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The public sphere in Edwardian London -- The policy of drift?: balance of power, concert of Europe, or political power blocks? -- Safety first: the politics of defence and the realities behind diplomacy -- Imperial defence or continental commitment? -- Foreign policy under Lansdowne and Balfour -- The myth of continuity: foreign policy under Edward Grey -- The Committee of Four: the German peril revisited -- At the cost of stability: the Anglo-Russian Convention and its European implications -- More Russian than the Russians?: British Balkan diplomacy and the annexation of Bosnia 1908-9 -- Conclusion and perspectives

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Social capital is increasingly regarded by politicians, policy makers and theoreticians as an antidote to a range of social ills and its absence as a cause of those same ills. Originating in Bourdieu and popularised by Putnam, much is claimed for social capital. However, there is little agreement on what social capital is, where it comes from, how it can be measured and, if it is a 'good thing', how we can get more of it. This article reviews the main schools of thought relating to social capital, summarises what is being claimed for it and then sketches out a research agenda to address the unresolved issues surrounding this attractive but elusive concept.

This book is the first full-length history of the BBC World Service: from its interwar launch as short-wave radio broadcasts for the British Empire, to its twenty-first-century incarnation as the multi-media global platform of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The book provides insights into the BBC's working relationship with the Foreign Office, the early years of the Empire Service, and the role of the BBC during the Second World War. In following the voice of the BBC through the Cold War and the contraction of the British empire, the book argues that debates about the work and purposes of the World Service have always involved deliberations about the future of the UK and its place in the world. In current times, these debates have been shaped by the British government's commitment to leave the European Union and the centrifugal currents in British politics which in the longer term threaten the integrity of the United Kingdom. Through a detailed exploration of its past, the book poses questions about the World Service's possible future and argues that, for the BBC, the question is not only what it means to be a global broadcaster as we enter the third decade of the twenty-first century, but what it means to be a national broadcaster in a divided kingdom.

The shape of the seafloor, which primarily reflects the geological processes which have occurred there, influences both ocean circulation and seafloor habitats. A prerequisite for sustainable ocean governance, including the designation of marine protected areas to conserve threatened ecosystems or habitats, is, therefore, the availability of good bathymetric maps. Despite decades of ocean mapping, we still lack this detailed bathymetric information over large parts of the Atlantic seafloor. In an effort to change this situation, the US, Canadian and EU governments, under the "Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation," established an Atlantic Seabed Mapping International Working Group (ASMIWG) to develop plans to map the entire Atlantic. A first step in this effort is to define 400 x 400 km target areas for a pilot mapping project. Here we present the selection algorithm used to define these pilot areas based on carefully chosen and publicly available parameters of the marine environment that are of interest to various stakeholders. The methodology involved a GIS-based overlay technique that included the parameters of the marine environment as individual layers and combined them in order to obtain information about the suitability of a location as a target area. The results reveal the suitability of areas throughout the North Atlantic and highlight three potential pilot mapping sites.

Community-based participatory research principles were used to develop a conceptual framework of citizenship for people experiencing mental health problems and/or other life-disrupting events in Scotland. This case study illustrates the use of a participatory methodology replicating an approach adopted as part of an international collaboration in understanding citizenship across diverse social and cultural contexts. Reflecting on the approach taken, we argue that it encourages the development of a model of citizenship that is entirely grounded in the perspectives and lived experiences of the participants. We consider the importance of ?omeaningfull� engaging peer researchers throughout the research process, exploring the methodological issues, challenges, and opportunities when working in partnership. The importance of adopting a reflexive approach throughout the research approach is emphasized. We consider how the need for adequate resources, preparatory work, training, and research management is key to the success of a community-based participatory research approach with peer researchers. Finally, we suggest making appropriate adaptations to any research methodology when working with diverse populations, particularly groups who are ?oseldom heard? within society, to inform health and social policy and practice.