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WISERD celebrates good news!

We are delighted to have secured a slice of funding from the Economic and Social Research Council for the continuation of our civil society research.

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Civil Society booklet

Our new ESRC-funded Civil Society Centre explores Changing Perspectives on Civic Stratification and Civil Repair – read more about the projects in this new publication.

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Civil Society key findings

Discover some of the key findings from our ESRC-funded Civil Society Centre research, carried out between October 2014 and September 2019.

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WISERD Insight report

Our 2020 annual report provides an overview of WISERD's research impact and outputs over the last year, including an update on our funding profile, publications and international partnerships.

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Front cover of WISERD Insight 2020 Annual Report

Changing Wales: WISERD at 10

Our WISERD at 10 anniversary marked the launch of a publication showcasing some of the pioneering research that has taken place over the last ten years and an insight into some of WISERD’s continuing projects.

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Civil Society book launch

We are pleased to announce our Civil Society book launch. Our online event will take place next Thursday, 5 November 2020. Do join us!

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News

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Blog New Study on the Electoral Politics of Refugees and Asylum Seekers reveals Distinctive Approaches to Welfare in the different Countries of the UK

26th October 2020

New research by WISERD Co-Director, Professor Paul Chaney analyses political parties’ policy record on refugees and asylum seekers in party manifestos for post-war Westminster, and post-1998 Scottish...

News Voluntary sector history brought to life in new digital archive

23rd October 2020

WISERD has worked with the Wales Council for Voluntary Organisations (WCVA) and The National Library of Wales to create a historically significant digital archive of the Annual Reports of WCVA and its...

Blog Putting Civil Society in its Place: Governance, Metagovernance, and Subjectivity

22nd October 2020

Civil society forms an important element in the Enlightenment trinity of market-state-civil society and has been well studied, with authors attempting to trace its genealogy in political, economic...

Blog Civil Society and the Family

22nd October 2020

This book explores the relationship between civil society and the family. Given how important family life is in the routines and responsibilities of individuals around the world, it is surprising that...

Events

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Online Seminar Series WISERD online lunchtime seminar- The impact of COVID-19 on unpaid carers in Wales, Simon Hatch

3rd November 2020 |

Simon Hatch, Carers Trust Wales The COVID-19 pandemic has had a very significant and negative impact on thousands of unpaid carers in Wales. For many carers it has meant a struggle to access food and...

Seminar Civil Society and Social Change- Book launch

5th November 2020 |

Join us to celebrate the launch of the Policy Press WISERD Civil Society and Social Change book series. This new series provides interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives on the rapidly changing...

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