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Plaid Cymru

An Ideological Analysis

AvAlan Sandry

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

In his ground-breaking study of Plaid Cymru’s political philosophy, Dr Alan Sandry challenges the conventional assumption that the party conforms to the traditional model of a nationalist party, contending that it shares the political ideologies of the environmentalist Green, decentralist Liberal and welfarist Socialist agendas.Referencing party literature and numerous interviews conducted with leading figures, Plaid Cymru – An Ideological Analysis investigates the party’s philosophical development since its establishment in 1925 and, using the ideological model created by the eminent political scientist Professor Michael Freeden, concludes that Plaid Cymru is primarily a socialist party.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-05-07
Mått:138 x 216 x 17 mm
Vikt:308 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Welsh Academic Press
ISBN:9781860571398

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Dr Alan Sandry is Senior Lecturer at the School of Management, Swansea University, and researches the evolving nature of political, cultural and social identities within Europe.

Recensioner i media

“valuable … controversial … this book deserves wider notice from those interested in political parties and ideological relations within them”David S. Moon (Political Studies Review)“illuminating … offers useful, brief overviews of some of the key intellectual and political traditions that have informed the party’s thinking, from liberalism to socialism, from linguistic conservatism to environmentalism and feminism”Daniel G. Williams (Studies on National Movements)“Sandry’s highly informative navigation of his readers through the party’s historical recourse to a miscellany of supplementary ideologies lends support to Freeden’s assessment that nationalism is a thin-centered ideology”Peter C. Grosvenor (Nations and Nationalism)“a party needs a cohesive philosophical outlook, one that can guide it in constructing a political programme and making difficult choices between priorities as they arise … [for Plaid Cymru] that is easier said than done and Sandry’s book tells you why”John Osmond (Planet)

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction1. Ideology and Nationalism2. The Ideological Development of Early Plaid Cymru3. Modern Plaid Cymru and the Ideology of Nationalism4. Other Ideologies Associated with Modern Plaid Cymru5. Concepts within Plaid Cymru's Ideology6. Ideological Debates within Plaid Cymru7. Conclusion: A New Ideological FrameworkBibliographyIndex