Looking beyond ARFOR: economic development strategies and the Welsh language

This report presents recent research evaluating the extent that consideration of the Welsh language – more specifically consideration of the need to support and maintain areas with a high density of Welsh speakers – has been integrated into the process of formulating key Welsh economic development initiatives. The research was conducted as part of the work program of an 18-month research tender in which researchers from the Centre for Welsh for Politics and Society at Aberystwyth University have collaborated with Wavehill to review and evaluate the work of the ARFOR II programme.