Richard Wyn Jones

Institution

Cardiff University

Job title

Professor of Welsh Politics and Director of the Wales Governance Centre

Email address

wynjonesr@cardiff.ac.uk

Biography

Richard Wyn Jones joined the staff of Cardiff University in February 2009 as Director of the Wales Governance, having previously worked as Professor of Welsh Politics and founding Director of the Institute of Welsh Politics at the Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University. He has written extensively on contemporary Welsh politics, devolved politics in the UK and nationalism. In addition, Richard was one of the founders of Critical Security Studies.

Richard is a regular and widely respected broadcaster, commentating on Welsh politics in both Welsh and English for the BBC in Wales and across the UK. He has also presented two TV series and is a regular columnist for the Welsh language current affairs magazine Barn.

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Posts by this author

Independence and the Union

It’s not all about Scotland: England and Wales after the independence referendum

10 October 2014 | Richard Wyn Jones

The independence referendum focussed the attention in the UK and beyond on Scotland. However, argues Professor Richard Wyn Jones, the contours of the constitutional debate throughout the UK should not be seen from an entirely Scottish perspective.

Independence and the Union

‘Better Together’ and the rest of the Union

11 September 2014 | Richard Wyn Jones

Richard Wyn Jones discusses the ‘Better Together’ campaign, the economic fortunes of Scotland and Wales and the ‘Barnett bonus’.

Attitudes and Behaviours

So much for ‘moral purpose’: Throwing Wales under the bus

23 April 2014 | Richard Wyn Jones

In a piece that examines the implications of Scottish independence for Wales, Richard Wyn Jones makes an impassioned case for a fairer settlement for Wales.