All Outputs (213)

Improving the Representativeness of Councillors: an International Literature Review (2007)
Report
Rao, N. (.-A. (2007). Improving the Representativeness of Councillors: an International Literature Review

A research report for the DCLG's Councillors Commission.

Cities in Transition: Growth, Change and Governance in Six Metropolitan Areas (2007)
Book
Rao, N. (2007). Cities in Transition: Growth, Change and Governance in Six Metropolitan Areas. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203391150

This is an up-to-date and topical treatment of how six major cities in Europe, North America and Asia are coping with the new demands on urban government. Population expansion, the migration of new peoples and disparities between cities and suburbs a... Read More about Cities in Transition: Growth, Change and Governance in Six Metropolitan Areas.

East European immigration and community cohesion (2007)
Book
Markova, E., & Black, R. (2007). East European immigration and community cohesion. Joseph Rowntree Foundation

An exploration of how Eastern European immigration affects community cohesion. This study profiles new immigrants from five Eastern European countries living in the London Boroughs of Harrow and Hackney and the City of Brighton and Hove. It explores... Read More about East European immigration and community cohesion.

Inter-temporal choice and self-control; saving and borrowing (2007)
Book Chapter
Webley, P., & Nyhus, E. (2007). Inter-temporal choice and self-control; saving and borrowing. In A. Lewis (Ed.), Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Economic Behaviour (105-131). Cambridge University Press

Filling the gap between planning and doing: psychological factors involved in the successful implementation of saving intention (2007)
Journal Article
Rabinovich, A., & Webley, P. (2007). Filling the gap between planning and doing: psychological factors involved in the successful implementation of saving intention. Journal of Economic Psychology, 28(4), 444-461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2006.09.002

Should governments encourage migration? (2007)
Journal Article
Black, R. (2007). Should governments encourage migration?. Kasarinlan, 22(1), 173-178

Moving backwards? Migration in sub-Saharan Africa (2006)
Book Chapter
Black, R. (2006). Moving backwards? Migration in sub-Saharan Africa. In B. Marschall (Ed.), The politics of migration: a survey (112-129). Routledge

Return of refugees: retrospect and prospect (2006)
Book Chapter
Black, R. (2006). Return of refugees: retrospect and prospect. In M. Dumper (Ed.), Palestinian refugee repatriation: global perspectives (23-40). Routledge

Sustainable return in post-conflict contexts (2006)
Journal Article
Black, R., & Gent, S. (2006). Sustainable return in post-conflict contexts. International Migration, 44(3), 15-38. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2435.2006.00370.x

Routes to illegal residence: a case study of immigration detainees in the United Kingdom (2006)
Journal Article
Black, R., Collyer, M., Skeldon, R., & Waddington, C. (2006). Routes to illegal residence: a case study of immigration detainees in the United Kingdom. Geoforum, 37(4), 552-564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2005.09.009

This paper investigates the various ways in which migrants to the United Kingdom become illegally resident. Drawing on findings from a pilot study of undocumented migrants held in detention centres in the United Kingdom, it explores why respondents h... Read More about Routes to illegal residence: a case study of immigration detainees in the United Kingdom.

Sustainable Return in the Balkans: Beyond Property Restitution and Policy (2006)
Journal Article
Black, R., Eastmond, M., & Gent, S. (2006). Sustainable Return in the Balkans: Beyond Property Restitution and Policy. International Migration, 44(3), 5-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2435.2006.00369.x

From Brain Drain to Brain Gain: Mobilising Albania's Skilled Diaspora (2006)
Report
Black, R., & Gedeshi, I. (2006). From Brain Drain to Brain Gain: Mobilising Albania's Skilled Diaspora

Money as Tool, Money as Drug: The Biological Psychology of a Strong Incentive (2006)
Journal Article
Lea, S. E., & Webley, P. (2006). Money as Tool, Money as Drug: The Biological Psychology of a Strong Incentive. Behavioral and Brain Sciences: An International Journal of Current Research and Theory with Open Peer Commentary, 29(2), 161-209. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X06009046

Modernising Local Government (2006)
Journal Article
Rao, N. (2006). Modernising Local Government. Economic Affairs, 26(1), 18-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0270.2006.00607.x

Local community, legitimacy and culture authenticity in post-conflict natural resource management: Ethiopia and Mozambique (2006)
Journal Article
Black, R., & Watson, E. (2006). Local community, legitimacy and culture authenticity in post-conflict natural resource management: Ethiopia and Mozambique. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 24(2), 263-282. https://doi.org/10.1068/d0703

Keepers of the Flame: Understanding Amnesty International (2006)
Book
Hopgood, S. (2006). Keepers of the Flame: Understanding Amnesty International. Cornell University Press. https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801469848

"If one organization is synonymous with keeping hope alive, even as a faint glimmer in the darkness of a prison, it is Amnesty International. Amnesty has been the light, and that light was truth—bearing witness to suffering hidden from the eyes of th... Read More about Keepers of the Flame: Understanding Amnesty International.

Guest Editor (2006)
Journal Article
Rao, N. (2006). Guest Editor. Local Government Studies, 32(3),

Migration and development: causes and consequences (2006)
Book Chapter
Black, R., Xiang, B., Collyer, M., Engbersen, G., Heering, L., & Markova, E. (2006). Migration and development: causes and consequences. In R. Penninx, M. Berger, & K. Kraal (Eds.), The Dynamics of International Migration and Settlement in Europe (41-64). Amsterdam University Press

Introducing the New Government of London (2006)
Journal Article
Rao, N. (2006). Introducing the New Government of London. Local Government Studies, 32(3. Special Issue: The New Government of London), 215-221. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930600693088

Tamil Tigers, 1987-2002 (2005)
Book Chapter
Hopgood, S. (2005). Tamil Tigers, 1987-2002. In D. Gambetta (Ed.), Making Sense of Suicide Missions (43-76). Oxford University Press