Civil Society in Wales
Policy, Politics and People
Distributed for University of Wales Press
272 pages
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5-1/2 x 8-1/2
Civil Society in Wales provides a critical evaluation of the main themes and points of contention facing discussions of public policy in contemporary Wales.
Topics covered include religion and civil society, the voluntary sector, the media, nationalism, community regeneration, young people, and citizenship.
Laura McAllister
“ . . . will make a valuable contribution to better understanding aspects of Welsh society in the twenty first century.” –Professor Laura McAllister, University of Liverpool Management School
Contents
Foreward
Rt. Hon. Rhodri Morgan AM
Civil Society in Wales
Graham Day, David Dunkerley and Andrew Thompson
The Civil Society Index for Wales
Anna Nicholl - Welsh Refugee Council, Cardiff
Public Religion and Civil Society in Wales
Paul Chambers, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd and Andrew Thompson
Infiltration or Incorporation? The voluntary sector and civil society post devolution in Wales
Mark Drakeford, National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff
Civil Society in Action: Network Building and Partnerships in Wales
Lesley Hodgson, Centre for Lifelong Learning, Glamorgan
Between Consent and Coercion: Civil Society, Bilingualism and the Welsh Language
Robin Mann, Dept. of Sociology, University of Bristol
Civil and Uncivil Society: Ethnic Minorities and Associational Life in Wales
Charlotte Williams, University of Wales, Bangor
The Communicative Dimension of Civil Society: Media and the Public Sphere
David Barlow, University of Glamorgan, Tom O'Malley, University of Wales, Aberystwyth and Philip Mitchell, University of Glamorgan
Community Regeneration, Social Exclusion and Civil Society
David Adamson, University of Glamorgan
Civil Society and the Political Culture of Wales
Alys Thomas, National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff
'A Few Hours a Week': Charity Shop Volunteering in Wales'
Sandra Betts, University of Wales, Bangor
Young People, Identity and Citizenship
Catherine Davies, InFusion, Cardiff and David Dunkerley
A Community of Communities? Civil Society and Rural Wales
Graham Day
Civil Society and Economic Institutions in Wales
Graham Day and David Jones, University of Wales, Bangor
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