The New Devolution in Wales as a Result of Emerging the Small Nation

• Authors: Przemysław Sopoćko
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this article, an author proves that devolution based on the national identity fosters political development in Wales. The main historical facts are briefly recalled, coming smoothly to Tony Blair’s reforms and their partly failure. Author considers them as irreversible process’ elements, later continued by David Cameron who saw them as vital to awake national identity of Wales. Such efforts finally result in economic success of the whole region, based on devolution of powers, as it is concluded at the end. 

Keywords

EN

Blair Tony; Cameron David; Celtic; Cymru; Devolution; Economy; Elections; Finances; First Minister; Government; Identity; Jones Carwyn; Lloyd George David; Nation; National Assembly; Power; Prime Minister; Referendum; Reforms; Regional; Wales

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
• Journal: Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska, sectio K – Politologia
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 1

Dates

published

2016

online

2017-04-04

Contributors

author

Przemysław Sopoćko

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Identifiers

DOI

10.17951/k.2016.23.1.85