Privacy 6.0: privacy as mental integrity

This chapter suggests that the idea of privacy as mental integrity is an emerging socio-cultural narrative that is likely to shape the legal understanding of privacy in significant ways. We begin the chapter by examining the ways pre-existing socio-cultural narratives can shape the interpretation, application and development of legal norms. Next, we seek to identify and discuss major narratives about privacy that have emerged to date. We propose that there are at least five such narratives: (1) privacy as property, (2) privacy as the ‘right to be let alone’, (3) privacy as control, (4) privacy as anonymity, and (5) privacy as obscurity. It is against this background that we examine the emergence of a sixth major narrative: privacy as mental integrity

Understanding differences in imagined and actual experiences in tourism

This research note tests a framework capturing the tourist imagined-experienced gap, understood as the difference between tourists’ imagined experiences versus their actual experiences. Data were drawn on two independent studies (n1=20, n2=17) comprising a series of open-ended questions. Nine experiential realms (five senses, feel, think, act, and relate) were identified in this qualitative research, as well as gaps for each realm. The validated framework offers new insights on image modification as a result of visitation, by delineating potential gaps rooted in various experiential realms. Results could help refine destination and visitor attraction marketing strategies as well as assist in tourism product development

The digital transformation of international business: a conceptualization, multidisciplinary review, and research agenda

Digital transformation is not an incremental extension of globalization; it is reorganizing how economic activity is conducted and governed across borders. To explain these shifts, we develop an integrative framework that extends International Business (IB) to adjacent fields—Information Systems and International Relations—conceptually linking key dimensions of IB’s decision space to advances in digital technologies and evolving geopolitical dynamics. Using this framework, we synthesize insights from 201 articles across social-science disciplines and show that prior work, while valuable, remains fragmented, offering no unified view of how technology-induced changes jointly recast canonical IB questions and cascade through the economic, political, and institutional environments in which IB is embedded. We argue that IB must redevelop—rather than defend—core theories of firm-specific advantages and internationalization to account for platform-based competition, ecosystem orchestration, network effects, data governance, and rapid, platform-mediated scaling. The geopoliticization of technology further requires theories of geopolitical adaptability that explain how firms cultivate geostrategic intelligence, design adaptive regulatory strategies, and build resilient digital architectures amid techno-nationalism, data-sovereignty rules, and emerging AI governance. Against this backdrop, we outline a research agenda focused on (i) organizational digital-transformation trajectories, (ii) cross-border value creation and capture in the digital era, and contextualized analysis of digital transformation (iii) under rising geopolitical tensions and (iv) increasing sustainability demands. We conclude by highlighting reciprocal opportunities for IB to inform and enrich IS and IR, advancing a genuinely interdisciplinary account of digitally mediated globalization

Bounce or step: the evolutionary leap in elite épée fencing footwork and its impact on performance

This study investigates the evolution of footwork techniques in elite épée fencing, focusing on the traditional stepping method versus a modern bouncing technique. Using time-motion analysis of 163 bouts from the 2012 and 2020 Olympic Games, the research categorised footwork into two types: stepping (heel-to-toe) and bouncing (ball-of-foot, synchronous movement). Results revealed a significant shift in footwork preferences over time, with female fencers predominantly using bouncing footwork, which was significantly associated with higher attack success in both Olympic cycles. Male fencers, however, showed greater success with stepping footwork. Statistical analysis confirmed moderate to weak associations between footwork type and attack success, with 66.7% of Olympic medallists using bouncing footwork, though gold medals were more often won with stepping. The findings suggest that while both footwork styles can be effective, their success may depend on sex, tactical preference, and possibly national coaching strategies. This is the first empirical study to directly compare these footwork styles in fencing, highlighting the need for further biomechanical research and supporting a more individualised approach to athlete development

Women, child contact and intimate partner violence and abuse: a systems theory approach

This book considers women’s child contact experiences in the context of abuse and comes from a feminist epistemology. It brings together survivor and professional experiences of the family contact system in England and Wales, applying systems theories to examine how the whole system works together to drive change across different organisations and settings. It focusses on three studies from England and Wales which make use of innovative designs to capture the perspectives of survivors and professionals. It develops the field by emphasizing survivor voices and providing theory-based explanations of the findings to aid understanding and drive change. This book is led by survivor voices who suggest the system is ineffective and hinders progress, wellbeing and safety. Professional insights add to the discussion, highlighting ineffective practice across the system and damaging myths that impact survivor and child outcomes. The book provides a broad picture, considering how women navigate child contact with fathers who have been abusive, and the challenges they face with the current system. It speak to those looking to compare systems and practice across countries. The book may be of interest to those working, studying or researching in child protection, family law, domestic abuse, social work, and/or policing

Mentoring programme standards and accreditation

Chapter two provides an overview of the professional standards and accreditations that underpin the practice of mentoring. We begin with the core criterion set out in European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) Global International Standards for Mentoring and Coaching Programmes (ISMCP) which offers a framework for developing and implementing mentoring and coaching programmes within organisational contexts. We outline core elements including programme purpose, design, participant recruitment, matching, training, communication, support, and evaluation. We also present EMCC Global standards and accreditation frameworks for both training provider Quality Awards as well as individual accreditations in mentoring, coaching, supervision and programme management. We explore how these can be integrated within the design and delivery of mentoring programmes. Finally, we draw from the twenty-two case studies in Chapters four to nine to consider the practice implications of these standards and accreditation requirements as benchmarks for equipping mentoring programme managers with the required knowledge, skills, and capabilities to develop best practice in mentoring and programme delivery

Archives and endurance: a roundtable discussion

Interweaving the perspectives of eight contributors who share a range of experiences with archives from founders and creators to users and researchers, this roundtable discussion explores the dynamic connections that link artistic and creative practice; different forms of grassroots organizing; and the formation, care, maintenance and use of archives. Rather than a static or closed institutional repository, archives emerge through this discussion as crucial resources for art production and activism alike, providing connections with previous initiatives and campaigns, as well as future-oriented, embodied, and dialogic modes of engagement. At the same time, the participants consider the vulnerability and potential co-option of archives, particularly in a context of austerity politics, neoliberalism, digitization and AI, and the rise of far-right extremism, while attending to the dynamics of surveillance and control involved in processes of institutionalisation

Injunctive relief at the European Court of Human Rights

A discussion of the development of the European Court's interim measures regime

Moral values and trust in science

Mistrust in science can arise from the belief that science or scientists act in ways that undermines our wellbeing or go against our best interests (Jaiswal & Halktis, 2019). Such actions may also constitute a perceived moral violation. Considering how science and scientists are perceived to uphold or undermine moral norms and values may therefore provide helpful insights for understanding relationships of trust. In this review of the trust literature, I explore some of the ways that individuals or communities may perceive different categories of moral values (i.e., Harm, Purity / Sanctity, Authority, Loyalty, and Fairness) as being upheld or undermined by science or scientists. Firstly, examples of harm are discussed (e.g., physical and spiritual harms), followed by research on trust in science and individual differences (i.e., disgust sensitivity, religiosity, and worldviews and ideologies). Research around social identity, and fairness are also examined. Identifying where and why perceived moral violations may arise could be helpful for furthering our understanding relationships of mistrust in science and developing tailored interventions to build and sustain trust. It also provides an opportunity for scientists and researchers to reflect on the moral values that they and any communities they seek to work with hold to ensure any procedures and practices do not inadvertently undermine the trust relationship

Institutional differences

The concept of institutional differences has proven effective for understanding cross-national dissimilarities in human resource management (HRM). We point out that this is of particular significance for multinational enterprises (MNEs) aiming for a common mindset across operations located in different institutional settings with locally influenced systems of HRM