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Handbook of Education in China

The Handbook of Education in China provides both a comprehensive overview and an original interpretation of key aspects of education in the People’s Republic of China. It has four parts: The Historical Background; The Contemporary Chinese System; Problems and Policies; The Special Administrative Regions: Macau and Hong Kong. The Handbook is an essential reference for…

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Storymap: Diversity in an Irish Small Town

This StoryMap is based on research for the GLOBAL-RURAL projected funded by a European Research Council Advanced Grant at Aberystwyth University. Interviews were conducted with community leaders, residents and migrants in Ballyhaunis in October 2015 and March 2017., with additional information from newspaper reports (accessed via the Irish Newspaper Archive, Irish Census reports, and books,…

Cover of Social and Cultural Geography
Young people, place and devolved politics: perceived scale(s) of political concerns among under 18s living in Wales

Despite clear linkages between conceptualisations and perceptions of politics, society, culture and territorial rescaling, research into young people’s political engagement, participation and representation is underrepresented in the field of social and cultural geography. Here the gap is addressed using perceptions of devolved politics, as a form of territorial rescaling, among young people living in Wales….

Cover of Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space
Assessing the Impacts of Changing Public Service Provision on Geographical Accessibility: an examination of public library provision in Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Public libraries make an important contribution to the wellbeing of local people often acting as community hubs by reducing the isolation felt by vulnerable members of society through promoting social interaction and supporting the wider needs of local communities. However, access to libraries is threatened in Wales, as elsewhere in the UK, by uncertainty stemming…