Rebranding the Scottish Executive

The Impact of the Scottish Parliament in Amending Executive Legislation

This paper provides the first systematic attempt to investigate the legislative impact of the Scottish Parliament on Executive legislation by analysing the fate of all amendments to Executive bills from the Parliament’s first session (1999-2003). Initial findings on the success of bill amendments show that the balance of power inclines strongly in favour of ministers. However, when we account f...

Rebranding Breastmilk: Social Marketing in South Africa

It is difficult to attribute causality in studies about the effect of breastmilk on babies, because of the complexity of the confounding variables. The behaviours of a mother who breastfeeds may be typically different to one who feeds a baby commercial infant formula;1 these behaviours may affect the child in other physical and psychological ways than are direct results of the breastmilk. There...

Rebranding exercise: closing the gap between values and behavior

BACKGROUND Behavior can only be understood by identifying the goals to which it is attached. Superordinate-level goals are linked to individuals' values, and may offer insights into how to connect exercise with their core values and increase participation in sustainable ways. METHODS A random sample of healthy midlife women (aged 40-60y) was selected to participate in a year-long mixed-method...

Part of the Scottish Executive Child Protection Review PROTECTING CHILDREN TODAY AND TOMORROW

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