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In recent decades changes in social connectivity have become key features in the changing contexts of later life. Communities of propinquity no longer seem to be as determining of social relationships as they once were. Mobile cell phone technology and the Internet have redefined what it means to ‘keep in touch’. Some authors have argued…

The changes in the world today are characterized by new levels of complexity and contradiction. These changes generate tensions for which education is expected to prepare individuals and communities by giving them the capability to adapt and to respond. This publication contributes to rethinking education and learning in this context. It builds on one of…

Dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf, rhoddwyd tipyn o sylw i brofiadau carfannau lleiafrifol sy’n cael eu gwthio i’r ymylon mewn ardaloedd gwledig. Serch hynny, prin yw’r sylw a roddir i garfannau crefyddol mewn rhanbarthau gwledig. Y mae’r prinder sylw hwn yn syndod o ystyried y sylw a roddir i grefydd mewn materion yn ymwneud ag amlddiwylliannedd a dinasyddiaeth gynhwysol. Trafoda’r…

The present analysis heeds recent calls for a refocusing and reconceptualising of the substantive representation of women (SRW). It examines the parliamentary scrutiny of Westminster governments’ legislative programmes. The findings show that whilst the proportion of SRW legislative proposals remains small (<1%), there has been a substantial increase in the amount of attention/visibility given to…

Drawing on qualitative interview data, this article examines how grandfatherhood relates to the assertion and transformation of masculinities in later life. Recent attention to ageing and masculinities has identified how older men are challenged to succeed in maintaining connections to hegemonic masculinity in light of altered family and life circumstances. We consider men’s engagement with…

Alain Touraine’s distinctive contributions to sociology include his sociological theory of action, the method of ‘sociological intervention’ in the study of social movements, and his critique of modernity which offers a ‘post-social’ approach to contemporary societies. This article explains the key stages of Touraine’s work in the context of post-war social theory in France. It…

Earlier work has tended to overlook the formative origins of child care policy in liberal democracies. Accordingly, this study examines mandate-seeking and parties’ envisioning of child care with reference to issue salience and policy framing in party manifestos in U.K. Westminster and regional elections. It reveals a significant increase in issue salience following its emergence…

An overview of Saskia Sassen’s keynote from the launch of the WISERD Civil Society centre in 2014.

A unique interdisciplinary guide to minority ethnic communities and identity in Wales, which critically assesses the idea of Welsh tolerance. This chapter specifically addresses Wales’ ethnic diversity in relation to public policy.

Gallwch ei lawrlwytho yma. Ers datganoli, mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi gweithredu ystod o ddiwygiadau blaengar i’r cwricwlwm sydd wedi ceisio meithrin brwdfrydedd tuag at ddysgu, datblygu sgiliau a chymwyseddau academaidd allweddol a hybu dinasyddiaeth gref. Bellach, mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ymrwymo i adolygiad sylfaenol ac annibynnol o’r cwricwlwm cenedlaethol a’r trefniadau asesu yng Nghymru. Mae’r…