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Placing the Nation
Examines the importance of place in shaping nationalism. This book argues for the need to explore how various people - embedded within particular places and operating across …
The Pit and the Pendulum
Presenting an introduction to the local economy of Rhondda-Cynon-Taff and an account of the history of the region's inward investment development strategy, this title offers …
Language, Identity and Performance
This book makes available a selection of the author's research on understanding Wales from a sociolinguistic perspective. Challenging some establishment views about the link …
Revitalizing Democracy
Examines the impact of devolution on civil society during the Assembly's first term with a particular focus on civil society's contribution to enhancing democracy and the …
Religion, Secularization and Social Change in Wales
This book addresses the marked decline of religious practice and subsequent eclipse of the social significance of religious institutions in contemporary Wales from a sociological …
Language and Governance
Examines the relationship between language and governance in Europe and Canada, dealing with theoretical debates, constitutional changes, political trends and language initiatives. …
Women, Politics and Constitutional Change
This volume draws upon academic research to provide an accessible account of the way that the changes introduced by devolved governance are transforming the role of women in …
Making Sense of Wales
Making Sense of Wales gives an account of the main changes that have taken place in Welsh society over the last fifty years, as well as analysing the major efforts to interpret …
The Information Age
The Information Age offers a critical examination of the challenges a newly-devolved Wales faces in reinventing itself as a confident and competitive 'e-nation'. The development …
New Governance - New Democracy?
The creation of the National Assembly for Wales and Scottish Parliament has altered the democratic landscape of the UK. In assuming many policy and adminstraitve responsiblities …
Transforming Childcare and Listening to Families
This book draws on original research to consider the connections between childcare, family lives and social policy. The research, located in Wales in the period following …
Delineating Wales
This text evaluates the legal and constitutional aspects of devolution. Drawing on interviews with those responsible for the devolutionary scheme, it considers the internal …