Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data

Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data

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Civil society, and place-based strategies for sustainable development

Civil society, and place-based strategies for sustainable development undertakes regional policy studies in Wales, UK and Europe and action research in specific foundational sectors. Drawing on place-based social innovation approaches, it considers to what extent regional growth policies focus on foundational sectors and address inclusive growth through social innovation. Start date provided is that of…

Research Team: Bertie Russell (Cardiff University), David Beel (Manchester Metropolitan University), Martin Jones (Staffordshire University)
Spaces of New Localism: Stakeholder Engagement and Economic Development in Wales and England

Overview This project will utilise a series of interviews and document-based analysis to explore the notion of stakeholder involvement in Local Employment Partnerships (LEPs), Enterprise Zones (EZs), City Deals and City Regions. Fieldwork will take place in four city regions, two within Wales and two within England. 100 semi-structured interviews will be carried out. Two…

Research Team: David Beel (Manchester Metropolitan University), Ian Rees Jones (Cardiff University), Martin Jones (Staffordshire University)
Social Participation and Identity – NCDS Project

Overview This project was a joint venture with the Institute of Education, Centre for Longitudinal Studies and the ESRC Centre for Research on Socio-cultural change (Manchester University). The main study, funded by ESRC, undertook 180 qualitative interviews with cohort members of the 1958 National Child Development Study. In the first stage of the project WISERD…

Research Team: Alexandra Plows (Bangor University), Amanda Coffey (Cardiff University), Gareth Rees (Cardiff University), Gareth S Williams (Old Bell 3 Ltd), Howard Davis (Bangor University), Huw Beynon (Cardiff University), Ian Rees Jones (Cardiff University), Ian Stafford (Cardiff University), Jesse Heley (Aberystwyth University), Kate Moles (Cardiff University), Laura Jones (Aberystwyth University), Martin Jones (Staffordshire University), Rhys Jones (Aberystwyth University)