Events
The Wales Governance Centre is engaged in hosting a range of events discussing aspects of Welsh governance. These include the annual St David’s Day lecture, seminars and conferences.
The centre is engaged in a collaborative venture with the Institute of Welsh Affairs exploring the “Progressive Consensus” with an examination of the ideas that underpin the July 2007 One Wales coalition agreement. Further details will appear here.
St David's Day lectures
2011: Professor Charlie Jeffery
Wales, the Referendum and the Multi-Level State
2010: Lord Justice Thomas
Our Changing Governance Structures: Clarity and Confidence
2009: Dr Richard Wyn Jones, Director of the Wales Governance Centre
In the Shadow of '79: the Lasting Impact of the 1970s' Devolution Debacle
2008: Rt Hon Paul Murphy MP, Secretary of State for Wales
A Return to the Wales Office - A Personal View
2007: Professor James Mitchell (Strathclyde University)
Devolution and citizens
2005: Professor Nicholas Bourne AM
Welsh Conservatism: The Chance to Shine
2004: Professor Michael Keating (European University Institute, Florence)
Stateless Nations in the New Europe
2003: Rhodri Morgan AM, First Minister of the Welsh Assembly Government
Delivering for Wales – the Implementation of Public Policy in a Small Country
2002: Rt Hon Paul Murphy MP, Secretary of State for Wales
The View from Whitehall and Torfaen
2001: Professor Robert Hazell
The Dilemmas of Devolution: Does Wales have an answer to the English Question?
2000: Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas
A new constitution for Wales?
Conferences
2011 Europe 2020 and national reform programme
2011 Special one day conference: Financing Devolved Government: The Principles and Practicalities of Reform
2010 Annual Conference: Cohabitation between the Taff and the Thames
2009 Annual Conference: "Small countries and the global crisis: challenges and opportunities?"
2008 Annual Conference: "Wales in Europe"
2007 Annual Conference: “The Governance of Wales: Managing the Future”
Part of the HEFCW-funded 'Future Governance in Wales' series.
2006 Annual Conference: “Devolution in Wales: Taking Stock, Moving Forward”
Part of the HEFCW-funded 'Future Governance in Wales' series.
Transcripts of conference proceedings and copies of the Powerpoint presentations given are availabe via the individual conferences pages.
Seminars / lectures
2012/13: Unequal Wales Seminar Series Hosted by Wales Governance Centre in partnership with WISERD Event poster, Event poster-Welsh
09/06/2009: Breakfast seminar: Citizens After the Nation State? The People of Wales in 2009
11/06/2009: Public lecture - Welsh Conservatism and how the 2015 Assembly election was won
2008 Seminar: Strategic Problem-Solving for Safer Communities in Wales
Speakers: Mr Adam Edwards and Professor Gordon Hughes
Other events
18/10/12: 'In Conversation With . . . Peter Hain' In partnership with the Open University.
18/10/2012 'In Conversation With . . . Peter Hain', the event is in partnership with the Open University.
23/11/2011: March Referendum:A debate-More powers for the Welsh Assembly?
No Overall Control? The impact of a 'hung' parliament on British politics
Dr R Palmer spoke about 'Government formation in the National Assembly for Wales' at the Hansard Society book launch.
See the full 'No Overall Control?' event page