Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data

Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data

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Redefining Local Civil Society in an Age of Global Inter-connectivity

Overview This project will explore how imaginaries and practices of local civil society have been stretched and reconfigured by global interconnectivities, including both the reorientation of local civil society activities around global issues and concerns, and participation in local civil society by individuals outside the locality, for instance through social media. The research will focus…

Research Team: Jon Anderson (Cardiff University), Michael Woods (Aberystwyth University), Sophie Yarker (Manchester University), Taulant Guma (Edinburgh Napier University)
Migrants, Minorities and Engagement in Local Civil Society

Overview This project combined quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to examine the participation of European migrants from the A8 countries in local civil society. Fieldwork took place in three localities across Wales; one urban, one rural and one semi-rural. The project employed a mixed-methods approach. The research was conducted in two stages. The team will conduct 80 hour long…

Research Team: Andrew Thompson (University of South Wales), Rhys Dafydd Jones (Aberystwyth University), Stephen Drinkwater (University of Roehampton), Taulant Guma (Edinburgh Napier University)
Centre For Welsh Politics and Society

The Centre for Welsh Politics and Society / WISERD@Aberystwyth aims to use research on Welsh politics and society, comparative studies of Wales and other nations and regions, and analyses of Wales’s global connections, to make internationally-significant cutting-edge contributions to social science theories, debates and literature. Our research is organized around three key themes: Global Connections…

Research Team: Anthonia Onyeahialam (Aberystwyth University), Anwen Elias (Aberystwyth University), Dyfan Powel (Aberystwyth University), Elin Royles (Aberystwyth University), Jesse Heley (Aberystwyth University), Laura Jones (Aberystwyth University), Marc Welsh (Aberystwyth University), Michael Woods (Aberystwyth University), Rhys Dafydd Jones (Aberystwyth University), Rhys Jones (Aberystwyth University), Sophie Yarker (Manchester University), Taulant Guma (Edinburgh Napier University)