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There is a long and fundamental connection between rural place and the land. Whereas land is simply the foundation for the construction of towns and cities, whose urban culture and economy thrive on human ingenuity and industry that may have little direct attachment to the physical ground over which it occurs, historical discourses of rurality…

Learning English in Taiwan has become a primary economic concern as industries have recognized the need to compete within global markets in which trade is predominantly carried out in English. The growth in demand for, and supply of, English language education in school settings is escalating. The National Curriculum of Primary and Secondary Schools (Grades…

This chapter explores the dialectic meaning of “home,” and movement away from home. Movement away from home—or migration—is characterized as a dynamic, dialectic, and developmental experience. We emphasize the sense of being at-home and the intertwined sense of identity as interlinked and mutually defining anchors of our existence that become inevitably shaken and ruptured in the experience of migration….

Chapter in a collection of essays that explore the government’s shift away from regionalism to local economic development. The chapters examine issues around governance structures, planning, housing and competition between places as well as specific looks at Wales, Scotland and London. The consensus amongst the expert authors is that without proper resources the new system…

Rescaling the State provides a theoretically-informed and empirically-rich account of the processes of devolution undertaken in the UK since 1997, focusing in particular on the devolution of economic governance. Using case studies from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, the book examines the purported reasons for, and unintended consequences of, the UK’s asymmetrical devolution settlement….

Published in Rethinking Work: Global Historical and Sociological Perspectives, edited by Rana P. Behal , Alice Mah , Babacar Fall. This edited volume brings together global interdisciplinary perspectives on work from different regions of the world, including Europe, Africa and Asia, drawing on both historical and contemporary examples. The contributions address wide-ranging themes such as…

This chapter is concerned with the provision of services in rural Wales. However, the story that is told through the use of quantitative and qualitative data is something more: it shifts the concern to coping strategies, community relations, trust mechanisms and the institutions of public life that constitute these rural areas. This research was completed…

The geography of rural Wales is characterized by the prominence of small market towns. With no town or city with a population above 20,000 people between Swansea and Wrexham, and with a rugged terrain and poor transport infrastructure, the centres of commerce and administration in rural Wales have historically been small market towns, some of…

The enlargement of the European Union (EU) into central and eastern Europe in May 2004 extended labour mobility to millions of new citizens. As one of the few countries to give citizens of the ‘accession states’ unrestricted access to its labour market, Britain became a favoured destination for migrant workers from the new EU members,…