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1	From Versailles to Maastricht : nationalist and regionalist parties and European integration Lynch, Peter January 1994 (has links) European integration has increasingly shaped the political opportunity structure of minority nationalism. This thesis studies the attitudes and responses to European union of nationalist and regionalist parties from Brittany, Flanders, Scotland and Wales, in addition to cooperation between the parties and the emergence of transnational regionalism through the development of the European Free Alliance. Whilst nationalist and regionalist parties responded to the broad themes of European integration, and demonstrated preferences for an integovernmental or federal Europe, the EC has brought a range of specific opportunities and resources to aid minority nationalism and self-determination. This involved the EC's challenge to traditional national sovereignty, responses to EC policies and participation in European elections. However, the most significant effect of European integration was its ability to shape and influence party goals and strategies for self-determination. The goals of the nationalist parties of Scotland and Wales became heavily Europeanised to fit the new European context that emerged in the 1980s with the Single European Act. This led to a reversal of policy and attitudes towards the EC, and a relaunch of the idea of self-government in the new Europe. Attitudes towards the Maastricht Treaty also demonstrated the flexible responses of nationalist parties to economic and political sovereignty in contrast to the inflexible attitudes of the 1970s. Regionalist parties in contrast showed more stable attitudes to European union. They used the issue to complement demands for regional autonomy and federalism by linking domestic demands to European developments. Though regionalists demonstrated strong affective links to European union, they were less able to turn the issue to their advantage in political debate or elections. They increasingly Europeanised their autonomy position, often using arguments associated with nationalism rather than regionalism. This mixing of agendas brought a blurring of distinctions between nationalist and regionalist political positions. 320
2	The political and sociological significance of Welsh nationalism since 1945 Philip, Alan Butt January 1971 (has links) No description available. 320.5409429
3	Skotská národní strana a Plaid Cymru v kontextu devoluce / Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru in the context of devolution Skutilová, Marie January 2019 (has links) The thesis deals with the Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru - the Party of Wales and their transformation in the context of the establishment of devolutionary institutions: the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly of Wales. At first, it presents the main terms with which the work will operate, and the concept of regional parties, focusing on their classification based on the origin and stance on the territorial-political arrangement. Further, the thesis will deal with the development of tendencies leading to the establishment of devolution in both regions. The background conditions and the main purpose leading to the establishment of both parties differed significantly and played an important role throughout their whole existence. The Scottish National Party has demanded Scotland's independence since its establishment, while Plaid Cymru was formed mainly to protect Welsh culture and language. The emergence of devolution in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has provided regional parties with a new opportunity to strengthen their position in their regional political systems. Both the Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru had to adapt to the new conditions and create a new strategy for the new political environment. The work should answer the question of how...
4	Egwyddorion beirniadol awdl yr eisteddfod genedlaethol 1950-1999 Evans, Donald January 2006 (has links) No description available.
5	A Critical Discourse Analysis of Developing the Curriculum Cymreig:The Language of Learning Welshness Smith, Kevin J. 14 December 2010 (has links) No description available. Curricula Curriculum Development Education Educational Evaluation Educational Leadership Educational Sociology Educational Theory Education History Education Philosophy Education Policy Ethnic Studies Multicultural Education Pedagogy Conscientization Culture Critical Discourse Analysis Critical Pedagogy Curriculum Cymreig Cymru Discourse Discursive Formation Education Fairclough Freire Ideology Language Multicultural Education Postcolonial Schooling Wales Welshness

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