Bridging the gap between policy and practice in Wales: the contributions of organisations such as Aber Food Surplus in meeting the goals of the Well-b

《后代福祉法案》（威尔士政府2015年）被称赞为一项重要的立法，它使威尔士在可持续发展的特定背景下成为公共政策的创新者。许多学者已经开始研究该法案作为促进可持续发展的一种方式的意义，以及作为一种能够想象更公正的社会和空间未来的手段（例如Jones 2019； Jones et al 2020； Netherwood和Flynn 2020）。然而，我最初的范围研究表明，与该法案的实施有关的重大未解决的学术和政策相关问题仍然存在：首先，该法案的良好意图在多大程度上导致了威尔士个人和组织实践的根本变化，这是不确定的。该法案在多大程度上改变了个人和机构优先考虑和组织自己的方式？第二，虽然该法案试图改变威尔士公共服务的运作方式，但对于该法案在多大程度上鼓励了其他行为者，例如自愿或私营部门的行为者改变其运作方式，人们知之甚少。该法在多大程度上鼓励自愿和/或私营部门将福利和可持续发展的目标纳入其业务模式？第三，该法案确定了七个福祉目标，作为理解威尔士福祉的核心：1.)繁荣的威尔士；2)复原的威尔士；(3)更健康的威尔士；4)更加平等的威尔士；5.)具有凝聚力的社区；6)充满活力的文化和繁荣的威尔士语；7.)全球负责任的威尔士（威尔士政府2015年）。虽然这些目标在单独考虑时很重要，但它们之间的相互作用却鲜为人知。这些目标在多大程度上相互加强？他们之间存在着多大程度的紧张和矛盾？我的研究将试图通过检查《福利法案》对威尔士志愿部门的影响来检查政策与实践之间的联系，以及检查法案中包含的不同福利目标之间存在的联系和紧张关系。它将通过对粮食剩余组织的工作进行详细的案例研究来做到这一点；这些组织旨在减少食物浪费，并在威尔士的不同地区建立更可持续的食物网络。经验的重点将放在阿伯粮食盈余（AFS），以及在威尔士运作的粮食盈余组织的国家网络。

The Well-being of Future Generations Act (Welsh Government 2015) has been lauded as a significant piece of legislation, one that has placed Wales as an innovator in public policy in the specific context of sustainable development. A number of academics have begun to examine the significance of the Act as a way of promoting sustainable development and as a means of enabling more just kinds of social and spatial future to be imagined (e.g. Jones 2019; Jones et al 2020; Netherwood and Flynn 2020). My initial scoping research, however, demonstrates that significant unanswered academic and policy-related questions remain in relation to the implementation of the Act: First and foremost, there is uncertainty as to the extent to which the Act's good intentions has led to a fundamental change in the practices of individuals and organisations in Wales. To what extent has the Act transformed the ways in which individuals and institutions prioritise and organise themselves? Second, while the Act attempts to alter the way in which public service operates in Wales, there is less known about the extent to which the Act has encouraged other actors, for instance, in the voluntary or private sectors, to change how they operate. To what extent is the Act encouraging the voluntary and/or the private sectors to incorporate the goals of well-being and sustainable development into their modes of operation? Third, the Act identifies seven well-being goals as being central to understandings of well-being in Wales: 1.) a prosperous Wales; 2.) a resilient Wales; 3.) a healthier Wales; 4.) a more equal Wales; 5.) a Wales of cohesive communities; 6.) a Wales of vibrant culture and thriving Welsh language; 7.) a globally responsible Wales (Welsh Government 2015). While these goals are important when considered in isolation, less is known about the interactions between them? To what extent do the goals reinforce each other? To what extent do tensions and contradictions exist between them? My research will attempt to examine the link between policy and practice 'on the ground' by examining the influence of the Well-being Act on the voluntary sector in Wales, as well as examining the connections and tensions that exist between the different well-being goals contained within the Act. It will do so through a detailed case study of the work of food surplus organisations; organisations that seek to reduce food waste, as well as creating more sustainable food networks within different parts of Wales. The empirical focus will be on Aber Food Surplus (AFS), as well as the national network of food surplus organisations that operate in Wales.