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Exploring Governance and Solidarity in Wales and Scotland: The Devolution Paradox

This analysis focuses on the governance dynamics of Wales and Scotland within the UK context, highlighting the lack of funding for England and the absence of data on English regions. Key themes include multi-level voting, regionalization support, and the complexities of identity and perceived significance at different scales. The devolution paradox emerges, showcasing public support for devolution while simultaneously exhibiting hesitance towards policy divergence at the state level. Despite economic disparities, a strong sense of territorial solidarity appears evident in perceptions of relative prosperity.

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Exploring Governance and Solidarity in Wales and Scotland: The Devolution Paradox

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  1. CANS: Wales and Scotland Richard Wyn Jones Wales Governance Centre Cardiff University

  2. Context • Only W & S – no funding for England / English region • i.e. no data on what we know least about • Problematic in terms of thinking about solidarity etc. • Thus far, we have done little analysis – enough to satisfy funder in W! • Simple (simplistic?) overview of key themes

  3. Agenda • Multi-level voting • Support for ‘regionalisation’ • Identification with / perceived significance of various scales • Competencies • The devolution paradox • Territorial solidarity

  4. Multi-level voting, CANS 2009

  5. Which party best stands up for X?

  6. Constitutional Preferences

  7. Has / Should Have Most Influence?

  8. Identities & Perceived Significance of Scale • Despite significant differences (demographic etc.) ‘nested’ identities norm in W & S • Neighbourhood and the two ‘national’ levels stand out in terms of attachment • Local Authority and the two ‘national’ levels stand out in terms of perceived importance • Of the two ‘national’layers, ‘regional’ level viewed in significantly more positive light than ‘state’ level.

  9. National ID

  10. Scales and Attachment, % VERY attached

  11. Importance of decisions made, % VERY important

  12. “X doesn’t care much what people like me think”, % Agree Strongly and Agree

  13. Location of Policy Competences? • In W & S public attitudes seem to mirror perceptions of the prevailing division of responsibilities...

  14. Location of Policy Competences, Wales

  15. Location of Policy Competences, Scotland

  16. The Devolution Paradox... • On the one hand, electorate supportive of devolution and want more of it. They also seem to be supportive of individual examples of policy divergence... • However, on the other hand the electorate remains hostile to policy divergence (at the state level) per se.

  17. Degree of desired policy divergence

  18. Territorial Solidarity • Note limitations of data here... • Wales is poor • Perceptions of Scotland mixed • No data on a donor region • Nonetheless, strong sense of solidarity in evidence in W & S

  19. Perceptions of relative prosperity compared to rest of UK

  20. Territorial Solidarity

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