Module Information
Course Delivery
Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
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Lecture | 15 Hours. (15 x 1 hour) |
Seminars / Tutorials | 8 Hours. (8 x 1 hour) |
Assessment
Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
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Semester Assessment | 1 x 3,000 word essay | 50% |
Semester Exam | 2 Hours (1 x 2 Hours) | 50% |
Supplementary Assessment | 1 x 3,000 word essay in lieu of exam, if exam element failed Students may, subject to Faculty approval, have the opportunity to resit this module by submission of 100% coursework in lieu of original assessment(s). ALL supplementary/resit components are outlined on the International Politics website - http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/interpol/current-students/undergraduate/ | 50% |
Supplementary Assessment | 1 x 3,000 word essay, if essay element failed | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- Critically analyse, assess and evaluate the main constitutional and organisational features of the various plans for a form of Parliament for Wales put forward before 1997
- Critically analyse, assess and evaluate the main constitutional, legal and organisational features of devolution to Wales
- Describe and evaluate the nature of the policy-process in post-devolution Wales
- Analyse the nature of the Assembly's inter-governmental relations with other layers of government, in particular the UK and European levels
- Describe and analyse the nature of party-competition and political culture in a devolved Wales
- Critically examine the different proposals for deepening devolution to Wales
Brief description
This module will introduce students to the governance arrangements established in Wales by the Government of Wales Act 1998 and subsequently by the Government of Wales Act 2006. Following discussion of the earlier proposals for devolution, the module focuses on examining different facets of the constitutional arrangements and politics of devolution to Wales post-1999. On this basis, the module also assess the future prospects of devolution to Wales.
Aims
- contextualise devolution by comparatively considering the various plans for a form of Parliament for Wales put forward before 1997;
- the main constitutional and organisational features of devolution to Wales;
- the nature of the policy-process post-devolution;
- the nature of party-competition and political culture in a devolved Wales.
- key issues associated with the future of devolution to Wales.
Content
Devolution: the historical context
An overview of the historical attempts at devolution to Wales
From Kilbrandon to the 1979 debacle
Resurrecting the dream: The Road to the Assembly
The National Assembly for Wales
The original design: The Government of Wales Act 1998
The evolution of devolution: 1999 - 2006
The Government of Wales Act 2006 Part III
The Government of Wales Act Part IV
The policy process and Welsh devolution
The National Assembly, the UK State, the European Union and the World
Political Culture in Post-Devolution Wales
Electoral Politics in Post-devolution Wales
The Political Parties post-devolution
The National Assembly and Civil Society in Wales
Representation and the National Assembly
The Future of Devolution?
The future of devolved government
Transferable skills
10 ECTS credits
Reading List
General TextWelsh Assembly Government (2004). Report of the Richard Commission (HMSO)_ Primo search Chaney, P., Hall, T. Pithouse, A. (eds.) (2001) New Governance - New Democracy? Post Devolution Wales Cardiff : University of Wales Press Primo search Hazell R (ed.) (2003) The state of the Nations: The Third Year of Devolution in the United Kingdom Exeter: Imprint Academic Primo search Morgan, K. O. (1998) Rebirth of a Nation: A History of Modern Wales Oxford: Oxford University Press Primo search Osmond, J.,Jones, J. B. (eds.) (2003) Birth of Welsh Democracy: The First Term of the National Assembly Cardiff: Institute of Welsh Affairs Primo search Rawlings, R. (2003) Delineating Wales Cardiff: University of Wales Press Primo search
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6