Clarifying two contested concepts in ir theory: world society and polarity

Buzan | Political Science and International Relations | 01 February 2002

The objective of these two projects is essentially taxonomic. Polarity is a central concept in the neorealist theory of system structure. Since 1990 it has been unclear whether the international system is unipolar or multipolar, or whether the very c ...

Economic and social history and the esrc. Conference 1989

Prof Oddy | 01 October 1989

Changes in internal labour markets in banks and building societies

Ms Cotterrell | Management and Business Studies | 01 July 1993

Application abstract: this project aims to identify the changes taking place in employment in banks and building societies in order to develop an understanding of the operation of internal labour markets in a competitive environment. Banks and buildi ...

An analysis of entrepreneurial training effectiveness

Prof Stanworth | 11 February 1985

The proposal is to conduct a follow-up investigatory research into the london enterprise programme (lep) entrepreneurial training course. This programme, now in its sixth year, comprises four linked weekends aimed at assisting people to start and suc ...

Esrc centre in information and communication technologies

Prof Nicholas Garnham | 01 November 1986

Corporate restructuring and professional turf wars: a sociological analysis of a new profession

John Flood | Socio-Legal Studies | 01 November 1995

Application abstract: the insolvency profession is relatively new in the uk; it is also very small yet profoundly influential in commercial life. It is composed of accountants and lawyers who have had to lay out the boundaries of their new terrain wi ...

Qualitative and quantitative research in television audiences and popular factual entertainment

Professor Annette Hill | Sociology | 02 October 2000

The aim of this research is to provide specific in-depth knowledge about audience response to different types of british reality programmes. The attraction of programmes which push the boundaries of taste and decency will be examined, focusing on inf ...

The impact of trades unions on workplace governance

Mr Alexander John Bryson | Management and Business Studies | 12 May 1999

The study will analyse british social attitudes survey data for the period 1983-1998 to estimate the extent of trades union influence on workplace governance, and how it has changed over time. The aim is three-fold. First, to assess the impact of uni ...

Disaster prevention and the 1999 turkish earthquakes

Professor Penny Green | Socio-Legal Studies | 01 December 2000

The research explores the potential of a multi-disciplinary approach (social science combined with structural engineering) in mitigating the effects of natural disaster. Our empirical focus will be the 1999 kocaeli earthquake in north-western turkey. ...

Changing attitudes to energy saving in a low income area

Prof Maw | 01 November 1983

The project focuses on institutional and attitudinal barriers to the adoption of energy conservation measures (behaviour and equipment) in an area of poor housing and low incomes. The research design is for a small sample before-and-after study of th ...