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Dr Nye Davies
(he/him)
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for Nye Davies
Lecturer in Politics
Overview
Nye Davies is a lecturer based in the School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University and a member of the Wales Governance Centre. His research focuses on the Labour Party, Welsh politics and the study of ideas.
Nye has published two books on the Labour Party politician Aneurin Bevan. This is My Truth: Aneurin Bevan in Tribune is the first edited collection of Bevan’s writings in the magazine Tribune. His second book, The Political Thought of Aneurin Bevan, takes a new approach by treating Bevan as a political thinker and reconstructing his political thought. It offers an alternative perspective on a complex figure and provides new insight into Bevan’s intellectual development and the ideas that drove his politics.
Nye has also published work on the Welsh Labour Party, including two journal articles that explore the party’s history in Wales and its ideological development. Nye has written extensively for publications such as The Conversation, BBC, Tribune, Nation.Cymru, and the Western Mail. Nye has also appeared on BBC Radio Wales and LBC News, and his work has been cited by The Guardian.
Publication
2025
- Davies, N. and Barter, S. 2025. Autonomy and party dominance: explaining Labour’s century of supremacy in Wales. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, pp. 1-22. (10.1080/13537113.2025.2504730)
2024
- Davies, N. 2024. The political thought of Aneurin Bevan. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
- Davies, N. 2024. The language of priorities: Aneurin Bevan, Welsh labour and the politics of the past. British Journal of Politics and International Relations 26(1), pp. 62-78. (10.1177/13691481231158296)
2023
- Davies, N. ed. 2023. This is my truth: Aneurin Bevan in tribune. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
2021
- Davies, N. 2021. Back to the Future?. IPPR Progressive Review 28(2), pp. 164-171. (10.1111/newe.12260)
2019
- Davies, N. 2019. The political thought of Aneurin Bevan. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2018
- Awan-Scully, R., Stirbu, D., Pritchard, H., Larner, J. and Davies, N. 2018. Unpacking diversity: Barriers and incentives to standing for election to the National Assembly for Wales. Cardiff: Wales Governance Centre. Available at: http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/wgc/files/2018/07/REPORT-Unpacking-Diversity-July-2018.pdf
Articles
- Davies, N. and Barter, S. 2025. Autonomy and party dominance: explaining Labour’s century of supremacy in Wales. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, pp. 1-22. (10.1080/13537113.2025.2504730)
- Davies, N. 2024. The language of priorities: Aneurin Bevan, Welsh labour and the politics of the past. British Journal of Politics and International Relations 26(1), pp. 62-78. (10.1177/13691481231158296)
- Davies, N. 2021. Back to the Future?. IPPR Progressive Review 28(2), pp. 164-171. (10.1111/newe.12260)
Books
- Davies, N. 2024. The political thought of Aneurin Bevan. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
- Davies, N. ed. 2023. This is my truth: Aneurin Bevan in tribune. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
Monographs
- Awan-Scully, R., Stirbu, D., Pritchard, H., Larner, J. and Davies, N. 2018. Unpacking diversity: Barriers and incentives to standing for election to the National Assembly for Wales. Cardiff: Wales Governance Centre. Available at: http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/wgc/files/2018/07/REPORT-Unpacking-Diversity-July-2018.pdf
Thesis
- Davies, N. 2019. The political thought of Aneurin Bevan. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
- Davies, N. and Barter, S. 2025. Autonomy and party dominance: explaining Labour’s century of supremacy in Wales. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, pp. 1-22. (10.1080/13537113.2025.2504730)
- Davies, N. 2024. The political thought of Aneurin Bevan. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
- Davies, N. 2024. The language of priorities: Aneurin Bevan, Welsh labour and the politics of the past. British Journal of Politics and International Relations 26(1), pp. 62-78. (10.1177/13691481231158296)
- Davies, N. ed. 2023. This is my truth: Aneurin Bevan in tribune. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
Research
My current research interests are Labour Party politics, Wales and the study of ideas and ideology. I am currently researching the hisotry of the Welsh Labour Party and its ideological development.
I am also taking part in a research project with colleagues from Cardiff University and the University of Bremen studying post-pandemic labour struggles in the UK and Germany. Our research explores the political subjectivities of the striking worker.
Teaching
I am currently the module leader on a core Year 1 module, Introduction to Government, and on a Year 2 module Ideas and Ideology in British Politics. I co-lead a postgraduate module called Themes and Debates in Political Research.
During my time at Cardiff University I have taught on the following modules:
Undergraduate
Year 1
- Introduction to Government
- Introduction to Political Thought
Year 2
- British Politics since 1945
- Comparative European Politics
- Comparative Politics: Protest, Power and Populism
- Ideas and Ideology in British Politics
- Modern Welsh Politics
Postgraduate
- Themes and Debates in Contemporary Comparative Politics
- Themes and Debates in Political Research
Biography
Academic Employment
- Lecturer, Cardiff University, since 2019
Fellowships
- Fellow AdvanceHE
Supervisions
I am happy to consider applications from prospective students across the range of my research interests, including:
- Welsh politics
- Political thought in Wales
- Ideas and ideology
- Labour Party (in Wales, the UK and comparatively)
Do feel free to get in touch.
Current supervision
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- Wales
- British Domestic Politics
- Devolved Politics
- Ideology
- Political theory and political philosophy
