Publications

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…

Thoughts from young people about the UK’s EU Referendum.

Thoughts from young people about the UK’s EU Referendum.

Thoughts from young people about the UK’s EU Referendum.

Thoughts from young people about the UK’s EU Referendum.

Thoughts from young people about the UK’s EU Referendum.

Thoughts from young people about the UK’s EU Referendum.

Regional pay? The public/private sector pay differential. Regional Studies. This paper extends the debate on making public sector wages more responsive to those in the private sector. The way in which the public/private sector wage differential is calculated dramatically alters conclusions, and far from there being substantial regional disparity in wages offered to public sector workers,…

This report is the result of a National Assembly for Wales Academic Fellowship Scheme funded by Bangor University /Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Impact Acceleration Account (IAA).

The article examines the implications of direct participation for employees’ organisational commitment, job satisfaction and affective psychological well-being. It focuses on both task discretion and organisational participation. Applying fixed effect models to nationally representative longitudinal data, the study provides a more rigorous assessment of the conflicting claims for the effects of participation that have hitherto…