An Annual Review of Economic and Social Research

Contemporary Wales On Line

ISSN 0951-4937

• Editorial Board
• Recent and forthcoming papers
• Testimonials
• Guidelines for authors
• Contributor contract

Volume 22 August 2009

Volume 21 September 2008

VOLUME 20 September 2007

VOLUME 19 December 2006

VOLUME 18 March 2006
VOLUME 17 September 2004
VOLUME 16 January 2004
VOLUME 15 January 2003
VOLUME 14 August 2001
VOLUME 13 December 2000
VOLUME 12 January 2000
VOLUME 11 March 1999
VOLUME 10 March 1998
VOLUME 9 May 1997

Editors:
Paul Chaney, Cardiff University, Elin Royles, Aberystwyth University and Andy Thompson, University of Glamorgan

Editorial Board:
Dr Richard Wyn Jones, Aberystwyth University
Professor Michael Hechter, University of Washington
Professor Douglas Caulkins, Grinnell College 
Professor Huw Beynon, Cardiff University
Dr Charlotte Aull Davies, Swansea University
Professor Christopher Harvie, Universitat Tübingen
Dr Delyth Morris, Bangor University
Professor Wayne Parsons, University of London
Professor Richard Rawlings, London School of Economics
Professor Teresa Rees, Cardiff University
Dr Nigel O'Leary, Swansea University

Published under the auspices of the University of Wales Board of Celtic Studies, Contemporary Wales is an annual review of economic and social developments and trends in Wales. It is an authoritative analysis, drawing upon the most up-to-date research, and the only comprehensive source of analysis across the range of economic and social research about Wales.

Contemporary Wales has a wide-ranging brief, addressing in recent volumes Objective One funding, post-devolution politics, community regeneration, gender and social change and economic development, among other matters. Forthcoming editions will contain special sections assessing the performance of the Assembly’s across a number of policy areas during its first term, on the arts and media – looking at local radio, the Internet, the press and art and devolution – and on young people and Welsh identity. Each volume includes an annual economic review.

Recent and forthcoming papers include:

• Towards a Parliament – Three Faces of the National Assembly for Wales Richard Rawlings (London School of Economics)
• A Voluntary Sector Perspective on European Programmes 2000–2006 Graham Benfield (Wales Council for Voluntary Action)
• Can Mainstreaming Deliver? The Equal Opportunities Agenda and the National Assembly for Wales Charlotte Williams (University of Wales, Bangor)
• The Richard Commission- Wales’s Unofficial Constitutional Convention? Laura McAllister (University of Liverpool)
• Cymru Ar-lein? Access and Use of Public ICT Sites in Wales Stephen Gorard and Neil Selwyn (Cardiff University)
• Women’s Representation in Wales and Scotland Fiona MacKay (University of Edinburgh)

‘In the fifteen years of Contemporary Wales's existence, it has provided an unrivalled record of the social, political and economic issues of the period. It remains an authoritative source of information and debate for all interested in the future of our nation.’ Rt Hon Rhodri Morgan AM, First Minister

‘For many years, Contemporary Wales, published by the Board of Celtic Studies, has been the only academic social science journal covering the political, social, economic and cultural life of Wales today. At a time of rapid transformation in the aftermath of Devolution, it provides a unique fount of analysis, of enduring value not only to scholars but to all concerned Welsh citizens.’ Professor Kenneth O. Morgan, House of Lords

‘Contemporary Wales should be on the must-have list of any Assembly Member and their researchers. It really is the journal of record for social and economic policy, with a reach which combines academics, policy-makers and practitioners in a way which is unique to Wales.’ Professor Mark Drakeford, social policy adviser to the cabinet, National Assembly for Wales

‘As a forum for critical debate, prepared to challenge conventional wisdom and sting discussion into being, Contemporary Wales has an important role to play.’ British Journal of Politics and International Relations

"Contemporary Wales is the premier journal in Wales for the analysis of theory, policy and practice in Welsh affairs. At a time when the links between Welsh-based academics are tenuous to say the least, Contemporary Wales offers a forum to remedy this unfortunate situation. The focus of Contemporary Wales may be local, but it is certainly not parochial. To paraphrase what was said about Carwyn James - its world is Wales, its Wales worldwide." Professor Kevin Morgan, University of Wales, Cardiff

"The National Assembly has 'opened the books' on whole areas of Welsh life which were previously hidden in the Welsh Office. It has also introduced to Wales the dangerous novelty of policy-making. Never has there been a greater opportunity and a greater need for a critical analysis of the economic and social life of Wales. Contemporary Wales takes that opportunity and meets that need. It has always had a valuable place on my bookshelf. It is now indispensable." Professor Phil Williams, AM

"Recent constitutional developments make it all the more important that relevant research on policy issues reaches a wide audience. Contemporary Wales is a vitally important addition to the our growing store of knowledge about how Wales works." Geraint Talfan Davies Chairman, Institute of Welsh Affairs.

Contents Volume 22

THE WELSH LANGUAGE

1. The Rhetoric of Civic “Inclusivity” and the Welsh Language

Simon Brooks

2. Welsh Language Use among Young People in the Rhymney Valley

Rhian Hodges

ECONOMY

3. Are Jobs in Wales High Skilled and High Quality? Baselining the One Wales Vision and Tracking Recent Trends

Alan Felstead

4. The Welsh Economy: 2008 Under Review

Jane Bryan and Neil Roche

POLITICS AND POLICY

5. Instituting Constitutions: Welsh Constitutional Dynamics and the Development of the National Assembly for Wales 2005-2007

Diana Silvia Stirbu

6. Plaid Cymru and the Challenges of Adapting to Post-devolution Wales

Anwen Elias

7. The Learning Journey: Students’ Experiences of Further Education in Wales

Martin Jephcote, Jane Salisbury and Gareth Rees 

OTHER PAPERS

8. Young People’s views on Statutory Drug Education in Wales

Stuart Jones, Penny Byrne, Richard Williams, David Adamson and Morton Warner

9. Gangs? What Gangs? Street-Based Youth Groups and Gangs in south Wales

Jennifer Maher

10. Identity, Brand and Citizenship: The Case of Post-Devolution Wales

William Housley, Kate Moles and Robin Smith 

Contents Volume 21

9.    Conflict in the Policy Process: Examples of Power Struggles in a Welsh Initiative, Janet Oti

12.  The Welsh Economy: the State of the Nation in 2007, Jane Bryan and Neil Roche

Contents Volume 20

1. Citizens and nations: the rise of nationalism and decline of the British Keynesian welfare state

James Mitchell 

WELSH POLITICS – WHERE NEXT?: 

2. Some effects of the Governmet of Wales Act 2006

Marie Navarro and David Lambert 

3. Old Wine in New Bottles? Wales-Whitehall Relations after the Government of Wales Act 2006

Alan Trench 

LANGUAGE POLITICS 

4. Welsh Language Socialization within the Family

Kathryn Jones and Delyth Morris 

5. Marketing the Welsh Language

Diarmat Mac Giolla Chríost 

6. Cyfraniad Hyfforddiant Ymwybyddiaeth Iaith at Gynllunio Iaith Corfforaethol, Rhaglen Iaith Pawb a Disgwrs ôl-Drefedigaethol

Steve Eaves
OTHER ARTICLES 

7. Addysgu neu Ddiddori? Ymgyrchoedd Etholiad ar Newyddion Teledu Cymraeg 2001-2005

Elin Wyn

8. ‘How far across the border do you have to be, to be considered Welsh?’ – National Identification at a Regional Level

Dafydd Evans 

9. Racist Bullying as it affects children in Wales: A scoping study

Anita Naoko Pilgrim and Jonathan Scourfield 

10. What are the True Costs of Community-based Teaching?

Duncan Holtom 

11. Transport

Stuart Cole 

12. The Welsh Economy: A Statistical Profile

Jane Bryan and Neil Roche 

Guidelines for contributors to Contemporary Wales

CONTRIBUTORS 

Jane Bryan, Welsh Economy Research Unit, Cardiff Business School

Diarmat Mac Giolla Chríost, School of Welsh, Cardiff University 

Stuart Cole, Wales Transport Research Centre, School of Technology, The University of Glamorgan

Steve Eaves, Senior Consultant with Cwmni Iaith, Llanelwy and PhD candidate at School of Welsh, Cardiff University.

Dafydd Evans, doctoral student School of Humanities, Law and Social Science, University of Glamorgan 

Duncan Holtom, is the Senior Researcher at the People and Work Unit 

Kathryn Jones, Cwmni Iaith, Llanelwy

David G. Lambert, Cardiff Law School, Wales Legislation Online

James Mitchell, Department of Government, University of Strathclyde

Delyth Morris, School of Social Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor

Marie Navarro, Cardiff Law School, Wales Legislation Online

Neil Roche, Welsh Economy Research Unit, Cardiff Business School 

Jonathan Scourfield, Cardiff School of Social Sciences 

Anita Naoko Pilgrim, Pilgrim’s research interests are in the cross-cutting of race and ethnicity, faith, gender, sexuality and kinship  

Alan Trench, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, The Constitution Unit, Department of Political Science, University College London 

Elin Wyn, a journalist with BBC Cymru for twenty-four years that played a central role in setting up broadcasting from the Assembly and in reporting the 2003 and 2005 elections. In 2005, she was awarded an MA in Media Management from Leeds University and established a media and journalism training company in 2006.

Contents Volume 19

EU, WALES AND CIVIL SOCIETY:  

1. Democratizing the Economic and Political Landscape in south Wales?

Shane Fudge  

2. Wales and the European Convention: Any Scope for Civil Society?

3. Cultural Perspectives in the National Assembly for Wales: Identifying Path-Dependency, Critical Moments and Critical Junctures

Kerry E Howell  

4. Wales, Art, Narrative and Devolution

Will Housley  

5. Constituency representation in Wales: the roles, relationships and regulation of Members of Parliament and the National Assembly

Jonathan Bradbury  

6. Green and Pleasant Land: Building Strong and Sustainable Local Economies in Wales

Molly Scott Cato 

THE LIFECOURSE:  

7. Wales’s Changing Population: A Demographic Overview

David Dunkerley 

8. Temporality and Nationality

Andrew Thompson  

9. ‘Everyday, when I wake up, I thank the lord I’m Welsh’: Reading the Markers of Welsh Identity in 1990s Pop Music

Rebecca Edwards  

10. Children’s Rights and Wellbeing in Wales in 2006

Nigel Thomas and Anne Crowley 

11. Ageing in Wales: Policy Responses to an Ageing Population

Judith Phillips and Vanessa Burholt 

12. Youth Policy in Wales since Devolution: From Vision to Vacuum?

Howard Williamson

13. Perceptions of Welshness in Patagonia

Carol Trosset, Jennifer Thornton and Douglas Caulkins

CONTENTS VOLUME 18

NATIONAL IDENTITY AND CITIZENSHIP

Ethnolinguistic Identification

Nikolas Coupland, Hywel Bishop and Peter Garrett

2. Welsh Identity and Language in Swansea, 1960–2002

Charlotte Aull Davies, Nickie Charles and Chris Harris

3. Defining or Dividing the Nation? Opinion Polls, Welsh Identity

and Devolution, 1966–1979

Andrew Edwards and Duncan Tanner

4. Observance of St David’s Day in Secondary Schools in Wales:

A National Survey, 2002

Nigel Exell

5. Citizenship, Civil Society and Community in Wales

Lesley Hodgson

6. Banal Britishness and Reconstituted Welshness:

Rebecca Davies

7. Lessons in Nationality: Constructing Identities

at Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain

ARTS AND MEDIA

8. Reassessing Radio: Role, Scope and Accountability

David M. Barlow

9. Wales, Identity and Cultural Modernization

William Housley

10. Marketing the City of Cardiff: Is the Red Dragon White

and Middle Class?

Panagiotis Kompotis

11. Constructing the E-Nation: The Internet in Wales

Philip Mitchell

12. The Newspaper Press in Wales

Tom O’Malley

13. An Uncertain Era: Welsh Television, Broadcasting Policy

and the National Assembly in a Multimedia World

Kevin Williams

CONTENTS VOLUME 17

The Assembly’s first term
1. Iaith Pawb: The doctrine of plenary inclusion – COLIN H. WILLIAMS
2. Democratic devolution and education policy in Wales: the emergence of a national system? – GARETH REES
3. Wales, devolution and health policy: policy experimentation and differentiation to improve health - MICHAEL SULLIVAN
4. An assessment of the Objective One programme in Wales, 1999-2003 – PHIL BOLAND
5. A contradictory combination: the Assembly and rural Wales – PETER MIDMORE
6. Sustainable Development in Wales: Schemes and Structures, Debate and Delivery - KEVIN BISHOP AND ANDREW FLYNN
Other articles
7. Disaster? Whose Disaster? The National Assembly Election 2003 – GERALD TAYLOR
8. The Richard Commission- Wales’s alternative constitutional convention? – LAURA McALLISTER
9. Women’s representation in Wales and Scotland – FIONA MCKAY
10. The practice and construction of corporate social responsibility among small to medium sized enterprises in South Wales – SIMON BROOKS
11. Cymru Ar-lein? Access and use of public ICT sites in Wales – NEIL SELWYN, STEPHEN GORARD and CATHERINE HUBERT
Review symposium
12. Review symposium on Graham Day’s Making Sense of Wales
Editorial introduction - RICHARD WYN JONES
From post-industrial to post-social - CHRIS HARVIE
Researcher positioning and the ‘problem of Wales’ - CHARLOTTE AULL DAVIES
Blaming the victim - GLYN WILLIAMS
Policing the national frontiers - GRAHAM DAY

CONTENTS VOLUME 16

Editor’s Note Richard Wyn Jones
COMMUNITIES
1. Continuity and Change in the Valleys: Residents’ Perceptions in 1995 and 2001 David Adamson and Stuart Jones
2. Ely: A ‘Dangerous Place’ Revisited Jonathan Evans and Fiona Wood
POLITICS 
3.Whitehall’s Last Stand: The Establishment of the Welsh Office, 1964 Ted Rowlands
4. Devolution and Party Organization: The Case of the Wales Labour Party Martin Laffin, Gerald Taylor and Alys Thomas
5. Business as Usual? Comparing Westminster and National Assembly Elections in Wales Roger Scully
SOCIETY 
6. Wales and Welshness in Middle Childhood Jonathan Scourfield, Andrew Davies and Sally Holland
7. Civil Society and Objective 1 Elin Royles
COMMENT 
8. Wales: Home Rule or Half-Rule? Simon Jenkins
9. Democratizing Local Government in Wales Angharad Closs Stephens
ECONOMY 
10. An Overview of the Welsh Labour Market Melanie K. Jones, Richard J. Jones and Peter J. Sloane
11. The Welsh Economy: A Statistical Profile David Brooksbank
INDEX TO VOLUMES 11–16

CONTENTS VOLUME 15

CONTENTS VOLUME 14

Editor's Note Richard Wyn Jones
1. Life on the Edge: Identity Politics and Political Identity Amongst the Cardiff Gypsy Population Roz Wornell
2. Ron Davies and the Cult of 'Inclusiveness': Devolution and Participation in Wales Paul Chaney and Ralph Fevre

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN ACTION

3. Y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol - Blwyddyn mewn Grym?
(The National Assembly - A Year in Power?) Dafydd Elis-Thomas
4. Can Mainstreaming Deliver? The Equal Opportunities Agenda and the National Assembly for Wales Charlotte Williams

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION RETROSPECTIVE

5. Is Devolution Succouring Nationalism? John Curtice
6. The National Assembly Election Campaigns:
The Labour Party Geoff Mungham
Plaid Cymru Laura McAllister
The Conservative Party J Barry Jones
The Liberal Democrat Party Alys Thomas

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

7. Learning for Active Citizenship - a Critical Examination of the Challenges Facing Community Education Providers in Wales Jeremy Gass
8. Using measures of social capital to monitor the impacts of community-led regeneration policies in Wales Gary Higgs and Sean White

ECONOMY

9. The Welsh Economy: A Statistical Profile David Brooksbank

CONTENTS VOLUME 13

1. From Beulah Land to Cyber-Cymru
Wayne Parsons

2. The Production of National Identity in Wales: Higher Education and the Welsh Language
Luke Desforges and Rhys Jones

3. Industrial Enclaves or Embedded Forms of Economic Activity? Overseas Manufacturing Investment in Wales
N. A. Phelps and Danny MacKinnon

4. A New Economic Development Model for the New Wales
Molly Scott Cato

5. The Digital Value Chain and Economic Transformation: Rethinking Regional Development in the New Economy
Glyn Williams

SOCIETY IN TRANSFORMATION?

6. It's Still There! Maintaining the Glass Ceiling in Wales
Nickie Charles, Charlotte Aull Davies, David Blackaby, Phil Murphy, Nigel O'Leary and Paul Ransome

7. The Economic and Social Consequences of the Closure of BP Llandarcy
Ian Barney, David Blackaby, Paul Latreille, Lynn Mainwaring, Neil Manning, Philip Murphy, Nigel O'Leary and Jim Twomey

POST-DEVOLUTION POLITICS

8. Devolution, Parties and New Politics: Candidate Selection for the 1999 National Assembly Elections
Jonathan Bradbury, Lynn Bennie, David Denver and James Mitchell

9. From Parliament to Assembly: Changing Voter Behaviour in Wales between the 1997 General Election and the 1999 National Assembly Election
Ron Johnston, Dafydd Trystan, Charles Pattie and Richard Wyn Jones

10. Inclusive Governance? The Case of 'Minority' and Voluntary Sector Groups and the National Assembly for Wales
Paul Chaney, Tom Hall and Bella Dicks

11. Public-Service-Sector Employment and Public-Private Wage Differentials: A Research Note
Andrew Henley and Dennis Thomas

12. The Welsh Economy: A Statistical Profile
David Brooksbank

CONTRIBUTORS

• Ian Barney, Department of Economics, University of Wales, Swansea.
• Lynn Bennie, Department of Politics and International Relations, Aberdeen University.
• David Blackaby, Department of Economics, University of Wales, Swansea.
• Jonathan Bradbury, Department of Politics, University of Wales, Swansea.
• David Brooksbank, University of Glamorgan Business School.
• Molly Scott Cato, School of Management and Business, University of Wales, Aberystwyth. 
• Paul Chaney, Cardiff School of Social Sciences, University of Wales, Cardiff.
• Nickie Charles, Department of Sociology, University of Wales, Swansea.
• Charlotte Aull Davies, Department of Sociology, University of Wales, Swansea.
• David Denver, Department of Politics and International Relations, Lancaster University.
• Luke Desforges, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
• Bella Dicks, Cardiff School of Social Sciences, University of Wales, Cardiff.
• Tom Hall, Cardiff School of Social Sciences, University of Wales, Cardiff.
• Andrew Menley, School of Management and Business, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
• Ron Johnston, Department of Geography, Bristol University.
• Rhys Jones, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
• Paul Latreille, Department of Economics, University of Wales, Swansea.
• Danny MacKinnon, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of Wales, Cardiff.
• Lynn Mainwaring, Department of Economics, University of Wales, Swansea.
• Neil Manning, Department of Economics, University of Wales, Swansea.
• James Mitchell, Department of Politics, Sheffield University.
• Phil Murphy, Department of Economics, University of Wales, Swansea.
• Nigel O'Leary, Department of Economics, University of Wales, Swansea.
• Wayne Parsons, Department of Politics, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London.
• Charles Pattie, Department of Geography, Sheffield University.
• Nick Phelps, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of Wales, Cardiff.
• Paul Ransome, Department of Sociology, University of Wales, Swansea.
• Dennis Thomas, School of Management and Business, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
• Dafydd Trystan, Institute of Welsh Politics, Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
• Jim Twomey, Department of Economics, University of Wales, Swansea. Glyn Williams, Wales Research Centre, University of Wales, Bangor.
• Richard Wyn Jones, Institute of Welsh Politics, Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

Contents Vol. 12

Editorial - Richard Wyn Jones
SOCIETY
1. Boys from Nowhere: Finding Welsh Men and Putting Them in their Place
Jonathan Scourfield and Mark Drakeford
2. Industrial South Wales: Learning Society Past, Present or Future?
Gareth Rees, Stephen Gorard and Ralph Fevre
3. The Laity of the Church in Wales: Sex Differences in Religious Practice, Attitude and Involvement
Richard Startup and Chris Harris
POLITICS
4. Local Branch Activity and Organization in the Yes for Wales Campaign, 1997
Michael Woods
5. The 1996 Reorganization of Local Government in Wales: Issues, Process and Uneven Outcomes
Simon Pemberton
6. Cynulliad Cenedlaethol: Plus ça change ynteu Cychwyn Proses? (National Assembly: Plus ça change or the Beginning of a Process?)
Ioan Bowen Rees
7. Governance and the Language
Colin H Williams
ECONOMY
8. The Selling of Rural Wales
Joe Howe
9. Small Businesses in the Media Industry in Wales
Nerys Fuller-Love and Aled G Jones
10. The Welsh Economy: A Statistical Profile
David Brooksbank

VOLUME 11 CONTENTS

• Editorial Graham Day and Dennis Thomas
• Celebrating Globalization and Misreading the Welsh Economy: The ‘New Regionalism’ in Wales John Lovering
• Wales and North Wales: The Nature of Regeneration Ross MacKay
• Labour Recruitment and Economic Change in North West Wales Stephen Jones and David Jones
• Rural Economic Development: A Research Agenda for the National Assembly of Wales Peter Midmore
• Road Building and Economic Development in Peripheral Areas: The Case of Wales Nicholas Parrott
• Perceptions of Landscape and the Environment Gareth Wyn Jones and David White
• Debt And Disconnection in the Privatized Utilities Mark Drakeford
• The Regeneration of the Welsh Language: An Analysis John Aitchison and Harold Carter
• Representing Wales in Europe: The Origins and Evolution of the Wales European Centre Bethan Lewis
• Neither Here nor There: Refugees in Wales Vaughan Robinson
• The Welsh Economy: A Statistical Profile David Brooksbank and Stephen Drinkwater

VOLUME 10 CONTENTS

• Region, Culture and Function on the Celtic Periphery: Wales, Cornwall and the EU Alys Thomas
• The Welsh Economy: An Outside Perspective Peter Gripaios
• The Comparative Performance of Foreign-owned and Domestic Manufacturing Firms during Recession: Some Descriptive Evidence from Wales Max Munday and Michael Peel
• Development and Privatization of Cardiff Airport Ian Humphreys
• Planning for Residential Tourism in Wales Nick Gallent. Mark Tewdwr-Jones and Gary Higgs
• A Comparison of Community Level Indices in Measuring Disadvantages in Wales Gary Higgs and Sean White
• A More Separate Education System for Wales Catherine M. Farrell and Jennifer Law
• The Fate of the Welsh Clergy: An Attitude Survey among Male Clerics in the Church in Wales Susan H. Jenkins and Leslie J.Francis
• Young People’s use of Welsh: The Influence of Home and Community Heini Gruffudd
• The Welsh Economy: A Statistical Profile Stephen Drinkwater

Editorial Graham Day and Dennis Thomas

1 Wales and its Media: Production, Consumption and Regulation Hugh McKay and Anthony Powell

2 Welsh Language Publications: [achievements and limitations?] D. Roy Thomas

3 Regeneration Versus Representation in the Rhondda: the story of the Rhondda Heritage Park Bella Dicks

4 A Woman's Voice in a Man's world: listening to women clergy in the Church in Wales Leslie J. Francis and Mandy Robbins

5 The Winners and Losers in Wales' First Unitary Elections Russel Deacon

6 Constitutional Reform in Wales: some views from the front Mark Drakeford

7 RECHAR: Too Little, Too late? Robert H. Morgan and D. Ellis Jenkins

8 The Labour Market in North Wales: Problems and Prospects David Jones, Geoff Owen and Philip Wilson

9 Welsh Speakers and the Labour Market David Blackaby and Stephen Drinkwater

10 The Welsh Economy: a statistical profile Stephen Drinkwater

Guidelines for contributors of articles

General policy:
Contemporary Wales is an annual review of economic and social developments and trends in Wales. It provides an authoritative analysis drawing upon the most up-to-date research, and represents the only comprehensive source of analysis across the range of economic and social research about Wales. It is a Board of Celtic Studies journal published once a year, and contains articles selected for their quality and significance to contemporary society in Wales. Submissions are refereed and are accepted for publication on the assumption that they have not been previously published and are not currently being submitted to any other journal. The normal maximum length for articles is about 5,000 words. An abstract of up to 200 words is required.

 Copyright:
Copyright in the articles in printed and electronic forms will be retained by the University of Wales, but the right to reproduce their own articles by photocopying is granted to the contributors provided that the copies are not offered for sale. Contributors should obtain the necessary permission to use material already protected by copyright.

Preparation of typescripts:
If possible, please email papers as Word attachments to one of the editors:

Paul Chaney (chaneyp@cardiff.ac.uk)
Jonathan Scourfield (scourfield@cardiff.ac.uk)
Andrew Thompson (athompso@glam.ac.uk)

If email is not possible, please post 3 copies on single-sided A4 to:

either Paul Chaney or Jonathan Scourfield
Cardiff School of Social Sciences
The Glamorgan Building
King Edward VII Avenue
Cardiff CF10 3WT

or Andrew Thompson
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Glamorgan
Pontypridd
CF37 1DL

The Editors can provide further guidance as to the form and style in which contributions should be submitted, but the following gives a brief guide for potential contributors. Additional general information is available on the UWP Website, www.wales.ac.uk/press under the heading ‘Guidelines for presentation of texts for publication’.

Articles submitted should be typed using double spacing with wide margins, unjustified on the right. Pages should be numbered throughout consecutively.

Preparation of typescripts on disk:
Once a paper has been accepted for publication, it should be sent to the editor in disk form, provided that a hard copy/printout of the full up-to-date text has also been submitted. Authors should retain a back-up copy of both disk and printout of their papers. PC disks using Word are preferred, but other softwares may be acceptable.

Tables, maps and diagrams:
These will eventually appear within the printed page but should be provided on separate pages in the typescript and their position indicated by a marginal note in the text. Tables and figures should be provided in separate Excel/Tiff files, not embedded in Word. Some other kinds of software may be acceptable – please contact UWP for further information. All figures, diagrams, maps, charts, etc. must be saved in black only, not full colour, and should be saved at 1200 pixels per inch.

Diagrams and maps may be submitted in best possible condition on paper if the contributor is unable to supply a disk version. References in the text to illustrative material should take the form ‘Table 1’ etc. for tables and ‘Figure 1’ etc. for other illustrations including maps, not ‘in the following diagram’ since there is no guarantee that pagination will allow this precise positioning. The tables and figures will eventually be labelled ‘Table 1.1’, ‘Figure 2.1’ etc. according to the number of the chapter in which they appear.

Style of text:
Quotations within running text should be in single quote marks (double for quotes within quotes). Quotations of more than forty-five words should be indented without quotation marks and with a line space before and after.

Underline or type in italic any words which are to appear in italic. In English-laguage articles, single words or short phrases in any language other than English should be in italic, but longer quotations in another language should be in roman within single quotation marks.

Dates should be expressed as 1 January 1999; the 1990s; the twentieth century (but ‘a twentieth-century record’); 1988–9; 1914–18 (not 1914–8). Numbers up to ninety-nine should be spelt out in full except in a list of statistics or in percentages (e.g. 25 per cent).

Use -ize endings when given as an alternative to -ise, for example, realize, privatize, organize; but note analyse, franchise, advertise.

Capitalization should be kept to a minimum in the text; for titles, initial capitals should only be used when attached to a personal name (thus ‘President Clinton’, but ‘the president of the United States’).

Journal style is that ‘south’ in ‘south Wales’ should take lower case (also ‘north’, ‘east’, ‘west’ Wales/England etc.), since this is not a specific political, administrative or geographical region. South America or South Africa would take upper case since the term refers to the name of a continent or political entity respectively. When referring to a specific area for economic assessment, e.g. the South West of England, upper case may be used for clarity.

References:
References in the text should be given in the Harvard system in the following format:

(Dower, 1977), (Welsh Office, 1986), (White and Higgs, 1997), (Gripaios et al., 1995a).

The form of references listed under the heading ‘References’ at the end of the text should be as follows:

Ambrose, P. (1974). The Quiet Revolution, London: Chatto and Windus.

Buller, H. and Hoggart, K. (1994b). ‘The social integration of British home owners into French rural communities’, Journal of Rural Studies, 10, 2, 197–210.

Dower, M. (1977). ‘Planning aspects of second homes’, in Coppock, J. T. (ed.), Second Homes: Curse or Blessing?, Oxford: Pergamon Press.

Note the use of lower case for all initial letters except the first in an article or unpublished thesis title, and capitals for initial letters of all significant words in book and journal titles.

Publications by the same author in the same year should be differentiated by means of a, b, or c etc. after the year of publication, both in the text reference and in the list of references.

Proofs and complimentary copies:
Checking of proofs will be done by editors, with contributors expected to reply promptly to queries. Upon publication, contributors will receive one complimentary copy of the issue of the journal in which their article appears.