Aberystwyth University and National Library collaborate on study of radicalism in Wales
The changing faces of radicalism in Wales will be examined as part of a new research project at Aberystwyth University. The study will examine the different approaches taken by three nationalist organisations - the Free Wales Army, Meibion Glyndŵr and Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (The Welsh Language Society). The aim is to look at civil participation on society’s fringes and analyse why certain forms of citizen engagement are viewed as being more socially acceptable than others. Hosted by the University’s Department of Geography and Earth Sciences and funded by the ESRC Doctoral Training Centre for Wales, the study covers the 30 years from 1962 to 1992, widely seen as a tumultuous period in modern Welsh history. A unique feature of the project will be the close collaboration between the University and the Welsh Political Archive at the National Library of Wales. It is hoped the findings will also form part of an exhibition in 2019 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the invest...