Politics and Society in Wales – serie
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New Governance - New Democracy?
Post-devolution Wales
Av Andrew Pithouse, Paul Chaney m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
231 kr
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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 previously held by the central government, the Welsh assembly promises innovation in governance and there are high …
Delineating Wales
Constitutional, Legal and Administrative Aspects of National Devolution
Häftad, 2003
161 kr
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This text evaluates the legal and constitutional aspects of devolution. Drawing on interviews with those responsible for the devolutionary scheme, it considers the internal architecture and operation of the National Assembly, and Wales's relationship with Britain and the European Union.
Making Sense of Wales
A Sociological Perspective
Av Graham Day
Häftad, 2002
123 kr
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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 those changes. By placing work done in Wales in the context of broader developments within sociological approaches over …
Women, Politics and Constitutional Change
The First Years of the National Assembly for Wales
Av Fiona Mackay, Laura McAllister m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
220 kr
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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 contemporary Welsh politics. It sets out current ideas in academic thinking and why political and social scientists are …
Revitalizing Democracy
Devolution and Civil Society in Wales
Av Elin Royles
Häftad, 2007
227 kr
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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 interrelationship between civil society and national identity. This work contributes to bridge the gap between theory and …
Language and Governance
Häftad, 2007
119 kr
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Examines the relationship between language and governance in Europe and Canada, dealing with theoretical debates, constitutional changes, political trends and language initiatives. This volume combines an amalgam of academic scrutiny and knowledge of the intricacies of promoting official and lesser …
Placing the Nation
Aberystwyth and the Reproduction of Welsh Nationalism
Häftad, 2008
119 kr
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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 different scales - contribute to its reproduction. It seeks to re-energise both geographical and social constructivist …
Making Sense of Wales
A Sociological Perspective
E-bok, 2002
107 kr
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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 those changes. By placing work done in Wales in the context of broader developments within sociological approaches over …
Transforming Childcare and Listening to Families
Policy in Wales and Beyond
Av Wendy Ball
Häftad, 2013
137 kr
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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 devolution, concerns the capacity of policy to enhance family well-being. In interviews with mothers and fathers of young …
Transforming Childcare and Listening to Families
Policy in Wales and Beyond
Av Wendy Ball
E-bok, 2013
105 kr
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This book presents original ethnographic research into the connections between childcare, family lives and social policy in Wales.
Transforming Childcare and Listening to Families
Policy in Wales and Beyond
Av Wendy Ball
E-bok, 2013
107 kr
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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 devolution, concerns the capacity of policy to enhance family well-being. In interviews with mothers and fathers of young …
Making Sense of Wales
A Sociological Perspective
Av Graham Day
E-bok, 2002
110 kr
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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 those changes. By placing work done in Wales in the context of broader developments within sociological approaches over …
Information Age
Technology, Learning and Exclusion in Wales
Av Neil Selwyn, Stephen Gorard m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
137 kr
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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 and exploitation of technology has long been at the core of Welsh economic and social life and has assumed even greater …
Pit and the Pendulum
A Co-operative Future for Work in the Welsh Valleys
Häftad, 2004
254 kr
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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 recommendations for future policy-making, suggesting that a new approach which empowers local people to work together to make …
Religion, Secularization and Social Change in Wales
Congregational Studies in a Post-Christian Society
Häftad, 2005
76 kr
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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 perspective. Throughout, the text is lively, lucid, well paced and is written to be accessible to non-specialists and …
Language, Identity and Performance
Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Wales
Inbunden, 2009
653 kr
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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 between the Welsh language and Welsh social identities, the book covers a range of subjects such as language, identity, …
