Special Edition Research Articles

Consuming Royalty

Consuming Royalty

“Churchill's Party”: A necessary experiment in personalization

AbstractAimThis article aims to determine the extent of “personalization” and “de‐institutionalization” within the Conservative Party in Britain during the period 1940–1945 when the Party was under the leadership of Winston Churchill.Materials and methodsThe article examines the different dimensions of “personalization” and “de‐institutionalization” as defined by Harmel, Svåsand, and Mjelde in this special edition. To do so, it uses a variety of sources including: internal party records, memoirs and biographies, contemporaneous diaries, letters to party leaders, and survey research undertaken by the organization Mass Observation.ResultsThe article identified that a limited degree of personalization took place during the period. This was largely in relation to the movement away from existing internal policy and procedures, especially those to do with electioneering. Evidence regarding other dimensions was mixed with a notable lack of change in the perceptions other parties and their leaders held about the Conservative Party.ConclusionThe article suggests that the personalization that occurred within the Party was largely a product of necessity, notably the unpopularity of the Conservative “brand” during World War II, compared to Churchill's own personal popularity, as well as the disruptions caused by the war itself. The article argues that this was enabled, to an extent, by the already high degree of latitude that the Conservative Party afforded its leaders. At the same time, the article notes the way in which defeat at the 1945 general election led to the Conservative Party “snapping back” to its pre‐war highly institutionalized form. Both findings highlight the extent to which electoral calculations were central to the process of personalization and its subsequent reverse.

Interlude 1

This interlude follows the AAH conference, when all of the authors who contribute to the special journal edition are present. Their wide-ranging conversation covers the idea and possibilities of a polyphonic history of art. This interlude is a starting point, a jumping off point from where a group of authors, researchers and artists reflect on new ways of thinking about, and new ways of presenting, art history. Their conversation develops an ambition to move away from the well-trodden and often reductive methodological frameworks of art history, as they debate ideas around transnationalism, globalism, artist-centric art histories and the idea of artist as author. This interlude is about collective endeavours, both by the subjects being discussed in each paper, and by the authors who are writing about them.

Psychedelic Therapy: A Primer for Primary Care Clinicians-The Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of Psychedelic Therapeutics.

The reviews in this special edition have presented a primer on the state of the literature for 7 different psychedelic compounds and their plausible roles in medicine. In a common format underscoring strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats (SWOT), this article addresses how psychedelic compounds fit into the broader health care landscape for indicated conditions. Historically, psychiatric pathologies have been treated with small-molecule compounds that have limited effect sizes and carry a variety of adverse effect profiles. Psychedelic medicines offer the opportunity to provide more potent and rapidly acting treatments. It is crucial to note that this is an emerging field of medicine, and only one of these compounds (esketamine) is currently Food and Drug Administration-approved for depression. The other compounds discussed are investigational, and this discussion is both imaginative and prospective in nature.

Increasing brand desire through communication strategies: TAG Heuer and the female customer

The female target group is becoming increasingly important for both the luxury market and the luxury watch market. As a result, brands that have so far focused predominantly on the male target group must develop strategies to attract the female target group to their brand and products. Only with the help of a clear brand management and positioning strategy of the brand in the luxury watch market can a desirable brand be established. The aim of this paper is to investigate communication measures and position strategies that can contribute to enhancing the desirability of the TAG Heuer brand specifically within the female target group. To answer the underlying research questions, a quantitative consumer survey was conducted and completed by 135 participants. Furthermore, this paper aims to identify trends for the luxury goods industry that could bear relevance to the TAG Heuer brand in the future. The findings of the paper suggest that both events and collaboration with other brands, as well as collaboration with female influencers and testimonials, can increase the desirability of the TAG Heuer brand among the female target group. In addition, limited and special editions have great potential to increase the desirability of the brand. In the long run, the positioning of the TAG Heuer brand in the luxury segment is recommended. Overall, the paper provides important insights into the consumer behaviour of the female target group in the luxury watch market and suggests the measures that may be taken to increase the desirability of the TAG Heuer brand.

Introduction to the Special Edition: Black Appalachia, Parts I and II

Introduction to the Special Edition: Black Appalachia, Parts I and II

Introduction: the appeal of the Amazons

The fearless ancient Amazons have been seen as forebears and prototypes by lesbians, feminists, and transgender men. In this introduction, I will explore why the Greek legends of the Amazons lend themselves to such interpretation. Ancient Greek literature details how the Amazons challenged patriarchy, lived without men, and defeated their male enemies, thus setting a precedent that would later be emulated by feminists and lesbians. Though the Amazons are clearly designated as women they are also identified with men in ancient Greek lore; in ancient Greek vase painting, they wear masculine outfits and engage in masculine habits, including fighting and hunting. Thus I will examine the Amazons’ gender transgression in ancient Greek contexts in order to understand how and why these myths set the stage for the adoption of the Amazons as role models by later generations of gender nonconformists. I will also briefly examine the history behind those myths, a history which is just as important to lesbian and other queer communities as the myths which it spawned. Finally, I will weave my analysis of the ancient Greek ideology of Amazons with innovative, new research on the reception of the Amazons found in the six other articles that make up this special edition. These essays explore the powerful place of Amazons and Amazon-like women in the imaginaries of peoples ranging from the ancient Romans to modern lesbian feminists, and the importance of historical and legendary warrior women who defied patriarchy and colonialism in locales ranging from the West to Africa to India.

Product Development Strategies to Boost Sales on PT Aksamalam Adi Andana

This study aims to find out how PT Aksamala Adi Andana in carrying out its product development strategy to increase sales. The sampling method in this study is included in the type of Quota Sampling, where the author interviewed several employees related to the study. The total population in this study was 50 consisting of all employees of PT Aksamala Adi Andana. There are 3 people concerned according to the author's title and related to the company to be used as a sample for research data collection. Primary data collection was carried out by conducting interviews with 3 samples that had been selected. In this study, it used variable product improvement strategies with 3 indicators, namely quality, features, and style. The application of quality indicators gives good results because the company has carried out quality control so that the products sold have been first tested. For the indicators, the company's features add more value so that consumers get various benefits from Habbie products. The style indicator provides various fragrances so the consumers can easily determine the product according to their favorite fragrance. In addition, the Habbie telon oil has a special edition with unique packaging that is expected to increase buying interest. The results of these 3 indicators had a very good impact because the sales had increased compared to the previous year. From these good results, the company still has obstacles in the production part due to the increase in damaged products.

Guest Editorial

Women have played a pivotal role in the development of modern Scottish society, but as the BBC Series, Women Who Changed Modern Scotland illustrated, they have not always been recognised, acknowledged nor celebrated for their achievements. Much like the series itself, this Special Edition seeks to expand on the issues and successes, exploring new themes while revisiting others. Above all else, as we mark International Women's Day 2024, we celebrate all of those whose shoulders we stand upon while also sounding the alarm as Scotland stands at the crossroads of progress. We have come such a long way, but there is so much further to go.

Foreword

The full impact of the Covid-19 pandemic will be felt long after the last lockdowns have ended. It affected almost every aspect of our lives. The seventh AnnualInternational Mercantile Law Conference at the University of the Free State was no exception. Initially scheduled to take place in November 2021, it had to be postponed to the next year because of the pandemic. Arranging meetings from the vaccination queues and ending emails with “stay safe and well” marked the planning for the conference. In South Africa, an adjusted alert level 1 was in place from 1 October 2021 to 4 April 2022. When the conference finally took place in November 2022, it was a reunion of academics from all over who contributed and participated with newfound energy and perspective. Eventhough it did not explicitly form part of the call for papers, the question that was on everyone’s minds was how to address ourselves in the current context. How do we teach differently, write differently, and think differently in the wake of a pandemic which had far-reaching financial implications at all scales: the domestic, the national and international, and undoubtedly had a lasting impact on the field of Mercantile Law? In this special edition, we bring together contributions that had their genesis at this very conference, and our hope is that, given their origin, they will spark a fresh way of thinking.

Energy Converter: Anaerobic Digestion

As we conclude this Special Edition of “Energy Converter: Anaerobic Digestion”, a lingering sense of both achievement and anticipation accompanies us [...]

English in Education: special edition (vol. 58, issue 1): Race, Language and (In)Equality

English in Education: special edition (vol. 58, issue 1): Race, Language and (In)Equality

The praxis and imaginary of Environmental and Sustainability Education in the Capitalocene

This introduction to the special edition on the praxis and imaginary of Environmental and Sustainability Education (ESE) in the Capitalocene focuses on developing an argument about the underpinnings of the Capitalocene to shape our educational response to it. The statement that this article rests upon is that the Capitalocene is the driver of environmental damage on Earth today. Hence, if ESE is to have any impact it must address the Capitalocene as a matter of urgency. The Capitalocene is defined as a recent offshoot of the Anthropocene, wherein the processes of capital have captured the human population and led to the consequent capitalist human society as being primarily responsible for detrimentally altering the environment. To enable change in the Capitalocene, this article investigates the unconscious drives that have created the Anthropocene (and hence the Capitalocene) and invents a novel approach to ESE based on dark theory.

Revival of JRR-3: A New Frontier in Neutron Scattering Research

This Special Topics edition of JPSJ details the capabilities and upgrades made to the instruments at JRR-3, since its shutdown after the Great East Japan Earthquake and 2011.

Policing Domestic Violence Special Edition Editorial: Seven years on—Reflections on progress in domestic abuse research and practice

Policing Domestic Violence Special Edition Editorial: Seven years on—Reflections on progress in domestic abuse research and practice

Editorial for the special edition on Research on Extreme Weather Events that Occurred around East Asia in 2017 – 2021

Editorial for the special edition on Research on Extreme Weather Events that Occurred around East Asia in 2017 – 2021

Introduction: Crediting Stiegler

The opening contribution to this special edition on “The Truth of Stiegler” tests the claim that the more Bernard Stiegler develops his analysis of the catastrophic collapse of society, the further he risks departure from the philosophical rigor of his earliest ideas on the technical constitution of “intermittently not-inhuman” (“noetic”) life. His diagnoses of the collapse of trust revolve around a critique of misplaced faith () in computational capitalism’s pursuit of certainty, but are arguably themselves undermined by Stiegler’s dogmatic certainty in his own arguments. We can make more sense of the apparent inconsistency by extending Stiegler’s ideas on exhaustion and the disintegration of the public sphere to show how a surfeit of certainty gives rise to a defensive posture that complicates his insistence on the therapeutic value of truth and openness.

INTRODUCTION Defining Health Law for the Future: A Tribute to Charity Scott.

This special edition of JLME celebrates the life of Charity Scott, Professor Emerita and Founding Director of the Center for Law, Health & Society at Georgia State University College of Law.

Introduction to the special edition in honour of Prof. David Weisburd: Policing—Experiments and quasi-experiments

Introduction to the special edition in honour of Prof. David Weisburd: Policing—Experiments and quasi-experiments

Introduction: Contributions and reflections on Modern Heritage in the Anthropocene

AbstractModern Heritage in the Anthropocene draws from a critical selection of the 54 papers presented at the second International MoHoA conference Modern Heritage in the Anthropocene, (October 26–28, 2022), hosted by The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, in partnership with the University of Liverpool's School of Architecture. The conference expanded MoHoA's aim of encouraging equitable approaches to modern heritage as an urgent and essential response to an age of planetary crises whose roots are entangled with centuries‐old culture of extraction, exploitation, and domination. Building on the lessons learned from the first MoHoA conference, Modern Heritage of Africa (2021), hosted by the University of Cape Town and the subject of an earlier special edition of Curator (65/July 3, 2022), this second conference emphasized the interconnection between these cultures and the dawn of the Anthropocene. Participants were asked to reflect on reconceptualized formulations of modern heritage and its entangled relationship with the planetary crises experienced, albeit unevenly and unequally, by all living and nonliving things. This paper assembles and reflects on the contributions of 18 peer‐reviewed papers that collectively demonstrate the range and depth of topics presented. In the spirit of equity, diversity, and inclusivity and in line with MoHoA's decentering, decolonizing, and reframing agenda, these have also been chosen to reflect the different contributors' experiences, from senior academics to young and early career professionals.