. 46-64 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
mediation
learning
evidence
quantitative method
qualitative method
79 Downloads (Pure)

Locating young refugees historically: Attending to age position in humanitarianism

Hart, J., 10 Apr 2014, In : European Journal of Development Research. 26, 2, p. 219-232 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
humanitarianism
refugee
Jordan
Palestinian
conceptual framework
5 Citations (Scopus)
88 Downloads (Pure)

Mining for change? Youth livelihoods and extractive industry investment in Sierra Leone

Maconachie, R., 1 Oct 2014, In : Applied Geography. 54, p. 275-282 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
130 Citations (Scopus)

Obesogenic environments: a systematic review of the association between the physical environment and adult weight status, the SPOTLIGHT project

Mackenbach, J. D., Rutter, H., Compernolle, S., Glonti, K., Oppert, J. M., Charreire, H., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Brug, J., Nijpels, G. & Lakerveld, J., 6 Mar 2014, In : BMC Public Health. 14, 1, 233.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
8 Citations (Scopus)

Perceptions on the role of evidence: An English alcohol policy case study

Toner, P., Lloyd, C., Thom, B., MacGregor, S., Godfrey, C., Herring, R. & Tchilingirian, J., 1 Jan 2014, In : Evidence and Policy. 10, 1, p. 93-112 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
Policy Making
alcohol
Alcohols
evidence
Public Policy
10 Citations (Scopus)
98 Downloads (Pure)

Political economy analysis, aid effectiveness and the art of development management

Copestake, J. & Williams, R., Jan 2014, In : Development Policy Review. 32, 1, p. 133-153

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
political economy
art
aid
management
international aid
3 Citations (Scopus)
82 Downloads (Pure)

Running a hospital patient safety campaign: A qualitative study

Ozieranski, P., Robins, V., Minion And Janet Willars, J., Wright, J., Weaver, S., P. Martin, G. & Dixon Woods, M., 12 Aug 2014, In : Journal of Health, Organisation and Management. 28, 4, p. 562-575

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Patient Safety
Organizations
Aptitude
National Health Programs
Qualitative study
14 Citations (Scopus)

The appraisal of public health interventions: the use of theory

Threlfall, A. G., Meah, S., Fischer, A. J., Cookson, R., Rutter, H. & Kelly, M. P., 11 Jul 2014, In : Journal of Public Health. 37, 1, p. 166-171 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

8 Citations (Scopus)
91 Downloads (Pure)

The dream of dignified work: On good and bad utopias

Dinerstein, A. C., 17 Sep 2014, In : Development and Change. 45, 5, p. 1037-1058 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
utopia
labor
worker
social security
twenty first century
82 Downloads (Pure)

The Ethical Imperative of Qualitative Methods: Developing Measures of Subjective Dimensions of Well-Being in Zambia and India

White, S. C. & Jha, S., Jul 2014, In : Ethics and Social Welfare. 8, 3

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Zambia
qualitative method
well-being
India
statistical method
37 Downloads (Pure)

The hidden side of social and solidarity economy: Social movements and the 'translation' of SSE into policy (Latin America)

Dinerstein, A. C., 20 Aug 2014, In : UNRISD SSE Occasional Papers Series. . 9, Occasional paper no.9.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Social Movements
solidarity
Latin America
economy
development policy

The religious turn in the study of international relations

Thomas, S., 2014, In : The Review of Faith and International Affairs. 12, 4, p. 76-82 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

international relations
Religion
International Relations
50 Citations (Scopus)

The SPOTLIGHT virtual audit tool: a valid and reliable tool to assess obesogenic characteristics of the built environment

Bethlehem, J. R., Mackenbach, J. D., Ben-Rebah, M., Compernolle, S., Glonti, K., Bardos, H., Rutter, H. R., Charreire, H., Oppert, J. M., Brug, J. & Lakerveld, J., 16 Dec 2014, In : International Journal of Health Geographics. 13, 1, 52.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
6 Citations (Scopus)
82 Downloads (Pure)

Too bad for the facts: Confronting value with hope (Notes on the Argentine uprising of 2001)

Dinerstein, A. C., Mar 2014, In : South Atlantic Quarterly. 113, 2, p. 367-378 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
17 Citations (Scopus)
111 Downloads (Pure)

Towards a social model of end of life care

Brown, L. & Walter, T., Dec 2014, In : British Journal of Social Work. 44, 8, p. 2375-2390

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

File
Terminal Care
Social Work
Hospice Care
Palliative Care
social work
44 Citations (Scopus)

Using remote sensing to define environmental characteristics related to physical activity and dietary behaviours: a systematic review (the SPOTLIGHT project)

Charreire, H., Mackenbach, J. D., Ouasti, M., Lakerveld, J., Compernolle, S., Ben-Rebah, M., McKee, M., Brug, J., Rutter, H. & Oppert, J. M., 1 Jan 2014, In : Health & Place. 25, p. 1-9 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

12 Citations (Scopus)

Walkrounds in practice: Corrupting or enhancing a quality improvement intervention? A qualitative study

Martin, G., Ozieranski, P., Willars, J., Charles, K., Minion, J., McKee, L. & Dixon-Woods, M., 1 Jul 2014, In : Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 40, 7, p. 303-310 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Safety Management
Quality Improvement
National Health Programs
Safety
Social Adjustment
107 Citations (Scopus)

WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative: body mass index and level of overweight among 6–9-year-old children from school year 2007/2008 to school year 2009/2010

Wijnhoven, T., van Raaij, J., Spinelli, A., Starc, G., Hassapidou, M., Spiroski, I., Rutter, H., Martos, É., Rito, A. I., Hovengen, R., Pérez-Farinós, N., Petrauskiene, A., Eldin, N., Braeckevelt, L., Pudule, I., Kunesova, M. & Breda, J., 7 Aug 2014, In : BMC Public Health. 14, 1, 806.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
2013
5 Citations (Scopus)

A lasting legacy? Sustaining innovation in a social work context

Brown, L., 19 Jun 2013, In : British Journal of Social Work. 45, 1, p. 138-152 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Are our efforts worthwhile? How to improve impact evaluation of programs, policies, interventions and strategies aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles and preventing obesity in Canada?

Rutter, H., Edwards, N., Després, J-P., Janssen, I., Raine, K. D., De Wals, P. & Lamari, M., 2013, In : Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 37, s2, p. S251

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Assessment of weight management interventions: the challenge of comparing apples and pears

Cavill, N., Roberts, K. & Rutter, H., 26 Feb 2013, In : The Lancet. 380, p. S30

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

5 Citations (Scopus)
79 Downloads (Pure)

Civil society or 'comprador class', participation or parroting?

Kamruzzaman, P., Jan 2013, In : Progress in Development Studies. 13, 1, p. 31-49 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
civil society
participation
poverty
Bangladesh
development discourse

Development of a standard evaluation framework for weight management interventions

Ells, L. J., Cavill, N., Roberts, K. & Rutter, H., 12 Apr 2013, In : Public Health. 127, 4, p. 345-347 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

63 Citations (Scopus)

Does growth in private schooling contribute to Education for All? Evidence from a longitudinal, two cohort study in Andhra Pradesh, India

Woodhead, M., Frost, M. & James, Z., Jan 2013, In : International Journal of Educational Development. 33, 1, p. 65-73 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

education
India
evidence
fee
private sector