An article examined the Welsh Assembly Government's consultation on social cohesion strategy. Strong and cohesive communities were presented in the consultation document as both the cause of, and the solution to, social dislocation, although it was implied that cohesive minority communities were really the problem. 'Mixed' communities were proposed as a remedy – although minority populations were already more ethnically mixed than the majority 'white' population. The very wealthy were the most segregated group: but this was not discussed as a problem. The consultation failed to identify those policies which actively undermined social cohesion. Neither 'community' nor cohesion was clearly defined, and ideas of equality were confused with social integration.
Source: Robert Moore, 'The Welsh Assembly Government's social cohesion strategy: a world without sociology?', Contemporary Wales, Volume 23 Number 1
Links: Abstract
Date: 2010-Sep
A new book examined how policies developed by the National Assembly for Wales were affecting gender inequalities, and whether they were having an impact on social justice for women in Wales.
Source: Nickie Charles and Charlotte Aull Davies (eds.), Gender and Social Justice in Wales, University of Wales Press
Links: Summary
Date: 2010-Jul
The Welsh Assembly Government published an integrated strategy and implementation plan designed to address all forms of violence against women in Wales that extended beyond domestic abuse – including issues such as honour based violence, female genital mutilation, and forced marriage.
Source: The Right to be Safe, Welsh Assembly Government | The Violence Against Women and Domestic Abuse Implementation Plan 2010-13, Welsh Assembly Government
Links: Strategy | Implementation plan | WAG press release | Womensgrid report
Date: 2010-Mar
