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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, and social theory. But this approach did not match the concerns of those within the WISERD Civil Society ESRC research centre. Instead, I interpreted civil society as…

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 links between family and civic and political engagement have not received more attention until now. Ideas about family life colour our decisions about where…

The Foundational Economy has been described as those everyday goods and services that provide the basis for a civilized life. But this begs numerous questions including: What does the Foundational Economy consist of? Why should we be concerned about it? And how can ordinary people get involved in developing it? In a new edited collection…

This book focuses on how people’s engagement with civil society changes over the lifecourse. There has been growing concern in recent decades about the health of civil society. A lot of evidence points to an overall decline in civic participation – and in particular a lack of engagement by young people. It is generally the…

On 10th August 2020 a group of women volunteers gathered at Lark craft studio at Cardiff MADE to make re-useable face-masks for members of the local community on low incomes. The initial idea for this event came from Sarah May, who posted an appeal on her local Mutual Aid Group, and was joined by local…

Yn ôl tîm o ymchwilwyr WISERD mae gan blant yng Nghymru rai o’r lefelau isaf o les ymysg plant ar draws 35 o wledydd. Mae arolwg o 128,000 o blant ar draws 35 o wledydd yn codi cwestiynau ynghylch lefelau lles a brofir ar draws gwahanol feysydd o fywydau plant yng Nghymru. Darllenwch ynghylch yr…

As children across Wales and the rest of the UK have returned to school after an unprecedented length of time off, the focus on how to keep both children and staff safe has been of paramount importance for parents, teachers, and policy makers.   Attention must also be paid to the potentially unequal consequences that…

Mae adroddiad newydd ADR-UK, Data Insight, gan Gyd-Gyfarwyddwr WISERD, Rhys Davies, yn datgelu rôl bwysig Gyrfa Cymru wrth gefnogi’r plant hynny sydd fwyaf angen arweiniad gyrfaoedd yn Ysgolion Cymru. Ar ôl tynnu cyllid ar gyfer y Connexions Network yn ôl yn 2010 – gwasanaeth arweiniad gyrfaoedd pwrpasol i bobl ifanc – mynegwyd pryderon yn Lloegr…

Since October 2018, researchers from WISERD and Cardiff Business School have been working in partnership with NGO, Cividep-India. We have been analysing data on whether and how garment workers in Bangalore are able to gain access to remedy (that is, the steps that are taken to prevent, investigate, punish and redress business-related human rights abuses)…

Mae astudiaeth ymchwil empirig gan Gyd-Gyfarwyddwr WISERD, yr Athro Professor Paul Chaney, Dr Christala Sophocleous a Daniel Wincott,yn cyflwyno model damcaniaethol newydd ar gyfer dadansoddi’r ffordd y mae cymdeithas sifil yn rhoi cymorth lles i ddinasyddion mewn gwledydd datganoledig. Yn rhyngwladol, systemau lles datganoledig yw’r drefn fel arfer. Mae’r ymchwil newydd hon yn ceisio archwilio ehangder y ffactorau…