Categorisation, narrative and devolution in Wales

Housley, William ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1568-9093 and Fitzgerald, R. 2001. Categorisation, narrative and devolution in Wales. Sociological Research Online 6 (2) , U127-U145.

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Abstract

Within this paper we examine the use of extended story turns, within the accomplished context of a radio news debate, that display various accounts of national identity in relation to a proposal for devolved democratic institutions within the United Kingdom. In this sense, they display a 'world view'. These various positions are displayed through the use of various categories, inferences and connections in order to lend support to and promote positions of For and Against the proposal of the establishment of a devolved democratic assembly for Wales. In this sense the topics of national identity and political re- organisation are omni-relevant topics (Sacks 1992). However, our particular focus and interest is upon the various detailed ways such positions routinely rely on methods of categorisation and moral assessment in their construction, configuration and promotion of arguments. Furthermore, the analysis of such category work contributes to our understanding of the moral organisation of Welsh identity in relation to devolved forms of political organisation and representation.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Publisher:	Sociological Research Online
ISSN:	1360-7804
Related URLs:	http://www.socresonline.org.uk/6/2/housl...
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2022 08:48
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/72223

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