Alex Mackenzie
Biographic Data
| ID | 3936709 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alex Mackenzie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alex |
| FAMILY NAME | Mackenzie |
| SIGNATURE | MACKENZIE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Liverpool |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4329-4761 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1926 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Wastewater-based surveillance identifies start to the pediatric respiratory syncytial virus season in two cities in Ontario, Canada
Introduction: Detection of community respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections informs the timing of immunoprophylaxis programs and hospital preparedness for surging pediatric volumes. In many jurisdictions, this relies upon RSV clinical test positivity and hospitalization (RSVH) trends, which are lagging indicators. Wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) may be a novel strategy to accurately identify the start of the RSV season and guide immunop…
Conspicuous by their absence? The member states in European Union counter-terrorism
This article investigates member state influence on the making of EU counter-terrorism policy. Crucially, member states have not been viewed as major drivers of change in EU counter-terrorism, despite their experience of attacks, policy expertise, and the domestic salience of the issue. To address this gap, I show how member states acted as policy entrepreneurs during EU Passenger Name Records (EU-PNR), on which final agreement was reached in 201…
Still the absent friend? The European Union’s global counter-terrorism role after twenty years
Over a decade ago, it was claimed that the EU was an “absent friend” in foreign policy counter-terrorism. Much has changed since then, however. Al Qaeda and Islamic State are shadows of what they were. The contribution of this article is to re-evaluate and offer a theoretically-informed account of the development of the EU’s global counter-terrorism role, drawing on collective securitisation. We advance two arguments here. Firstly, EU global coun…
Radicalisation, Foreign Fighters and the Ukraine Conflict
Ukraine has been viewed by some as having become a training ground, networking opportunity, and general hub for the far-right due to the conflict in the east of the country, which began in 2014. With this type of terrorism on the rise in the West and events like the storming of the US Capitol Building in January 2021 fresh in the memory, it should come as no surprise that any such possibilities will generate concern. To investigate the types and …
Eroding Germany’s Commitment to Data Protection
A history of totalitarian governments and state surveillance appear to have made Germans sensitive towards the uses of personal data. Because of such concerns, Germany often acted as an obstacle to security measures requiring personal data at the EU level. However, there has been a recent sea-change in Germany over EU Passenger Name Records (EU-PNR), a measure that requires the personal data of airline passengers for security purposes. Many in Be…
EU Counterterrorism and the Southern Mediterranean Countries after the Arab Spring
The European Union's (EU) relationship with North African countries has long been the subject of intense academic enquiry. For many years, the EU has performed a difficult balancing act between managing the security concerns of its member states, dealing with authoritarian regimes that have questionable human rights records, creating and maintaining good economic relations, and pursuing more normative objectives. Have security objectives overridd…
Level I and Level Ii Abilities in Primary School Children
S ummary . Jensen's (1970) two‐level theory of ability relates intelligence and rote learning to socio‐economic status (SES) and educational achievement. In order to test four hypotheses from the theory, two tests of Level I ability (Digit Span, and Paired Associates) and two tests of Level II ability (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, and Raven's Matrices) and a questionnaire were administered to 525 fifth grade, Australian primary school childre…
Are ability tests up to standard
Group tests of ability commonly used in Australia, together with their test manuals, were compared with the Standards for Educational and Psychological Tests (American Psychological Association, 1974), in order to determine whether the tests meet the standards when used in Australia. The requirements described in the standards are in three categories, essential, very desirable, and desirable, and most of the tests failed even to meet many of the …
Some Aspects of Recent Legislation
Radicalisation, Foreign Fighters and the Ukraine Conflict
Ukraine has been viewed by some as having become a training ground, networking opportunity, and general hub for the far-right due to the conflict in the east of the country, which began in 2014. With this type of terrorism on the rise in the West and events like the storming of the US Capitol Building in January 2021 fresh in the memory, it should come as no surprise that any such possibilities will generate concern. To investigate the types and …
Eroding Germany’s Commitment to Data Protection
A history of totalitarian governments and state surveillance appear to have made Germans sensitive towards the uses of personal data. Because of such concerns, Germany often acted as an obstacle to security measures requiring personal data at the EU level. However, there has been a recent sea-change in Germany over EU Passenger Name Records (EU-PNR), a measure that requires the personal data of airline passengers for security purposes. Many in Be…
Are ability tests up to standard
Group tests of ability commonly used in Australia, together with their test manuals, were compared with the Standards for Educational and Psychological Tests (American Psychological Association, 1974), in order to determine whether the tests meet the standards when used in Australia. The requirements described in the standards are in three categories, essential, very desirable, and desirable, and most of the tests failed even to meet many of the …
EU Counterterrorism and the Southern Mediterranean Countries after the Arab Spring
The European Union's (EU) relationship with North African countries has long been the subject of intense academic enquiry. For many years, the EU has performed a difficult balancing act between managing the security concerns of its member states, dealing with authoritarian regimes that have questionable human rights records, creating and maintaining good economic relations, and pursuing more normative objectives. Have security objectives overridd…
Some Aspects of Recent Legislation
Are ability tests up to standard
Group tests of ability commonly used in Australia, together with their test manuals, were compared with the Standards for Educational and Psychological Tests (American Psychological Association, 1974), in order to determine whether the tests meet the standards when used in Australia. The requirements described in the standards are in three categories, essential, very desirable, and desirable, and most of the tests failed even to meet many of the …
Level I and Level Ii Abilities in Primary School Children
S ummary . Jensen's (1970) two‐level theory of ability relates intelligence and rote learning to socio‐economic status (SES) and educational achievement. In order to test four hypotheses from the theory, two tests of Level I ability (Digit Span, and Paired Associates) and two tests of Level II ability (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, and Raven's Matrices) and a questionnaire were administered to 525 fifth grade, Australian primary school childre…
EU Counterterrorism and the Southern Mediterranean Countries after the Arab Spring
The European Union's (EU) relationship with North African countries has long been the subject of intense academic enquiry. For many years, the EU has performed a difficult balancing act between managing the security concerns of its member states, dealing with authoritarian regimes that have questionable human rights records, creating and maintaining good economic relations, and pursuing more normative objectives. Have security objectives overridd…
Eroding Germany’s Commitment to Data Protection
A history of totalitarian governments and state surveillance appear to have made Germans sensitive towards the uses of personal data. Because of such concerns, Germany often acted as an obstacle to security measures requiring personal data at the EU level. However, there has been a recent sea-change in Germany over EU Passenger Name Records (EU-PNR), a measure that requires the personal data of airline passengers for security purposes. Many in Be…
Still the absent friend? The European Union’s global counter-terrorism role after twenty years
Over a decade ago, it was claimed that the EU was an “absent friend” in foreign policy counter-terrorism. Much has changed since then, however. Al Qaeda and Islamic State are shadows of what they were. The contribution of this article is to re-evaluate and offer a theoretically-informed account of the development of the EU’s global counter-terrorism role, drawing on collective securitisation. We advance two arguments here. Firstly, EU global coun…
Radicalisation, Foreign Fighters and the Ukraine Conflict
Ukraine has been viewed by some as having become a training ground, networking opportunity, and general hub for the far-right due to the conflict in the east of the country, which began in 2014. With this type of terrorism on the rise in the West and events like the storming of the US Capitol Building in January 2021 fresh in the memory, it should come as no surprise that any such possibilities will generate concern. To investigate the types and …
Wastewater-based surveillance identifies start to the pediatric respiratory syncytial virus season in two cities in Ontario, Canada
Introduction: Detection of community respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections informs the timing of immunoprophylaxis programs and hospital preparedness for surging pediatric volumes. In many jurisdictions, this relies upon RSV clinical test positivity and hospitalization (RSVH) trends, which are lagging indicators. Wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) may be a novel strategy to accurately identify the start of the RSV season and guide immunop…
Conspicuous by their absence? The member states in European Union counter-terrorism
This article investigates member state influence on the making of EU counter-terrorism policy. Crucially, member states have not been viewed as major drivers of change in EU counter-terrorism, despite their experience of attacks, policy expertise, and the domestic salience of the issue. To address this gap, I show how member states acted as policy entrepreneurs during EU Passenger Name Records (EU-PNR), on which final agreement was reached in 201…
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