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Anabledd ac aelodaeth o undebau llafur yn y DU

Mae anabledd yn gysylltiedig ag anfantais sylweddol yn y farchnad lafur yn rhyngwladol, ond er gwaethaf y ddadl bod undebau llafur yn gweithio fel ‘cleddyf cyfiawnder’ ac yn amddiffyn y gweithwyr sydd dan anfantais fwyaf, ychydig iawn o ymchwil sydd wedi’i gwneud i’r berthynas rhwng undebau llafur ac anghydraddoldeb sy’n gysylltiedig ag anabledd yn y…

Deall bylchau cyflog ethnigrwydd yn sector cyhoeddus y DU

Mewn prosiect ymchwil diweddar ar ran Swyddfa Economeg y Gweithlu gofynnwyd i ni ddarparu trosolwg a dealltwriaeth o natur yr amrywiadau yn nhâl gweithwyr yn y sector cyhoeddus, a sut roedd hyn yn amrywio yn ôl ethnigrwydd. Wrth i’n prosiect ddod i ben, rydyn ni’n manteisio ar y cyfle hwn i fyfyrio – beth rydyn…

A oes bwlch pleidleisio ymhlith pobl ag anabledd yn y DU?

Mae papur newydd gan Samuel Brown ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe a Melanie Jones ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd yn trin a thrafod i ba raddau y mae cysyniad hysbys y ‘bwlch pleidleisio ymhlith pobl ag anabledd’ a welwn yn yr Unol Daleithiau, lle mae pobl anabl yn llai tebygol o bleidleisio mewn etholiadau o gymharu â’r rhai nad…

Civil society, animal welfare and Brexit

As part of a series of blog posts on WISERD’s civil society and animal welfare research, here we look at the views of campaigners with civil society organisations (CSOs) about the impact of Brexit on animal welfare. This matters, for it aligns with a key focus in the academic literature, namely, how shifting patterns and…

Civil society and animal welfare lobbying at Westminster

As part of a series of blog posts on WISERD’s civil society and animal welfare research, here we look at the views and experiences of civil society organisations (CSOs) lobbying Westminster for better animal welfare. These are emerging findings taken from a series of in-depth interviews with campaigners. This is worth studying because over recent…

Civil society activism and animal welfare policy divergence

As part of a series of blog posts on WISERD’s civil society and animal welfare research, here we look at the “territorialisation” of animal welfare rights and how this is being driven by civil society activism. In other words, civil society organisations (CSOs) successfully lobbying for distinctive laws and policies that convey contrasting protections in…

New analysis: Animals in sport – exploring civil society welfare campaigning

As part of a series of blog posts on civil society and animal welfare, here we look at emerging findings from our analysis of civil society organisations’ (CSOs’) campaigning to ban greyhound racing in Wales and Scotland. This is prompted by welfare concerns and relatedly, because races in these countries are not subject to statutory…

International, Comparative and Action Research: Triangulating Wales with the Basque Country and California

International, comparative and action research can be shaped through an unexpected and highly unpredictable rationale when conducting fieldwork research. In 1946, Kurt Lewin defined action research as ‘transformative research on the conditions and effects of various forms of social action that employs a spiral of steps, each consisting of a cycle of planning, action, and…

Disability and trade union membership in the UK

Disability is associated with significant labour market disadvantage internationally but despite arguments that trade unions act as a ‘sword of justice’ and protect the most disadvantaged employees, there has been relatively limited exploration of the relationship between trade unions and disability-related labour inequality. Our latest analysis provides new evidence for the UK with important insights…