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Revitalising Local Democracy (1999)
Book Chapter
Rao, N. (.-A. (1999). Revitalising Local Democracy. In R. Jowell (Ed.), British Social Attitudes: the 16th Report (45-64). Ashgate

The Statutory Sector (1999)
Book Chapter
Rao, N. (1999). The Statutory Sector. In B. Hudson (Ed.), The Changing Role of Social Care. Jessica Kingsley

Limits to harmonization: The temporary protection of refugees in the European Union (1999)
Journal Article
Koser, K., & Black, R. (1999). Limits to harmonization: The temporary protection of refugees in the European Union. International Migration, 37(3), 521-544. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2435.00082

This article examines the limits to harmonization at the level of the European Union through a case study of policy towards people who fled the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the early 1990s. Specific attention is paid to the development of the pol... Read More about Limits to harmonization: The temporary protection of refugees in the European Union.

The Impact of Releasing People for Council Duties (1998)
Report
Rao, N. (.-A. (1998). The Impact of Releasing People for Council Duties

A Research Report to the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions. A survey based study to examine employers' attitudes to release their employees for public service.

American Foreign Environmental Policy and the Power of the State (1998)
Book
Hopgood, S. (1998). American Foreign Environmental Policy and the Power of the State. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780198292593.001.0001

In an increasingly interdependent world, marked by growing numbers of non-governmental organizations and international institutions, this book presents a powerful argument for the continued relevance of the state to our understanding of international... Read More about American Foreign Environmental Policy and the Power of the State.

Forced migration land-use change and political economy in the forest region of Guinea (1997)
Journal Article
Black, R., & Sessay, M. (1997). Forced migration land-use change and political economy in the forest region of Guinea. African Affairs, 96(385), 587-605. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a007885

This paper examines the impact of forced migration on land use change in Yomou prefecture in the forest region of Guinea from a broadly 'political economy' perspective. Focusing on the period since 1989, when over 500,000 refugees from Liberia and Si... Read More about Forced migration land-use change and political economy in the forest region of Guinea.

Public Attitudes to Local Government (1997)
Book Chapter
Rao, N. (.-A. (1997). Public Attitudes to Local Government. In New Perspectives on Local Governance: Reviewing the Research Evidence (118-157). York Publishing

Immigration and social justice: towards a progressive European immigration policy? (1996)
Journal Article
Black, R. (1996). Immigration and social justice: towards a progressive European immigration policy?. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 21(1), 64-75. https://doi.org/10.2307/622925

Stepping back from current debates over immigration in the new 'Fortress Europe', this paper examines moral and philosophical auguments for an alternative and more 'progressive' immigration policy. Despite recent interest within geography in principl... Read More about Immigration and social justice: towards a progressive European immigration policy?.

Faith in Local Democracy (1995)
Book Chapter
Rao, N. (.-A. (1995). Faith in Local Democracy. In R. Jowell (Ed.), British Social Attitudes: the Twelfth Report (91-118). Dartmouth