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ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
SEMESTER TWO EXAMINATIONS
ACADEMIC YEAR 2010/2011
GW11120 CYMRU YN EWROP
Time allowed: Two hours
Answer TWO questions from the list below – one from Section 1 and one from Section 2
Section 1
1. With reference to the early efforts to achieve self-government for Wales and the
context of the referendum itself, explain why achieving devolution in 1979 was an
extremely ambitious aim.
2. Outline the original plan for the National Assembly for Wales, and explain why and
how efforts were made to try to improve upon it between 1999 and 2011.
3. Why do the people of Wales vote differently in National Assembly elections and
elections to Westminster?
4. Have the devolutionary processes implemented in the United Kingdom since 1997 now
been completed?
Section 2
5. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of European integration.
6. To what extent has ‘Europeanisation’ impacted on the member-states of the European
Union? Discuss some examples.
7. What are the factors that appear to be limiting the further development of the
European Union at present?
8. How successful is the National Assembly in ensuring that Wales has a voice at the
European level?