Newyddion

Mae papur newydd gan yr Athro Michael Woods wedi’i gyhoeddi yn The Geographical Journal. Mae’r papur hwn yn cynnig mabwysiadu cyfiawnder gofodol fel dull o ddeall yr argyfyngau lluosog sy’n wynebu cefn gwlad Prydain ac i ddatblygu ymatebion polisi. Mae’n amlinellu elfennau allweddol cyfiawnder gofodol gwledig ac yn ystyried ei ddefnydd wrth ddadansoddi heriau yng…

Cafodd syniadau Dr. Anwen Elias ar ymreolaeth i Corsica eu cynnwys yn Nation Cymru ar 30 Medi. Bu trafodaethau am ymreolaeth Corsica yn cael eu cynnal ers 18 mis, ac mewn araith yn ddiweddar mynegodd Arlywydd Ffrainc, Emmanuel Macron ei gefnogaeth unwaith eto i gytundeb ymreolaeth newydd. Mae Dr. Elias yn dadlau serch hynny bod y trafodaethau…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

Fel rhan o gyfres o flogiau ar ein hymchwil ar weithrediaeth cymdeithas sifil a hawliau lles anifeiliaid, dyma rannu rhai canfyddiadau sy’n dod i’r amlwg ar effaith datganoli yn y DU. Canfyddiad allweddol o’n cyfres o gyfweliadau manwl gydag ymgyrchwyr sy’n cynrychioli sefydliadau cymdeithas sifil yw eu rhwystredigaeth gyda San Steffan a safbwyntiau cadarnhaol yn…

While academic literature on environmentalism has long emphasised the interdependence and fragility of all life forms on earth, scholarly work on civil society has largely overlooked the position of non-humans. Our research is seeking to address this by examining contemporary civil society advocacy for animal welfare rights in the UK. As part of a series…

Yn ddiweddar, cyflwynais ymchwil WISERD newydd ar hawliau dynol yn ystod y pandemig yng Nghyngres y Gymdeithas Astudiaethau Gwleidyddol Ryngwladol yn Buenos Aires. Roedd canfyddiadau fy ymchwil yn cyd-fynd â thema’r gynhadledd ‘Gwleidyddiaeth yn Oes Argyfyngau Trawsffiniol’ ac yn archwilio sut y defnyddiodd grwpiau elitaidd gwleidyddol yn Nwyrain Affrica yr argyfwng fel esgus dros atal…