How the Welsh language is being promoted to help migrants feel at home

The UK government alone decides who can enter the country and how migration and asylum policies are made. But devolved governments have scope to use their powers in fields such as housing, education, health and social services to shape the nature of the support that is subsequently offered to new arrivals. In recent years, the Welsh government…

Innovative Approach to Understanding Language Policy Development

Dr. Elin Royles and Dr. Huw Lewis have developed a framework to analyse the factors that influence the development of language policies.  In their contribution to The Routledge Handbook of Language Policy and Planning, they engage with two public policy approaches, multi-level governance and new institutionalism. Their chapter Governance, complexity and multi-level LPP develops a…

Dr Anwen Elias shares insights on Corsican autonomy

Dr. Anwen Elias’s insights on Corsican autonomy were included in the Nation Cymru, on 30 September. Discussions about Corsican autonomy have been on-going for 18 months, and in a recent speech French President Emmanuel Macron once again expressed his support for a new autonomy deal.  But Dr. Elias argues that the negotiations are difficult, and there are…

Understanding the relationship between the economy and the Welsh language in Wales

A new published blog discusses the objectives of the ARFOR Programme, which aims to understand the relationship between the economy and the Welsh language in Wales.  In this blog, Dr Huw Lewis highlights the need for a clearer definition of how economic and linguistic factors interact and influence each other.  The ARFOR Programme, funded by…
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New paper calls for spatial justice approach to address multiple crises in rural Britain

A new paper by Professor Michael Woods has been published in The Geographical Journal.  The paper proposes the adoption of a spatial justice approach to understanding the multiple crises facing rural Britain and developing policy responses.  It outlines the key dimensions of rural spatial justice and considers its application to analysis of challenges in the…

New IWA Podcast Explores Dialogue, Deliberation, and Democratic Renewal

Tune in to the latest IWA podcast featuring CWPS WISERD Co-director Dr. Anwen Elias and Dr. Jennifer Wolowic, Principal Lead of the Dialogue Centre at Aberystwyth University, as they delve into the realms of dialogue, deliberation, and democratic renewal. Discover how innovative approaches to democracy are engaging citizens in shaping decisions that impact their daily…
Professor Michael Woods, Professor Alan Renwick and Dr Anwen Elias

Public demand for democratic reform

The Centre for Welsh Politics and Society at Aberystwyth University hosted its Annual Lecture on the prospects for democratic reform in the United Kingdom. Leading academic Professor Alan Renwick, Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit at University College London, delivered the lecture entitled “Do the UK Public want Democratic Reform?”. Professor Renwick presented compelling research…
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Derek Walker

Commissioner supports innovative dialogue approach to tackling polarisation in our communities

WISERD academics based at the Centre for Welsh Politics and Society (CWPS) at Aberystwyth University jointly hosted a symposium with partners from the Voluntary Sector Studies Network (VSSN) on Wednesday 24 May at the National Library of Wales. Facilitated by Dr Amy Sanders, with support from Aberystwyth University’s Dialogue Centre and adopting an innovative dialogue…
Professor Alan Renwick

Leading academic to discuss democratic reform in Aberystwyth

The prospects for political reform in Britain will be discussed at Aberystwyth University this month, when Professor Alan Renwick delivers the annual Welsh Politics and Society Lecture. The lecture, ‘Do the UK Public want Democratic Reform?’, will be held on Thursday 25th May at 6pm in the International Politics Main Hall, Penglais Campus. Entry is free…