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Mate Preferences Across the Lifespan (2019)
Book Chapter
Boothroyd, L., & Vukovic, J. (2019). Mate Preferences Across the Lifespan. In L. Welling, & T. Shackelford (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of evolutionary psychology and behavioral endocrinology (143-159). Oxford University Press

Humans show preferential responses to ‘attractive’ individuals from the first hours of life onwards. However, these early preferences are subject to later development, both in terms of increasing agreement on general attractiveness, and the emergence... Read More about Mate Preferences Across the Lifespan.

China and the geo-political imagination of African ‘development’ (2010)
Book Chapter
Power, M., & Mohan, G. (2010). China and the geo-political imagination of African ‘development’. In C. Dent (Ed.), China and Africa Development Relations (42-67). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203845028

In its pursuit of this growth-oriented model, a number of African countries have come to occupy centrestage in Chinese foreign policy as potential sources of raw materials to fuel China’s growth or as emerging markets for Chinese goods. In this way,... Read More about China and the geo-political imagination of African ‘development’.

The impact of interactive whiteboards on classroom interaction and learning in primary schools in the UK (2010)
Book Chapter
Higgins, S. (2010). The impact of interactive whiteboards on classroom interaction and learning in primary schools in the UK. In M. Thomas, & E. Cutrim-Schmid (Eds.), Interactive whiteboards for education : theory, research and practice (86-101). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-715-2

The UK Government's Primary National Strategy undertook a pilot programme "Embedding ICT in the Literacy and Numeracy Strategies" where interactive whiteboards were installed in the classrooms of teachers of 9-11 year old students in more than 80 sch... Read More about The impact of interactive whiteboards on classroom interaction and learning in primary schools in the UK.

'Digital war games and post 9/11 geographies of militarism'. (2009)
Book Chapter
Power, M. (2009). 'Digital war games and post 9/11 geographies of militarism'. In R. Schubart, F. Virchow, & D. White-Stanley (Eds.), War Isn't Hell, it's Entertainment: Essays on Visual Media and the Representation of Conflict (198-215). McFarland

Animal culture: problems and solutions
Book Chapter
Laland, K., Kendal, J., & Kendal, R. Animal culture: problems and solutions. In K. Laland, & B. J. Galef (Eds.), The Question of Animal Culture. Harvard University Press

Modeling social complexity in infrastructures: a case-based approach to improving reliability and resiliency. (2018)
Book Chapter
Dister, C. J., Castellani, B., & Rajaram, R. (2018). Modeling social complexity in infrastructures: a case-based approach to improving reliability and resiliency. In E. Mitleton-Kelly, A. Paraskevas, & C. Day (Eds.), Handbook of Research Methods in Complexity Science: Theory and Applications (267-284). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785364426.00025

If one is to improve reliability and resilience in infrastructures, it is necessary to adopt a ‘complex, smart territory’ modelling strategy, particularly one that gives attention to the importance of social complexity. To test the veracity of their... Read More about Modeling social complexity in infrastructures: a case-based approach to improving reliability and resiliency..

Isotopic investigation of residential mobility and diet (2015)
Book Chapter
Millard, A. (2015). Isotopic investigation of residential mobility and diet. In J. McKinley, M. Leivers, J. Schuster, P. Marshall, A. Barclay, & N. Stoodley (Eds.), Cliffs End Farm, Isle of Thanet, Kent: A mortuary and ritual site of the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Anglo-Saxon period with evidence for long-distance maritime mobility (135-146). Wessex Archaeology

Commentary on Chapter 10. (2008)
Book Chapter
Tymms, P. (2008). Commentary on Chapter 10. In P. Newton, J. Baird, H. Goldstein, H. Patrick, & P. (. Tymms (Eds.), Techniques for monitoring the comparability of examination standards (434-438). QCA

Explanation and Empirical Social Research (2016)
Book Chapter
Byrne, D. (2016). Explanation and Empirical Social Research. In L. McKie, & L. Ryan (Eds.), An End to the Crisis of Empirical Sociology. Routledge

National States (2007)
Book Chapter
Power, M. (2007). National States. In I. Douglas, R. Huggett, & C. Perkins (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Geography. Routledge