Public Policy and Normative Language
Utility, Community and Nation in the Debate over the Construction of Tryweryn Reservoir
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6313329 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Cunningham (0000-0002-5850-9825), Matthew E Cunningham (0000-0003-3723-062X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 625-636 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-12 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Parliamentary Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-2290 • E-ISSN: 1460-2482 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/pa/gsm037 |
| OpenAlex | W2124949181 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The flooding of the community of Capel Celyn in North Wales to create a reservoir in the early 1960s to provide water for Liverpool provoked much opposition in Wales and among Welsh representatives. This article examines the competing normative language, including the concepts utility, community and nation, which was used to justify and to attack the policy. In conclusion, it is argued that the policy can be held to have been unjust because of the inadequacy of Welsh representative institutions and the lack of recognition of the Welsh language in this period
Archaeology · Normative · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Public policy · Sociology · Welsh · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Scottish History and National Identity
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |