Denis Balsom is editor of The Wales Yearbook and a well-known commentator on Welsh affairs. He is Honorary Research Fellow at the Welsh Governance Centre, Cardiff University. He is now a political analyst for HTV. J. Barry Jones is a Senior Lecturer in the School of European Studies in the University of Wales, Cardiff. He is also Director of the Welsh Governance Centre at the University of Wales, Cardiff.

'...offers an objective analysis of the tangled web that followed the rejection of devolution by more than four to one back in 1979.' Tribune

• Part 1 Road to the Referendum: political developments in Wales including public opinion 1979-97, Denis Balsom; changes in the government of Wales 1979-1997, J. Barry Jones; development of Labour's devolution policy, Kevin Morgan and Geoff Mungham. Part 2 The campaign: the "Yes" campaign, Leighton Andrews; the "No" campaign, Tim Williams; the campaign on the ground - reflections from around the country; post-script on the campaign, Denis Balsom and J. Barry Jones. Part 3 The media: the role of the press, London and Welsh, English and Welsh language, Kevin Williams; radio and television, London/Cardiff relations, Ioan Bellin et al. Part 4 The outcome: analyzing the results, Denis Balsom; voting patterns - preliminary findings from the CREST Referendum Study, Richard Wyn Jones et al; post referendum politics, J. Barry Jones; a critique of the Welsh Assembly, Bill Keith Patchett. Conclusions: review of the campaign and implications for the British Constitution, Denis Balsom and J. Barry Jones.

Denis Balsom is editor of The Wales Yearbook and a well-known commentator on Welsh affairs. He is Honorary Research Fellow at the Welsh Governance Centre, Cardiff University. He is now a political analyst for HTV. J. Barry Jones is a Senior Lecturer in the School of European Studies in the University of Wales, Cardiff. He is also Director of the Welsh Governance Centre at the University of Wales, Cardiff.

'...offers an objective analysis of the tangled web that followed the rejection of devolution by more than four to one back in 1979.' Tribune

• Part 1 Road to the Referendum: political developments in Wales including public opinion 1979-97, Denis Balsom; changes in the government of Wales 1979-1997, J. Barry Jones; development of Labour's devolution policy, Kevin Morgan and Geoff Mungham. Part 2 The campaign: the "Yes" campaign, Leighton Andrews; the "No" campaign, Tim Williams; the campaign on the ground - reflections from around the country; post-script on the campaign, Denis Balsom and J. Barry Jones. Part 3 The media: the role of the press, London and Welsh, English and Welsh language, Kevin Williams; radio and television, London/Cardiff relations, Ioan Bellin et al. Part 4 The outcome: analyzing the results, Denis Balsom; voting patterns - preliminary findings from the CREST Referendum Study, Richard Wyn Jones et al; post referendum politics, J. Barry Jones; a critique of the Welsh Assembly, Bill Keith Patchett. Conclusions: review of the campaign and implications for the British Constitution, Denis Balsom and J. Barry Jones.

Denis Balsom is editor of The Wales Yearbook and a well-known commentator on Welsh affairs. He is Honorary Research Fellow at the Welsh Governance Centre, Cardiff University. He is now a political analyst for HTV. J. Barry Jones is a Senior Lecturer in the School of European Studies in the University of Wales, Cardiff. He is also Director of the Welsh Governance Centre at the University of Wales, Cardiff.

'...offers an objective analysis of the tangled web that followed the rejection of devolution by more than four to one back in 1979.' Tribune

• Part 1 Road to the Referendum: political developments in Wales including public opinion 1979-97, Denis Balsom; changes in the government of Wales 1979-1997, J. Barry Jones; development of Labour's devolution policy, Kevin Morgan and Geoff Mungham. Part 2 The campaign: the "Yes" campaign, Leighton Andrews; the "No" campaign, Tim Williams; the campaign on the ground - reflections from around the country; post-script on the campaign, Denis Balsom and J. Barry Jones. Part 3 The media: the role of the press, London and Welsh, English and Welsh language, Kevin Williams; radio and television, London/Cardiff relations, Ioan Bellin et al. Part 4 The outcome: analyzing the results, Denis Balsom; voting patterns - preliminary findings from the CREST Referendum Study, Richard Wyn Jones et al; post referendum politics, J. Barry Jones; a critique of the Welsh Assembly, Bill Keith Patchett. Conclusions: review of the campaign and implications for the British Constitution, Denis Balsom and J. Barry Jones.