John W Robertson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1686580 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John W Robertson |
| GIVEN NAMES | John W |
| FAMILY NAME | Robertson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBERTSON J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the West of Scotland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1928 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The last days of free market hegemony? UK TV news coverage of economic issues in spring 2008
Naming the First Minister: Scottish Adolescents' Knowledge and Perceptions of Political Decision-Making Processes
Official turnout records of 59.4% in the 2001 general election were the lowest since 1918, and the lowest ever under the full democratic franchise. Young people are some of the people least likely to turn out and vote. In 2001 MORI estimates that only 39% of 18 – 24 year olds voted compared to 70% of those aged 65. (Russell et al 2002, p. 6) And still the children came, in their hundreds, then thousands. It was unprecedented. [...] 'No War, Blair…
People’s Watchdogs or Government Poodles: Scotland’s National Broadsheets and the Second Iraq War
From the First World War to the Iraq War in 2003, academics have analysed the performance of the media, especially the press, in fulfilling a watchdog role by offering an independent critique of government and military actions. The overrepresentation of government or military voices and the underrepresentation of other affected groups has been repeatedly asserted. National broadsheet newspapers represent a critical element in a nation’s public sp…
Restoring "Regional" History Education: A prerequisite in promoting respect for other European and world histories
History teaching in the universities of the larger nation states of 19th- and early-20th-century Europe has often colluded in the repression of regional identities, the exacerbation of hostility between major powers and the neglect or even dehumanisation of non-European cultures. As European integration and regionalisation proceeds in the 21st century, and as smaller Eastern European states adjust to the disintegration of the former Soviet and Yu…
Drake's Voyage around the World
People’s Watchdogs or Government Poodles: Scotland’s National Broadsheets and the Second Iraq War
From the First World War to the Iraq War in 2003, academics have analysed the performance of the media, especially the press, in fulfilling a watchdog role by offering an independent critique of government and military actions. The overrepresentation of government or military voices and the underrepresentation of other affected groups has been repeatedly asserted. National broadsheet newspapers represent a critical element in a nation’s public sp…
The last days of free market hegemony? UK TV news coverage of economic issues in spring 2008
Naming the First Minister: Scottish Adolescents' Knowledge and Perceptions of Political Decision-Making Processes
Official turnout records of 59.4% in the 2001 general election were the lowest since 1918, and the lowest ever under the full democratic franchise. Young people are some of the people least likely to turn out and vote. In 2001 MORI estimates that only 39% of 18 – 24 year olds voted compared to 70% of those aged 65. (Russell et al 2002, p. 6) And still the children came, in their hundreds, then thousands. It was unprecedented. [...] 'No War, Blair…
Drake's Voyage around the World
Restoring "Regional" History Education: A prerequisite in promoting respect for other European and world histories
History teaching in the universities of the larger nation states of 19th- and early-20th-century Europe has often colluded in the repression of regional identities, the exacerbation of hostility between major powers and the neglect or even dehumanisation of non-European cultures. As European integration and regionalisation proceeds in the 21st century, and as smaller Eastern European states adjust to the disintegration of the former Soviet and Yu…
Naming the First Minister: Scottish Adolescents' Knowledge and Perceptions of Political Decision-Making Processes
Official turnout records of 59.4% in the 2001 general election were the lowest since 1918, and the lowest ever under the full democratic franchise. Young people are some of the people least likely to turn out and vote. In 2001 MORI estimates that only 39% of 18 – 24 year olds voted compared to 70% of those aged 65. (Russell et al 2002, p. 6) And still the children came, in their hundreds, then thousands. It was unprecedented. [...] 'No War, Blair…
People’s Watchdogs or Government Poodles: Scotland’s National Broadsheets and the Second Iraq War
From the First World War to the Iraq War in 2003, academics have analysed the performance of the media, especially the press, in fulfilling a watchdog role by offering an independent critique of government and military actions. The overrepresentation of government or military voices and the underrepresentation of other affected groups has been repeatedly asserted. National broadsheet newspapers represent a critical element in a nation’s public sp…
The last days of free market hegemony? UK TV news coverage of economic issues in spring 2008
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