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...sustained periods. ... Thus, as Scott (1985) points out, power inevitably generates resistance, accommodation and strategic compliance as regular components of the politics of everyday life. (Long, 2001, p. 71) In its own way – it is highly abstract – this is as rich a picture as that offered by Hulme, one that will help you appreciate the politics of institutional...

...sustainable, depends on whether it’s lawful or unlawful. The most important difference is that black-letter law in common-law judgments and parliamentary statutes limits the decisions that an adjudicator can make. If an adjudicator doesn’t follow the legal rules, their decision is unsustainable, meaning that it can be overturned. Video 2 Decision making Now that you...

...sustained beating or shaking. However, there are other practices that are more contested. A clear example here is smacking, which remains widely practised in the UK, yet is looked upon with horror in Scandinavia where it is considered violent and abusive. In these countries, it is seen as an abuse of adult power against people who are smaller, weaker and more vulnerable....