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Against Popery: Britain, Empire, and Anti-Catholicism. Edited by Evan Haefeli
No full textAgainst Popery is an excellent volume. The essays are all of high quality: erudite, properly argued, carefully constructed and well-written, and based on a wealth of reading as highlighted by the notes. Each essay is valuable in itself, but, additionally, many of the essays contribute to overarching themes: chiefly, perhaps, that anti-Catholic ideology/ideologies, not uniform but protean, could promote political and cultural cohesion in Britain itself and its empire but could also erode or fracture it. The volume is also generally well—and usefully—illustrated.Hostility to Popery—political and ecclesiastical tyranny—is a very complex subject, as Anthony Milton stresses. Tim Harris and Evan Haefeli emphasize this too, examining the varying and not always consistent definitions of “anti-Catholicism” and “anti-Popery”; the charge of “Popery” could be used not only against Catholics but also against Protestant rivals or enemies. Haefeli demonstrates such complexity when discussing Ireland from the Reformation to the eighteenth century where antagonism to Popery was sharpened by fear of the Catholic majority, ethnic hostilities, Protestant splits, politics, and wars and bloodshed. Craig Gallagher describes the strength of Presbyterian anti-Popery in Scotland between 1550 and 1690, and the political consequences; and Peter W. Walker carefully explains how both anti-Popery and anti-Puritanism were deployed in the late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century campaigns to extend religious toleration in Britain. In the American and other colonies, “anti-popery and anti-Catholicism forged a powerful affinity between colonists and the metropole”, Haefeli argues, “through laws, political culture, religion, history, and more” (p. 204). Yet, in the later eighteenth century, with an increasing number of Catholics in the empire, the London government’s pragmatic conceding of toleration (notably with the Quebec Act of 1774) provoked charges of crypto-Popery while its treatment of the American colonists preceding and during the War of Independence seemed a potential “popish” throttling of civil and perhaps religious liberties. That twist—a “war against Anglophone history”—is ably analyzed by Brendan McConville, though he also highlights the horror felt by many colonists at the alliance with Catholic France (p. 242). And that horror was to be expected, given centuries of Protestant propaganda in Britain, Ireland, and the empire; as Cynthia J. Van Zandt shows, anti-Popery ideology was embedded in the Virginia colony from the outset. That ideology was disseminated in numerous forms. Clare Haynes describes the endeavors of Benjamin West (born in Pennsylvania) to raise Protestant, doctrinally pure, biblical painting above splendid, but superstitious, and potentially idolatrous, Catholic art. Comparably, Laura M. Stevens charts how the Virgin Mary was “transformed in [English] Protestant eyes from a despised object of popish devotion to a model of spiritual emulation” (p. 170). Very differently, Andrew R. Murphy, Gregory Smulewicz-Zucker, and Susan P. Liebell uncover the political messages of a 1679 pack of playing cards depicting the Popish Plot. Of course, cultural artifacts invite different readings. (Did the cards’ manufacturer partly, like Dickens’s Fat Boy, “wants to make your flesh creep” as entertainment? Did some players pay as much attention to the cards’ politics as Monopoly-playing children pay to the meaning of “Annuity matures”?
Assessment of advanced clinical practitioners
No full textTo continue growing the advanced clinical practitioner (ACP) role nationally, and similar roles internationally, there must be widely held trust in the level of practice and the roles worked in service by ACPs. This requires infrastructure to support ACPs through their training and ensure they are fit to qualify. This short report focuses on an evaluation of assessment processes in the acute sector in a county in England, to understand their feasibility and suitability. The qualitative research design was attendance at assessment panels and 17 semi-structured interviews with assessors and ACP trainees, from nursing, physiotherapy, paramedicine and operating department practice backgrounds based at two hospitals. Key themes identified through thematic analysis were the different approaches to assessment and the support required to engage effectively with assessment. One hospital had a well understood process, including ACPs with a clear identity. The other hospital had a credible assessment process that continues to be developed. The insights from this study enabled lessons to be drawn for those responsible for workforce development who are key to the future development of the ACP role and to ensure high standards of interprofessional care
Colombia: ten years of building peace with the FARC
Get PDFIn 2012 the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) started peace negotiations. Four years later, the parties signed a peace agreement. In October 2016, the peace agreement was rejected by just 50.000 votes in a Referendum. The parties renegotiated the peace agreement, and a new accord was approved by Congress, opening the way for a rocky implementation. In 2018, a new government was elected with a mandate to “shred" the peace accord, as one of its proponents stated. During the last four years, due to pressure from civil society and the international community, there has been a fragmented implementation of the agreement's 578 stipulations. In May 2022, a new government is due to be elected. The electoral debate shows that reconciliation is a distant possibility, but nevertheless a horizon towards which Colombian can still mobilise. This paper is a provocation to think through the setbacks and achievements of peacebuilding, reconciliation, and non- violence in the last 10 years in Colombia.<br/
‘Wilde’s promotion of ‘utopia’ through comedic strategy in The Importance of Being Earnest’
No full textMaking sense of circular economy: understanding the progression from idea to action
No full textThis study examines how management and organisation sciences can contribute to and accelerate circular economy (CE) practices by providing insight into how circular oriented innovation (COI) processes unfold. Emergent theory and recent empirical evidence shows that research into CE needs to acknowledge both salient commonalities between circular solutions, but—crucially—also their differences. A range of well-known circular strategy frameworks exist that offer suggestions for understanding circular strategies in relation to each other. However, at present such frameworks tend to be normative and conceptual. Our objective is therefore twofold: (1) to develop an analytical framework for CE that is grounded in both theory and practice, as well as (2) to demonstrate the application of such a framework to a wide range of different circular solutions and how this can lead to new insights and new directions for research. We deploy a longitudinal qualitative multi-case case study design, where we focus on business-led COI projects, covering innovation projects of 23 product(s) (groups) for 19 focal companies. We identify circular pivots, minimal viable circular configuration, continuous improvement of circular configurations and interactions between circular strategies as particularly important phenomena and the importance of taking a longer time horizon to understand circular phenomena in business. Moreover, we identify a lack of application of structured approaches in practice—to complexity, to circular strategies and to value network development—which, if left unaddressed, pose a risk that CE will not achieve a positive systemic impact
Elizabeth II took the throne at age 25:one of the many young queens who shaped Britain’s history
No full textShort piece reflecting on the legacy of Elizabeth I
Reaching a Tipping Point: A Qualitative Exploration of Quality of Life and Treatment Decision-Making in People Living With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
No full textBenign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common condition amongst older men and is associated with lower urinary tract symptoms and erectile dysfunction; these symptoms can be burdensome and negatively affect quality of life. Various surgical and pharmaceutical treatment options exist but there is a paucity of qualitative research exploring men’s decision-making when seeking BPH treatment. This study qualitatively explored men’s experience of living with BPH and seeking treatment for BPH. Twenty men (aged 52–75) were recruited from outpatient urology clinics at a hospital trust in Southern England. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews (via video or telephone call) and were audio-recorded; transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis. Four themes were generated: ‘Impacts are about more than just physical symptoms’, ‘The path towards treatment’, ‘The process of information gathering’ and ‘Navigating hopes, fears and uncertainty’. Results indicate most men appear to seek treatment for BPH following a gradual, and sometimes lengthy, period of deterioration in symptoms; for some men, however, treatment seeking follows an acute episode of sudden or severe symptoms. The decision to proceed with surgical or minimally invasive treatment options appears to be dependent on men reaching a tipping point; they no longer perceive their symptoms as tolerable and feel their ability to cope with symptoms is reduced. Men each bring their own set of concerns and preferences about side effects and risk-benefit profiles of different treatments. Clinicians need to be sensitive to these individual differences and incorporate them into shared decision-making for choosing between treatment options for BPH