Devolution in Wales: Land of our Fathers

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2011 in the subject Politics - Other International Politics Topics, grade: "-", McGill University, course: Nations and States in the Developed World, language: English, abstract: In the context of devolutionary Britain, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have all undergone profound administrative and political changes. Particularly in Wales, devolutionary policies have revived Welsh culture and nationalism and taken a politicized standing in advancing concessions from London. This essay will explore the political and socio-economic factors, and consequences of Welsh nationalism, and how grand theories of nationalism studied political theory can help us better comprehend Welsh nationalism.