Outputs and Dissemination
A major task for the team following completion of the research programme is analysis and dissemination of findings. A number of different methods of dissemination have been used to target key audiences.
Academic Community
The localities team have presented to the academic community at a number of international conferences including:
Kate Moles presented a paper entitled ‘Voices of a community: Engagement, representation and methods of and in place’ at the British Sociological Association Conference in April 2011.
Alex Plows presented a paper entitled ‘Locating the ‘local’: Methodological issues in researching of grass roots societies’ at the XVII ISA World Congress of Sociology: sociology on the move conference held in Gothemburg in July 2010.
Jesse Heley presented a paper entitled ‘Institutionalising regions: Political geographies of contemporary Wales’ at the Regional Studies Association Conference held in Pecs, Hungary in May 2010.
In addition to conference presentations, a number of papers based on the research programme have been submitted to international peer reviewed journals. For further information click here.
Policy Stakeholders
The team have also fed-back findings from the research programme to representatives from the Welsh Government. An emergent findings event was held in January 2011. The meeting brought together colleagues from the Welsh Government and WISERD to discuss key findings from the research programme. The meeting was positive and generated useful discussion around key priorities and themes for further research. Further meetings are planned as analysis of findings progresses.
A copy of the PowerPoint presentation from the event can be downloaded from here.
Public Stakeholders
A series of stakeholder feedback events are being planned to feedback to those involved in the data collection process. Details of these will be made available in due course.
The WISERD policy team is planning a series of public engagement events in late 2011 to disseminate and discuss WISERD data with communities across Wales. Further information on these events will be made available in autumn 2011.
Accessing localities data
Access to stakeholder interview data can be arranged by applying to WISERD using the form below. Access is only available to registered WISERD associate members, further information about WISERD’s associate membership scheme can be found here. For further information on accessing data and related issues please contact the WISERD Director of Operations by emailing macfarlanev@cf.ac.uk or telephoning 029 208 79170.
To download a copy of the data access request form please click here.
To download a copy of the protocols governing access to WISERD data please click here.
