Privilege, place and patronage: 'giving something back' to Wales

Power, Sally ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3287-0003, Caerwynt, Flossie, Heley, Jessie, Sanders, Amy and Zaidi, Najia 2024. Privilege, place and patronage: 'giving something back' to Wales. International Sociology 39 (4) , pp. 510-525.

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Abstract

This paper explores the complex relationship between civil society, social inequality and nationhood through examining the motivations of elite members of Welsh civil society as they volunteer to serve on the boards of a wide range of Welsh charities. We interviewed nearly 60 trustees and patrons, all of whom enjoyed successful and influential careers in business, politics or public service. Their narratives reveal diverse vocabularies of motive, but prominent within these is the desire to ‘give something back’, and not just to society in general but to Wales in particular. While their desire to ‘give back’ reflects an awareness of their own privileged position, their commitment to Wales can be seen as a response to the country’s historic and current dominance by England, as well as a legacy of non-conformism and community. The paper concludes by discussing the implications of these narratives for understanding the specificities of ‘geographies of responsibility’, civil society and nationhood.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education) Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD)
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	1461-7242
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 May 2024
Date of Acceptance:	20 May 2024
Last Modified:	19 Jul 2024 15:26
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/169300

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