scholarly journals Roadblocks to interactive digital adoption? Elite perspectives of party practices in the United Kingdom

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine Dommett
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Interactive Approach ◽  
Green Party ◽  
Internal Governance ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Party Elites

Digital technology has often been heralded for its capacity to facilitate more interactive forms of political engagement. In the party context, many early studies found little evidence of this practice, but more recent citizen-focused interventions suggest the emergence of a more interactive approach. This article responds to such findings by asking whether party elites are embracing interactive digital tools and what explains current practices. This article conducts case studies of two parties within the United Kingdom – the Labour Party and the Green Party. Interviews are used to examine attitudes and practices in two different areas of party activity: electoral campaigning and internal governance. While there is little evidence of elite interest in the interactive potential of digital tools in the former, there is more evidence of interest in the latter area, even though barriers exist that frustrate the enactment of these ideas. Exploring the significance of parties’ objectives and organizational traits, this article examines explanations for these outcomes and, in so doing, helps scholars and practitioners alike to understand, identify and tackle barriers to the adoption of interactive digital tools by party elites.

Prescription of binaural hearing aids in the United Kingdom: a knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) study

2002 ◽  
Vol 116 (S28) ◽  
pp. 2-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil N. Dutt ◽  
Ann-Louise McDermott ◽  
Richard M. Irving ◽  
Ivor Donaldson ◽  
Ahmes L. Pahor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Otitis Media With Effusion ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Binaural Hearing ◽  
Unilateral Deafness ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Paediatric Age ◽  
Tinnitus Masking

The purpose of this questionnaire study was to evaluate the existing knowledge of binaural hearing and the attitudes and practices of prescribing bilateral hearing aids amongst otolaryngologists in the United Kingdom. Of the 950 questionnaires sent to the current members of the British Association of Otolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons (BAO-HNS), there were 591 respondents (62 per cent). The true response rate with completed questionnaires was 59 per cent. Eighty-one per cent of the respondents were aware of the importance of binaural hearing and had a positive attitude towards binaural fitting. The practice of bilateral hearing aid prescriptions was found to be poor amongst all grades on the NHS (less than 10 per cent of all hearing aid prescriptions). This practice in the private sector was variable, dependent largely on patient preference and affordability. The practice of binaural prescription was higher for patients in the paediatric age group than amongst adults. Two common indications for hearing aid prescriptions for unilateral deafness were otitis media with effusion in children (23 per cent of respondents) and for tinnitus masking in adults (12 per cent of respondents). Many otolaryngologists believed that there was not enough evidence to support bilateral bone-anchored hearing aid implantation and bilateral cochlear implantation. Ninety-four per cent of the respondents believed that binaural hearing was as important as binocular vision.

scholarly journals Corporate governance, legal investor protection, and performance in Spain and the United Kingdom

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 416-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Angel Castrillo Lara ◽  
Maria Sonia Marcos Naviera ◽  
Juan Manuel San Martín Reyna
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Investor Protection ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Ownership Concentration ◽  
Governance Mechanisms ◽  
Internal Governance ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Internal Governance Mechanisms ◽  
And Performance

This paper studies the influence of ownership concentration, board size, and debt in firm performance of a sample of 216 companies from Spain and the United Kingdom, over a four-year period (2000-2003), with the aim of uncovering evidence on the influence of the legal environment in the design of governance mechanisms. Our findings show that the legal protection offered to investors in each country determines the use of internal governance mechanisms. The results show that ownership concentration and investor protection are substitutive mechanisms when increasing firm value, and that the latter mechanisms determine the use of the remaining governance mechanisms.

scholarly journals In Search of a Problem: Mapping Controversies over NHS (England) Patient Data with Digital Tools

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 478-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Moats ◽  
Liz McFall
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Data Sharing ◽  
Science And Technology Studies ◽  
Patient Data ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Opt Out ◽  
Matters Of Concern

There is a long history in science and technology studies (STS) of tracking problematic objects, such as controversies, matters of concern, and issues, using various digital tools. But what happens when public problems do not play out in these familiar ways? In this paper, we will think through the methodological implications of studying “problems” in relation to recent events surrounding the sharing of patient data in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. When a data sharing agreement called care.data was announced in 2013, nearly 1.5 million citizens chose to opt out. Yet, in subsequent years, there has been little evidence of a robust public mobilising around data sharing. We will attempt to track this elusive ‘non problem’ using some digital tools developed in STS for the purpose of mapping issues and problem definitions within science. Although we find these digital tools are unable to capture the “problem,” the process of searching helps us map the terrain of the case and forces us to consider wider definitions.

scholarly journals In Search of a Problem: Mapping Controversies over NHS (England) Patient Data with Digital Tools

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Moats ◽  
Liz McFall
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Data Sharing ◽  
Science And Technology Studies ◽  
Patient Data ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Opt Out ◽  
Matters Of Concern

There is a long history in science and technology studies (STS) of tracking problematic objects, such as controversies, matters of concern, and issues, using various digital tools. But what happens when public problems do not play out in these familiar ways? In this paper, we will think through the methodological implications of studying “problems” in relation to recent events surrounding the sharing of patient data in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. When a data sharing agreement called care.data was announced in 2013, nearly 1.5 million citizens chose to opt out. Yet, in subsequent years, there has been little evidence of a robust public mobilising around data sharing. We will attempt to track this elusive ‘non problem’ using some digital tools developed in STS for the purpose of mapping issues and problem definitions within science. Although we find these digital tools are unable to capture the “problem,” the process of searching helps us map the terrain of the case and forces us to consider wider definitions.

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