The pornographic state: the changing nature of state regulation in addressing illegal and harmful online content

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 1175-1192
Author(s):  
Caroline Keen ◽  
Ronald Kramer ◽  
Alan France
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Media Regulation ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Democratic Nation ◽  
Private Actors

This article explores the failure of democratic nation-states to regulate corporate Internet intermediaries who essentially provide access to websites containing illegal and legal pornographic content. Existing literature credits this apparent diminishing regulatory role of states to neoliberalism. Drawing on Wacquant’s theory of ‘neoliberal statecrafting’ can explain the paucity of state media regulation while also accounting for when states do engage in alternative forms of regulation. Through a thematic analysis of key documents, media and interviews with ‘elite’ stakeholders in Australia and the United Kingdom, this research shows that private actors are generally exempt from state regulation, while individuals are simultaneously subject to punitive mechanisms for problematic and illegal uses of the Internet.

Getting to 40!

2018 ◽  
pp. 267-284
Author(s):  
W Nutland
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Court Cases ◽  
New Wave ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis

There remains a lack of consensus about the extent to which pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) contributed to the recent dramatic and stunning declines in HIV incidence occurring in the United Kingdom. This chapter describes the potential role of PrEP in this decline and offers insights into how this occurred despite a lack of formal, government-sponsored support for PrEP. Further, the chapter describes the development of a new PrEP movement in England as well as contributing factors, such as the leadership of a new wave of HIV activists, access to global generic markets, innovative supply chains, and the use of social media and the Internet. The “U-turn” and subsequent court cases are also described.

scholarly journals The UK media coverage of China’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak

2020 ◽  
pp. 205943642098007
Author(s):  
Xiaoling Zhang ◽  
Gareth Shaw
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Daily Mail ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Attitudes And Perceptions ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Guardian

This article addresses one question: how is the coronavirus outbreak and its management in China reported in the UK media in general, and on the Internet in particular? It does so by examining how the online versions of the BBC, the Guardian and the Daily Mail reported on the coronavirus outbreak in China, but more importantly, on how China handled it, over a 20-week timeframe. The sentiment analysis and thematic analysis show that although the selected media are of different types in the United Kingdom, the themes and topics are not substantially different from each other. This implies that the general media-consuming public in the United Kingdom would regard China’s handling of the virus as largely negative or neutral. However, the ways of discussing and presenting those topics were subject to variation between the publications, which in turn is reflected in the attitudes and perceptions of their readers.

Exposing children to pornography: How competing constructions of childhood shape state regulation of online pornographic material

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 857-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Keen ◽  
Alan France ◽  
Ronald Kramer
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Constructions Of Childhood ◽  
Pornographic Material

This article discusses policy debates in the United Kingdom and Australia concerning the regulation of online pornographic content as it relates to children. Through a thematic analysis of qualitative interviews with key stakeholders at the negotiation table, we find that rather than positivist notions of the ‘developing’ and ‘vulnerable’ child dominating policy discourse, post-modern representations of the ‘savvy’ and ‘agentic’ child have come to dominate policy culture and outcomes. In this scenario, the regulatory role of states in providing media protection is diminished, while neoliberal forms of governance that emphasise the responsibility of individuals, including parents and children, have come to dominate the emerging policy landscape.

The role of demographic variables as the moderator between organizational variables and job stress among teachers in Sabah

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Najihah Hanisah Marmaya ◽  
Syed Azizi Wafa
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Occupational Groups ◽  
Organizational Variables ◽  
Population Norms ◽  
The United Kingdom

A nationwide investigation into stress among teachers in the United Kingdom, found teachers to be reporting stress-related problems which were far higher than those of the population norms and other comparable occupational groups. Job stress can be influenced by personal factors (Matteson & Ivancevich, 1999). The present study examined the role of demographic variables as the moderator between organizational variables and job stress. A sample size of 177 teachers participated in this study revealed that teachers in Tawau and Lahad Datu experienced low stress levels. This study found that demographic variables do not serve as the moderator between organizational variables and job stress.

Role of Hypothecation in Financing Transit: Lessons from the United Kingdom

2004 ◽  
Vol 1864 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Enoch ◽  
Stephen Potter ◽  
Stephen Ison ◽  
Ian Humphreys
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
The United Kingdom

The Role of Islamic Piety Movements in the Lives of Malaysian Female Muslim Students in the United Kingdom

2021 ◽  
pp. 102831532110270
Author(s):  
Ireena Nasiha Ibnu ◽  
Norzaini Azman
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Transnational Migration ◽  
Family Influence ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Muslim Students ◽  
Studying Abroad ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Fictive Kinship

This paper explores the transnational trajectories of female Malaysian Muslim students through their commitment to piety-minded forms of Islam. In particular, it seeks to identify the reasons for their participation in piety movements and its importance to their lives. The ethnographic research, conducted over 8 months, involved 18 Malaysian female respondents who were studying and living in Manchester between 2016 and 2017. The findings show that the students’ involvement in piety movements was due to fictive kinship providing generous hospitality upon their arrival to the United Kingdom, pre-departure programs on preparation for studying abroad, family influence and sisterhood relationships. Participation in piety movements is said to help relieve stress and overcome loneliness, and is considered vital in guiding Muslim students to lead fulfilling and virtuous lives. The findings contribute significantly to transnational student mobility theories and the importance of sociality and religion in transnational migration.

A National Treasure? The Role of Civil Society in Promoting and Enforcing Human Rights in the United Kingdom

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriet Samuels
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Economic Rights ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Social And Economic Rights

Abstract The article investigates the negative attitude towards civil society over the last decade in the United Kingdom and the repercussions for human rights. It considers this in the context of the United Kingdom government’s implementation of the policy of austerity. It reflects on the various policy and legal changes, and the impact on the campaigning and advocacy work of civil society organizations, particularly those that work on social and economic rights.

scholarly journals The Contribution of Registered Dietitians in the Management of Hyperemesis Gravidarum in the United Kingdom

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1964
Author(s):  
Kate Maslin ◽  
Hazel A. Billson ◽  
Caitlin R. Dean ◽  
Julie Abayomi
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Clinical Guidelines ◽  
Hyperemesis Gravidarum ◽  
Oral Intake ◽  
Registered Dietitians ◽  
Oral Nutrition ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Referral Criteria ◽  
Patient Resources

Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) is a condition at the extreme end of the pregnancy sickness spectrum, which can cause poor oral intake, malnutrition, dehydration and weight loss. The aim of this study is to explore the role of Registered Dietitians (RD) in the management of HG in the United Kingdom (UK). A survey was designed and distributed electronically to members of the British Dietetic Association. There were 45 respondents, 76% (n = 34) worked in secondary care hospitals, 11% (n = 5) were in maternal health specialist roles. The most commonly used referral criteria was the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (40%, n = 18), followed by second admission (36%, n = 16). However 36% (n = 16) reported no specific referral criteria. About 87% (n = 37) of respondents did not have specific clinical guidelines to follow. Oral nutrition supplements were used by 73% (n = 33) either ‘sometimes’ or ‘most of the time’. Enteral and parenteral nutrition were less commonly used. There was an inconsistent use of referral criteria to dietetic services and a lack of specific clinical guidelines and patient resources. Further training for all clinicians and earlier recognition of malnutrition, alongside investment in the role of dietitians were recommended to improve the nutritional care of those with HG.

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