Devolution and Decentralisation in Wales and Brittany, 2001-2002

This is a mixed methods study.<br> <br> The data are an output from an ESRC-funded comparative project on <b>Devolution and Decentralisation in Wales and Brittany</b>, part of the ESRC’s Devolution and Constitutional Change programme. The project set out with several objectives: to compare public opinion about political institutions and public policy in Wales and the French region of Brittany; to compare and contrast mass and elite opinions on institutions and policy within and across Wales and Brittany; to inform policy practice in Wales by drawing lessons from experience in Brittany (especially in the fields of regional languages, education and training) and to contribute to our knowledge of European regional governance by adopting a comparative perspective and elaborating new theoretical frameworks. Around 200 face-to-face interviews were conducted in Wales and Brittany as well as a Welsh language focus group, a comparative opinion survey, and an elite questionnaire in four languages (English, Welsh, French and Breton).<br> <br> The data for <b>Political Institutions, Public Policy and Public Opinion in Brittany, France, 2001</b> and <b>Political Institutions, Public Policy and Public Opinion in Wales, 2001</b> also provides information from the opinion poll carried out in Brittany and Wales in June 2001. The market research companies interviewed a representative sample of individuals, selected by quotas of age, gender, socio-economic group and locality. Interviews were conducted by telephone, using CATI.<br> <br> The data for <b>Political Institutions, Public Policy and the Policy Community in Brittany, France, 2001-2002</b> (elite survey) and <b>Political Institutions, Public Policy and the Policy Community in Wales, 2001-2002</b> (elite survey) provides information from the elite survey conducted in Brittany and Wales in 2001 and 2002. The questionnaire was distributed to members of the policy community.<br> <br> The data for <b>Regional Governance and the Policy Community in Brittany, France, 2001-2002</b> and <b>Devolution and the Policy Community in Wales, 2001-2002</b> provides transcripts and summaries of interviews conducted in Brittany and Wales during 2001 and 2002. The interview sample for the 'policy community' data were determined by snowball sampling and advice from members of an advisory group.