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Professor Richard Wyn Jones
- Welsh speaking
- Media commentator
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for Richard Wyn Jones
Professor of Welsh Politics
Overview
Richard Wyn Jones is Director of Cardiff University's Wales Governance.
He has published 8 books and 7 edited books/collections, as well as numerous academic articles and chapters. His current work focuses on on contemporary Welsh politics, devolved politics in the UK and nationalism. He is also considered to be 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 presented two TV series and is a regular columnist for the Welsh language current affairs magazine Barn. In addition, he has contributed comment columns to a number of newspapers including the Western Mail, Irish Times, The Guardian and Sunday Times, and has been extensively quoted in the international press.
Richard is a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales and the Academy of the Social Sciences.
Publication
2025
- Griffiths, J. D. et al., 2025. A false start: Votes-at-16 in Wales in the 2021 Welsh Parliament | Senedd Cymru election. Project Report.[Online].Cardiff: Wales Governance Centre. Available at: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/2894096/Votes-at-16-A-False-Start-PDF-Feb-2025.pdf.
- Henderson, A. and Wyn Jones, R. 2025. The shameful conquest of England: The future of England survey 2024-2025. Project Report.[Online].Wales Governance Centre / Centre on Constitutional Change. Available at: https://www.theunionsurvey.com/_files/ugd/175847_2308506b75824ff6a548f0ca2893a7fc.pdf.
- Larner, J. and Wyn Jones, R. 2025. Wales. In: Convery, A. ed. UK Politics. London: Sage. , pp.253-270.
- Minto, R. and Wyn Jones, R. 2025. UK intergovernmental relations: on state-form, sovereignty and Brexit. Territory, Politics, Governance (10.1080/21622671.2025.2486814)
- Wyn Jones, R. 2025. Pan y sefydlwyd Plaid Cymru. Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Wyn Jones, R. 2025. Rhoi Cymru'n Gyntaf: Syniadaeth Plaid Cymru, Cyfrol 1. Cardiff: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru.
2024
- Griffiths, J. D. et al. 2024. Making the case for more politicians: a survey experiment to investigate public attitudes to an expanded welsh parliament. Parliamentary Affairs 77 (2), pp.285-304. (10.1093/pa/gsad004)
- Wyn Jones, R. 2024. Putting Wales first: The political thought of Plaid Cymru (Volume 1). University of Wales Press.
2023
- Griffiths, J. et al. 2023. Diverging electoral fortunes in Scotland and Wales: National identities, national interests, and voting behaviour. Regional & Federal Studies 33 (4), pp.487-510. (10.1080/13597566.2023.2227952)
- Henderson, A. and Wyn Jones, R. 2023. The ambivalent Union: Findings from the State of the Union Survey. Project Report.[Online].Institute for Public Policy Research. Available at: https://www.ippr.org/files/2023-09/the-ambivalent-union-sept23.pdf.
- Larner, J. et al. 2023. Incumbency and identity: the 2021 Senedd election. Parliamentary Affairs 76 (4), pp.857-878. gsac012. (10.1093/pa/gsac012)
- Morgan, K. and Wyn Jones, R. 2023. Brexit and the death of devolution. Political Quarterly 94 (4), pp.625-633. (10.1111/1467-923X.13293)
2022
- Hobden, S. and Wyn Jones, R. 2022. Marxist theories of international relations. In: Baylis, J. , Smith, S. and Owens, P. eds. The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, 9th Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. , pp.116-131.
- Jones, R. and Wyn Jones, R. 2022. The criminal justice system in Wales: On the jagged edge. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2022. Understanding a century of Labour dominance: social science and the puzzle of voting behaviour in Wales. Transactions- Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion 28 , pp.25-45.
2021
- Henderson, A. et al., 2021. Analysing vote choice in a multi-national state: national identity and territorial differentiation in the 2016 Brexit vote. Regional Studies 55 (9), pp.1502-1516. (10.1080/00343404.2020.1813883)
- Henderson, A. and Wyn Jones, R. 2021. Englishness: the political force transforming Britain. Oxford University Press.
- Henderson, A. and Wyn Jones, R. 2021. Unions of the mind: the United Kingdom as a subjective state. Comparative European Politics 19 , pp.164-187. (10.1057/s41295-020-00231-4)
- Wyn Jones, R. and Larner, J. 2021. Progressive home rule?. IPPR Progressive Review 27 (3), pp.235-245. (10.1111/newe.12221)
- Wyn Jones, R. W. and Larner, J. 2021. What about Wales? Brexit and the future of the UK. Discover Society 1 (2) 4. (10.51428/dsoc.2021.02.0004)
2019
- Jones, R. and Wyn Jones, R. 2019. Justice at the jagged edge in Wales. Project Report.[Online].Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University. Available at: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/2673647/Justice-at-the-Jagged-Edge-in-Wales.pdf.
- Jones, R. et al. 2019. International evidence on driving down imprisonment rates: What Wales could be?. Project Report.[Online].Cardiff: Wales Governance Centre. Available at: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/1701402/International-Evidence-on-Driving-Down-Imprisonment-Rates.pdf.
2017
- Henderson, A. et al., 2017. How Brexit was made in England. British Journal of Politics and International Relations 19 (4), pp.631-646. (10.1177/1369148117730542)
2016
- Henderson, A. et al., 2016. England, Englishness and Brexit. Political Quarterly 87 (2), pp.187-199. (10.1111/1467-923X.12262)
- Ifan, G. , Poole, E. G. and Wyn Jones, R. 2016. Wales and the EU Referendum: Estimating Wales' net contribution to the European Union. Project Report.[Online].Cardiff: Wales Governance Centre. Available at: http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/wgc/files/2016/05/Estimating-Wales%E2%80%99-Net-Contribution-to-the-European-Union.pdf.
- Jeffery, C. et al., 2016. England's dissatisfactions and the Conservative dilemma. Political Studies Review 14 (3), pp.335-348. (10.1177/1478929916649617)
2015
- Scully, R. and Wyn Jones, R. 2015. The public legitimacy of the National Assembly for Wales. Journal of Legislative Studies 21 (4), pp.515-533. (10.1080/13572334.2015.1059591)
2014
- Wyn Jones, R. 2014. The Fascist party in Wales? Plaid Cymru, Welsh nationalism and the accusation of Fascism. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
2013
- Henderson, A. et al., 2013. Citizenship after devolution in the United Kingdom: public attitudes in Scotland and Wales. In: Henderson, A. , Jeffery, C. and Wincott, D. eds. Citizenship after the nation state: Regionalism, nationalism and public attitudes in Europe. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.31-51.
- Henderson, A. et al., 2013. Reflections on the 'devolution paradox': a comparative examination of multilevel citizenship. Regional Studies 47 (3), pp.303-322. (10.1080/00343404.2013.768764)
- Wincott, D. and Wyn Jones, R. 2013. Conclusion: citizenship after the nation state: the 2009 survey and beyond. In: Henderson, A. , Jeffery, C. and Wincott, D. eds. Citizenship after the nation state: Regionalism, nationalism and public attitudes in Europe. Comparative Territorial Politics Baskingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.181-205.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2013. "Y Blaid Ffasgaidd yng Nghymru". Plaid Cymru a'r cyhuddiad o Ffasgaeth. Cardiff: University Wales Press.
- Wyn Jones, R. et al. 2013. England and its two unions: The anatomy of a nation and its discontents. Project Report.[Online].London: Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). Available at: http://www.ippr.org/publication/55/11003/england-and-its-two-unions-the-anatomy-of-a-nation-and-its-discontents.
2012
- Hobden, S. et al., 2012. Critical approaches. In: Lamy, S. L. et al., Introduction to Global Politics [2nd ed.]. New York: Oxford University Press. , pp.93-114.
- Scully, R. and Wyn Jones, R. 2012. Still three Wales? Social location and electoral behaviour in contemporary Wales. Electoral Studies 31 (4), pp.656-667. (10.1016/j.electstud.2012.07.007)
- Wyn Jones, R. et al. 2012. The dog that finally barked: England as an emerging political community. Project Report.[Online].London: Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). Available at: http://www.ippr.org/images/media/files/publication/2012/02/dog-that-finally-barked_englishness_Jan2012_8542.pdf.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Royles, E. 2012. Wales in the World: Intergovernmental Relations and Sub-state Diplomacy. The British Journal of Politics & International Relations 14 (2), pp.250-269. (10.1111/j.1467-856X.2011.00502.x)
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2012. Wales Says Yes: Devolution and the 2011 Welsh Referendum. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
2011
- Cox, R. et al., 2011. The Test of Practice: An Interview with Richard Wyn Jones. In: Brincat, S. , Lima, L. and Nunes, J. eds. Critical Theory in International Relations and Security Studies: Interviews and Reflections. Abingdon: Routledge. , pp.82-103.
- Scully, R. and Wyn Jones, R. 2011. Territorial Politics in Post-Devolution Britain. In: Heffernan, R. , Cowley, P. and Hay, C. eds. Developments in British Politics 9 (9th ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.113-129.
- Scully, R. and Wyn Jones, R. 2011. Territorial politics in the post-devolution United Kingdom. In: Heffernan, R. , Cowley, P. and Hay, C. eds. Developments in British Politics 9. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.113-129.
- Smith, S. et al., 2011. Theories of global politics. In: Lamy, S. L. et al., Introduction to Global Politics: Brief Edition. New York: Oxford University Press. , pp.65-102.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2011. Nation takes another historic step. Agenda: The Journal of the Institute of Welsh Affairs , pp.32-33.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Nairn, T. 2011. Ukanian discussions and homo Britannicus. In: Hassan, G. and Ilett, R. eds. Radical Scotland: Arguements for Self-Determination. Edinburgh: Luath Press. , pp.267-282.
2010
- Hobden, S. and Wyn Jones, R. 2010. Marxist and critical theories of international relations. In: Baylis, J. , Smith, S. and Owens, P. eds. The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations. 5th ed.. Oxford: Oxford University Press. , pp.130-146.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2010. Conclusion: Europe's persisting regions. In: Scully, R. and Wyn Jones, R. eds. Europe, Regions and European Regionalism. Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.239-245.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2010. Devolution and the people of Wales. In: Stolz, K. ed. Ten years of Devolution in the United Kingdom: Snapshots at a Moving Target. Arbeitskreis deutsche England-Forschung Vol. 62.Augsburg: Wissner-Verlag. , pp.129-146.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2010. Introduction: Europe, regions and European regionalism. In: Scully, R. and Wyn Jones, R. eds. Europe, Regions and European Regionalism. Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.1-15.
2009
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. A gwedi elwch, tawelwch vu. Barn (554), pp.10-12.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. Adroddiad Confensiwn Cymru Gyfan. Barn (563/4), pp.13-16.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. Ar ôl Rhodri. Barn (556), pp.11-14.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. Bwmerang y Blaid Lafur. Barn (557), pp.11-13.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. Bwyell Cameron. Barn (562), pp.12-15.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. Cymru fel 'rhanbarth' Ewropeaidd. Barn (560), pp.13-16.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. Dyfodol Llafur: plaid ranbarthol, nid cenedlaethol?. Barn (558/9), pp.14-16.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. From Utopia to reality: Plaid Cymru and Europe. Nations and Nationalism 15 (1), pp.129-147. (10.1111/j.1469-8129.2009.00368.x)
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. In the Shadow of 1979: Devolution. Planet: the Welsh Internationalist 194 , pp.8-15.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. Y dirwasgiad mawr. Barn (553), pp.13-15.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. Y frwydr cyn y frwydr ddiwethaf. Barn (555), pp.11-14.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. Y Torïaid: Cwbl anghymwys i lywodraethu. Barn (561), pp.12-14.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2009. Wales devolution monitoring report: January 2009. Project Report.[Online].London, UK: Constitution Unit, University College London. Available at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/research/research-archive/archive-projects/devolution-monitoring06-09.
2008
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. A permanent revolution? Welsh devolution 1997-2007. Babel 17 , pp.295-314. (http://babel.revues.org/)
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Brendan Behan, Rhodri Glyn Thomas a Realpolitik. Barn (546/7), pp.19-22.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Datganolwyr Llafur: Ennill Brwydr, Colli Rhyfel?. Barn (543), pp.13-16.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Devolution: Public Opinion and the Constitution. Planet: the Welsh Internationalist 188 , pp.38-44.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Dim dyfodol i'r Coleg Ffederal. Barn (550), pp.18-19.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Information gap. Agenda: The Journal of the Institute of Welsh Affairs (Spring), pp.10-11.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Llythyr i’r Ceidwadwyr. Barn (545), pp.13-15.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Methiant Ysgubol. Barn (542), pp.14-17.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Taith y Torïaid. Barn (541), pp.13-16.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. The Long and Winding Road: Civil Society After Devolution. Planet: the Welsh Internationalist 189 , pp.6-11.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Y wladwriaeth a'n lles. Barn (548), pp.14-16.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Ymlaen at Refferedwm. Barn (551/2), pp.14-16.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Yr Arglwydd a’r Archesgob. Barn (544), pp.14-17.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2008. The end of one-partyism? Party politics in Wales in the second decade of devolution. Contemporary Wales 21 (1), pp.207-217.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2008. Wales devolution monitoring report: January 2008. Project Report.[Online].London, UK: Constitution Unit, University College London. Available at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/research/research-archive/archive-projects/devolution-monitoring06-09.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2008. Wales devolution monitoring report: May 2008. Project Report.[Online].London, UK: Constitution Unit, University College London. Available at: http://eprints.ucl.ac.uk/19791/1/19791.pdf.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2008. Wales devolution monitoring report: September 2008. Project Report.London, UK: Constitution Unit, University College London.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2008. Welsh devolution: The end of the beginning, and the beginning of...?. In: Trench, A. ed. The State of the Nations 2008: Into the third term of devolution in the United Kingdom. State of the Nations Vol. 6.Exeter: Imprint Academic. , pp.57-85.
2007
- Pryce, H. , Wyn Jones, R. and Smith, S. Whelan, E. ed. 2007. Tywysogion. Cardiff: Hughes a'i Fab.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2007. Craffu ar y Confensiwn. Barn (539/40), pp.12-14.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2007. Message in a Bottle? Theory and Praxis in Critical Security Studies. In: Buzan, B. and Hansen, L. eds. International Security. SAGE Library of International Relations London: SAGE Publications. , pp.299-319.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2007. Rhoi Cymru'n gyntaf: syniadaeth Plaid Cymru. Cardiff: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru.
2006
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2006. Devolution and Electoral Politics in Scotland and Wales. Publius: The Journal of Federalism 36 (1), pp.115-134. (10.1093/publius/pji034)
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2006. Devolution and electoral politics in Wales. In: Jeffery, C. and Hough, D. eds. Devolution and Electoral Politics. Devolution Series Manchester: Manchester University Press. , pp.176-191.
2005
- Wyn Jones, R. 2005. On emancipation: necessity, capacity and concrete utopias. In: Booth, K. ed. Critical Security Studies and World Politics. Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publications. , pp.215-235.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2005. What do the people want?. In: Osmond, J. ed. Welsh Politics Come of Age: Responses to the Richard Commission. Cardiff: Institute of Welsh Affairs. , pp.154-168.
2004
- Scully, R. , Wyn Jones, R. and Trystan, D. 2004. Turnout, Participation and Legitimacy in Post-Devolution Wales. British Journal of Political Science 34 (3), pp.519-537. (10.1017/S000712340400016X)
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2004. Minor tremor but several casualties: The 2003 Welsh election. British Elections & Parties Review 14 (1), pp.191-207. (10.1080/1368988042000258835)
2003
- Trystan, D. , Scully, R. and Wyn Jones, R. 2003. Explaining the 'quiet earthquake': voting behaviour in the first election to the National Assembly for Wales. Electoral Studies 22 (4), pp.635-650. (10.1016/S0261-3794(02)00028-8)
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2003. A 'settling will'? Public attitudes to devolution in Wales. British Elections & Parties Review 13 (1), pp.86-106. (10.1080/13689880308413089)
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2003. 'Coming Home to Labour'? The 2003 Welsh Assembly Election. Regional & Federal Studies 13 (3), pp.125-132. (10.1080/13597560308559438)
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2003. Public engagement. In: Osmond, J. and Jones, J. B. eds. Birth of Welsh Democracy : The First term of the National Assembly for Wales. Cardiff: Institute of Welsh Affairs. , pp.259-273.
2002
- Wyn Jones, R. , Scully, R. and Trystan, D. 2002. Why do the conservatives always do (even) worse in Wales?. British Elections & Parties Review 12 (1), pp.229-245. (10.1080/13689880208413079)
2001
- Wyn Jones, R. and Trystan, D. 2001. Turnout, participation and legitimacy in the politics of post-devolution Wales. In: Chaney, P. , Hall, T. and Pithouse, A. eds. New Governance - New Democracy : Post-devolution Wales. Politics & Society in Wales Cardiff: University of Wales Press. , pp.18-47.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Trystan, D. 2001. Wales. In: Norris, P. ed. Britain Votes 2001. Hansard Society Series in Politics and Government Oxford: Oxford University Press. , pp.148-160.
2000
- Wyn Jones, R. 2000. Message in a bottle? theory and praxis in critical security studies. In: Sheehan, M. ed. National and International Security. International Library of Politics & Comparative Government Aldershot: Ashgate. , pp.461-482.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2000. Saunders Lewis a'r Blaid Genedlaethol. In: Jenkins, G. ed. Cof Cenedl XV : Ysgrifau ar Hanes Cymru. Vol. XV, Llandysul: Gwasg Gomer. , pp.163-192.
- Wyn Jones, R. , Trystan, D. and Taylor, B. 2000. Voting patterns in the referendum. In: Balsom, D. and Jones, J. B. eds. Road to the National Assembly for Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. , pp.161-175.
1999
- Wyn Jones, R. 1999. Security, strategy and critical theory. Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publications.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Lewis, B. 1999. The Welsh Devolution Referendum. Politics 19 (1), pp.37-46. (10.1111/1467-9256.00084)
- Wyn Jones, R. and Paterson, L. 1999. Does civil society drive constitutional change? The cases of Scotland and Wales. In: Taylor, B. and Thomson, K. eds. Scotland and Wales: Nations Again?. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. , pp.169-197.
- Wyn Jones, R. , Paterson, L. and Trystand, D. 1999. Preface. In: Taylor, B. and Thompson, K. eds. Scotland and Wales: Nations Again?. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. , pp.xi-xii.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Trystan, D. 1999. The Welsh devolution referendum. In: Taylor, B. and Thomson, K. eds. Scotland and Wales: Nations Again?. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. , pp.65-93.
1997
- Wyn Jones, R. and Hobden, S. 1997. World-systems theory and its critics. In: Baylis, J. and Smith, S. eds. World Politics: an Introduction to international Relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press. , pp.125-145.
1996
- Wyn Jones, R. 1996. Travel without maps: thinking about security after the Cold War. In: Davis, M. J. ed. Security Issues in the Post-Cold War World. Aldershot: Edward Elgar. , pp.196-218.
1995
- Wyn Jones, R. 1995. 'Message in a bottle'? Theory and praxis in critical security studies. Contemporary Security Policy 16 (3), pp.299-319. (10.1080/13523269508404119)
- Wyn Jones, R. 1995. The nuclear revolution. In: Danchev, A. ed. Fin De Siècle: the Meaning of the Twentieth Century. Library of International Relations London: Tauris Academic Studies. , pp.90-109.
Articles
- Griffiths, J. et al. 2023. Diverging electoral fortunes in Scotland and Wales: National identities, national interests, and voting behaviour. Regional & Federal Studies 33 (4), pp.487-510. (10.1080/13597566.2023.2227952)
- Griffiths, J. D. et al. 2024. Making the case for more politicians: a survey experiment to investigate public attitudes to an expanded welsh parliament. Parliamentary Affairs 77 (2), pp.285-304. (10.1093/pa/gsad004)
- Henderson, A. et al., 2016. England, Englishness and Brexit. Political Quarterly 87 (2), pp.187-199. (10.1111/1467-923X.12262)
- Henderson, A. et al., 2017. How Brexit was made in England. British Journal of Politics and International Relations 19 (4), pp.631-646. (10.1177/1369148117730542)
- Henderson, A. et al., 2013. Reflections on the 'devolution paradox': a comparative examination of multilevel citizenship. Regional Studies 47 (3), pp.303-322. (10.1080/00343404.2013.768764)
- Henderson, A. et al., 2021. Analysing vote choice in a multi-national state: national identity and territorial differentiation in the 2016 Brexit vote. Regional Studies 55 (9), pp.1502-1516. (10.1080/00343404.2020.1813883)
- Henderson, A. and Wyn Jones, R. 2021. Unions of the mind: the United Kingdom as a subjective state. Comparative European Politics 19 , pp.164-187. (10.1057/s41295-020-00231-4)
- Jeffery, C. et al., 2016. England's dissatisfactions and the Conservative dilemma. Political Studies Review 14 (3), pp.335-348. (10.1177/1478929916649617)
- Larner, J. et al. 2023. Incumbency and identity: the 2021 Senedd election. Parliamentary Affairs 76 (4), pp.857-878. gsac012. (10.1093/pa/gsac012)
- Minto, R. and Wyn Jones, R. 2025. UK intergovernmental relations: on state-form, sovereignty and Brexit. Territory, Politics, Governance (10.1080/21622671.2025.2486814)
- Morgan, K. and Wyn Jones, R. 2023. Brexit and the death of devolution. Political Quarterly 94 (4), pp.625-633. (10.1111/1467-923X.13293)
- Scully, R. and Wyn Jones, R. 2012. Still three Wales? Social location and electoral behaviour in contemporary Wales. Electoral Studies 31 (4), pp.656-667. (10.1016/j.electstud.2012.07.007)
- Scully, R. and Wyn Jones, R. 2015. The public legitimacy of the National Assembly for Wales. Journal of Legislative Studies 21 (4), pp.515-533. (10.1080/13572334.2015.1059591)
- Scully, R. , Wyn Jones, R. and Trystan, D. 2004. Turnout, Participation and Legitimacy in Post-Devolution Wales. British Journal of Political Science 34 (3), pp.519-537. (10.1017/S000712340400016X)
- Trystan, D. , Scully, R. and Wyn Jones, R. 2003. Explaining the 'quiet earthquake': voting behaviour in the first election to the National Assembly for Wales. Electoral Studies 22 (4), pp.635-650. (10.1016/S0261-3794(02)00028-8)
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. A gwedi elwch, tawelwch vu. Barn (554), pp.10-12.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. A permanent revolution? Welsh devolution 1997-2007. Babel 17 , pp.295-314. (http://babel.revues.org/)
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. Adroddiad Confensiwn Cymru Gyfan. Barn (563/4), pp.13-16.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. Ar ôl Rhodri. Barn (556), pp.11-14.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Brendan Behan, Rhodri Glyn Thomas a Realpolitik. Barn (546/7), pp.19-22.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. Bwmerang y Blaid Lafur. Barn (557), pp.11-13.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. Bwyell Cameron. Barn (562), pp.12-15.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2007. Craffu ar y Confensiwn. Barn (539/40), pp.12-14.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. Cymru fel 'rhanbarth' Ewropeaidd. Barn (560), pp.13-16.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Datganolwyr Llafur: Ennill Brwydr, Colli Rhyfel?. Barn (543), pp.13-16.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Devolution: Public Opinion and the Constitution. Planet: the Welsh Internationalist 188 , pp.38-44.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Dim dyfodol i'r Coleg Ffederal. Barn (550), pp.18-19.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. Dyfodol Llafur: plaid ranbarthol, nid cenedlaethol?. Barn (558/9), pp.14-16.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. From Utopia to reality: Plaid Cymru and Europe. Nations and Nationalism 15 (1), pp.129-147. (10.1111/j.1469-8129.2009.00368.x)
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. In the Shadow of 1979: Devolution. Planet: the Welsh Internationalist 194 , pp.8-15.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Information gap. Agenda: The Journal of the Institute of Welsh Affairs (Spring), pp.10-11.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Llythyr i’r Ceidwadwyr. Barn (545), pp.13-15.
- Wyn Jones, R. 1995. 'Message in a bottle'? Theory and praxis in critical security studies. Contemporary Security Policy 16 (3), pp.299-319. (10.1080/13523269508404119)
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Methiant Ysgubol. Barn (542), pp.14-17.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2011. Nation takes another historic step. Agenda: The Journal of the Institute of Welsh Affairs , pp.32-33.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Taith y Torïaid. Barn (541), pp.13-16.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. The Long and Winding Road: Civil Society After Devolution. Planet: the Welsh Internationalist 189 , pp.6-11.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2022. Understanding a century of Labour dominance: social science and the puzzle of voting behaviour in Wales. Transactions- Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion 28 , pp.25-45.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. Y dirwasgiad mawr. Barn (553), pp.13-15.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. Y frwydr cyn y frwydr ddiwethaf. Barn (555), pp.11-14.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2009. Y Torïaid: Cwbl anghymwys i lywodraethu. Barn (561), pp.12-14.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Y wladwriaeth a'n lles. Barn (548), pp.14-16.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Ymlaen at Refferedwm. Barn (551/2), pp.14-16.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2008. Yr Arglwydd a’r Archesgob. Barn (544), pp.14-17.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Larner, J. 2021. Progressive home rule?. IPPR Progressive Review 27 (3), pp.235-245. (10.1111/newe.12221)
- Wyn Jones, R. and Lewis, B. 1999. The Welsh Devolution Referendum. Politics 19 (1), pp.37-46. (10.1111/1467-9256.00084)
- Wyn Jones, R. and Royles, E. 2012. Wales in the World: Intergovernmental Relations and Sub-state Diplomacy. The British Journal of Politics & International Relations 14 (2), pp.250-269. (10.1111/j.1467-856X.2011.00502.x)
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2003. A 'settling will'? Public attitudes to devolution in Wales. British Elections & Parties Review 13 (1), pp.86-106. (10.1080/13689880308413089)
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2003. 'Coming Home to Labour'? The 2003 Welsh Assembly Election. Regional & Federal Studies 13 (3), pp.125-132. (10.1080/13597560308559438)
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2006. Devolution and Electoral Politics in Scotland and Wales. Publius: The Journal of Federalism 36 (1), pp.115-134. (10.1093/publius/pji034)
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2004. Minor tremor but several casualties: The 2003 Welsh election. British Elections & Parties Review 14 (1), pp.191-207. (10.1080/1368988042000258835)
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2008. The end of one-partyism? Party politics in Wales in the second decade of devolution. Contemporary Wales 21 (1), pp.207-217.
- Wyn Jones, R. , Scully, R. and Trystan, D. 2002. Why do the conservatives always do (even) worse in Wales?. British Elections & Parties Review 12 (1), pp.229-245. (10.1080/13689880208413079)
- Wyn Jones, R. W. and Larner, J. 2021. What about Wales? Brexit and the future of the UK. Discover Society 1 (2) 4. (10.51428/dsoc.2021.02.0004)
Book sections
- Cox, R. et al., 2011. The Test of Practice: An Interview with Richard Wyn Jones. In: Brincat, S. , Lima, L. and Nunes, J. eds. Critical Theory in International Relations and Security Studies: Interviews and Reflections. Abingdon: Routledge. , pp.82-103.
- Henderson, A. et al., 2013. Citizenship after devolution in the United Kingdom: public attitudes in Scotland and Wales. In: Henderson, A. , Jeffery, C. and Wincott, D. eds. Citizenship after the nation state: Regionalism, nationalism and public attitudes in Europe. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.31-51.
- Hobden, S. et al., 2012. Critical approaches. In: Lamy, S. L. et al., Introduction to Global Politics [2nd ed.]. New York: Oxford University Press. , pp.93-114.
- Hobden, S. and Wyn Jones, R. 2010. Marxist and critical theories of international relations. In: Baylis, J. , Smith, S. and Owens, P. eds. The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations. 5th ed.. Oxford: Oxford University Press. , pp.130-146.
- Hobden, S. and Wyn Jones, R. 2022. Marxist theories of international relations. In: Baylis, J. , Smith, S. and Owens, P. eds. The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, 9th Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. , pp.116-131.
- Larner, J. and Wyn Jones, R. 2025. Wales. In: Convery, A. ed. UK Politics. London: Sage. , pp.253-270.
- Scully, R. and Wyn Jones, R. 2011. Territorial Politics in Post-Devolution Britain. In: Heffernan, R. , Cowley, P. and Hay, C. eds. Developments in British Politics 9 (9th ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.113-129.
- Scully, R. and Wyn Jones, R. 2011. Territorial politics in the post-devolution United Kingdom. In: Heffernan, R. , Cowley, P. and Hay, C. eds. Developments in British Politics 9. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.113-129.
- Smith, S. et al., 2011. Theories of global politics. In: Lamy, S. L. et al., Introduction to Global Politics: Brief Edition. New York: Oxford University Press. , pp.65-102.
- Wincott, D. and Wyn Jones, R. 2013. Conclusion: citizenship after the nation state: the 2009 survey and beyond. In: Henderson, A. , Jeffery, C. and Wincott, D. eds. Citizenship after the nation state: Regionalism, nationalism and public attitudes in Europe. Comparative Territorial Politics Baskingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.181-205.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2007. Message in a Bottle? Theory and Praxis in Critical Security Studies. In: Buzan, B. and Hansen, L. eds. International Security. SAGE Library of International Relations London: SAGE Publications. , pp.299-319.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2000. Message in a bottle? theory and praxis in critical security studies. In: Sheehan, M. ed. National and International Security. International Library of Politics & Comparative Government Aldershot: Ashgate. , pp.461-482.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2005. On emancipation: necessity, capacity and concrete utopias. In: Booth, K. ed. Critical Security Studies and World Politics. Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publications. , pp.215-235.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2000. Saunders Lewis a'r Blaid Genedlaethol. In: Jenkins, G. ed. Cof Cenedl XV : Ysgrifau ar Hanes Cymru. Vol. XV, Llandysul: Gwasg Gomer. , pp.163-192.
- Wyn Jones, R. 1995. The nuclear revolution. In: Danchev, A. ed. Fin De Siècle: the Meaning of the Twentieth Century. Library of International Relations London: Tauris Academic Studies. , pp.90-109.
- Wyn Jones, R. 1996. Travel without maps: thinking about security after the Cold War. In: Davis, M. J. ed. Security Issues in the Post-Cold War World. Aldershot: Edward Elgar. , pp.196-218.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Hobden, S. 1997. World-systems theory and its critics. In: Baylis, J. and Smith, S. eds. World Politics: an Introduction to international Relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press. , pp.125-145.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Nairn, T. 2011. Ukanian discussions and homo Britannicus. In: Hassan, G. and Ilett, R. eds. Radical Scotland: Arguements for Self-Determination. Edinburgh: Luath Press. , pp.267-282.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Paterson, L. 1999. Does civil society drive constitutional change? The cases of Scotland and Wales. In: Taylor, B. and Thomson, K. eds. Scotland and Wales: Nations Again?. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. , pp.169-197.
- Wyn Jones, R. , Paterson, L. and Trystand, D. 1999. Preface. In: Taylor, B. and Thompson, K. eds. Scotland and Wales: Nations Again?. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. , pp.xi-xii.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2010. Conclusion: Europe's persisting regions. In: Scully, R. and Wyn Jones, R. eds. Europe, Regions and European Regionalism. Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.239-245.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2006. Devolution and electoral politics in Wales. In: Jeffery, C. and Hough, D. eds. Devolution and Electoral Politics. Devolution Series Manchester: Manchester University Press. , pp.176-191.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2010. Devolution and the people of Wales. In: Stolz, K. ed. Ten years of Devolution in the United Kingdom: Snapshots at a Moving Target. Arbeitskreis deutsche England-Forschung Vol. 62.Augsburg: Wissner-Verlag. , pp.129-146.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2010. Introduction: Europe, regions and European regionalism. In: Scully, R. and Wyn Jones, R. eds. Europe, Regions and European Regionalism. Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.1-15.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2003. Public engagement. In: Osmond, J. and Jones, J. B. eds. Birth of Welsh Democracy : The First term of the National Assembly for Wales. Cardiff: Institute of Welsh Affairs. , pp.259-273.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2008. Welsh devolution: The end of the beginning, and the beginning of...?. In: Trench, A. ed. The State of the Nations 2008: Into the third term of devolution in the United Kingdom. State of the Nations Vol. 6.Exeter: Imprint Academic. , pp.57-85.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2005. What do the people want?. In: Osmond, J. ed. Welsh Politics Come of Age: Responses to the Richard Commission. Cardiff: Institute of Welsh Affairs. , pp.154-168.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Trystan, D. 1999. The Welsh devolution referendum. In: Taylor, B. and Thomson, K. eds. Scotland and Wales: Nations Again?. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. , pp.65-93.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Trystan, D. 2001. Turnout, participation and legitimacy in the politics of post-devolution Wales. In: Chaney, P. , Hall, T. and Pithouse, A. eds. New Governance - New Democracy : Post-devolution Wales. Politics & Society in Wales Cardiff: University of Wales Press. , pp.18-47.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Trystan, D. 2001. Wales. In: Norris, P. ed. Britain Votes 2001. Hansard Society Series in Politics and Government Oxford: Oxford University Press. , pp.148-160.
- Wyn Jones, R. , Trystan, D. and Taylor, B. 2000. Voting patterns in the referendum. In: Balsom, D. and Jones, J. B. eds. Road to the National Assembly for Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. , pp.161-175.
Books
- Henderson, A. and Wyn Jones, R. 2021. Englishness: the political force transforming Britain. Oxford University Press.
- Jones, R. and Wyn Jones, R. 2022. The criminal justice system in Wales: On the jagged edge. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
- Pryce, H. , Wyn Jones, R. and Smith, S. Whelan, E. ed. 2007. Tywysogion. Cardiff: Hughes a'i Fab.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2024. Putting Wales first: The political thought of Plaid Cymru (Volume 1). University of Wales Press.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2007. Rhoi Cymru'n gyntaf: syniadaeth Plaid Cymru. Cardiff: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2025. Rhoi Cymru'n Gyntaf: Syniadaeth Plaid Cymru, Cyfrol 1. Cardiff: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru.
- Wyn Jones, R. 1999. Security, strategy and critical theory. Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publications.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2014. The Fascist party in Wales? Plaid Cymru, Welsh nationalism and the accusation of Fascism. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
- Wyn Jones, R. 2013. "Y Blaid Ffasgaidd yng Nghymru". Plaid Cymru a'r cyhuddiad o Ffasgaeth. Cardiff: University Wales Press.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2012. Wales Says Yes: Devolution and the 2011 Welsh Referendum. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
Monographs
- Griffiths, J. D. et al., 2025. A false start: Votes-at-16 in Wales in the 2021 Welsh Parliament | Senedd Cymru election. Project Report.[Online].Cardiff: Wales Governance Centre. Available at: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/2894096/Votes-at-16-A-False-Start-PDF-Feb-2025.pdf.
- Henderson, A. and Wyn Jones, R. 2023. The ambivalent Union: Findings from the State of the Union Survey. Project Report.[Online].Institute for Public Policy Research. Available at: https://www.ippr.org/files/2023-09/the-ambivalent-union-sept23.pdf.
- Henderson, A. and Wyn Jones, R. 2025. The shameful conquest of England: The future of England survey 2024-2025. Project Report.[Online].Wales Governance Centre / Centre on Constitutional Change. Available at: https://www.theunionsurvey.com/_files/ugd/175847_2308506b75824ff6a548f0ca2893a7fc.pdf.
- Ifan, G. , Poole, E. G. and Wyn Jones, R. 2016. Wales and the EU Referendum: Estimating Wales' net contribution to the European Union. Project Report.[Online].Cardiff: Wales Governance Centre. Available at: http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/wgc/files/2016/05/Estimating-Wales%E2%80%99-Net-Contribution-to-the-European-Union.pdf.
- Jones, R. and Wyn Jones, R. 2019. Justice at the jagged edge in Wales. Project Report.[Online].Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University. Available at: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/2673647/Justice-at-the-Jagged-Edge-in-Wales.pdf.
- Jones, R. et al. 2019. International evidence on driving down imprisonment rates: What Wales could be?. Project Report.[Online].Cardiff: Wales Governance Centre. Available at: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/1701402/International-Evidence-on-Driving-Down-Imprisonment-Rates.pdf.
- Wyn Jones, R. et al. 2012. The dog that finally barked: England as an emerging political community. Project Report.[Online].London: Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). Available at: http://www.ippr.org/images/media/files/publication/2012/02/dog-that-finally-barked_englishness_Jan2012_8542.pdf.
- Wyn Jones, R. et al. 2013. England and its two unions: The anatomy of a nation and its discontents. Project Report.[Online].London: Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). Available at: http://www.ippr.org/publication/55/11003/england-and-its-two-unions-the-anatomy-of-a-nation-and-its-discontents.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2008. Wales devolution monitoring report: January 2008. Project Report.[Online].London, UK: Constitution Unit, University College London. Available at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/research/research-archive/archive-projects/devolution-monitoring06-09.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2009. Wales devolution monitoring report: January 2009. Project Report.[Online].London, UK: Constitution Unit, University College London. Available at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/research/research-archive/archive-projects/devolution-monitoring06-09.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2008. Wales devolution monitoring report: May 2008. Project Report.[Online].London, UK: Constitution Unit, University College London. Available at: http://eprints.ucl.ac.uk/19791/1/19791.pdf.
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2008. Wales devolution monitoring report: September 2008. Project Report.London, UK: Constitution Unit, University College London.
Other
- Wyn Jones, R. 2025. Pan y sefydlwyd Plaid Cymru. Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
Research
My current research interests are contemporary Welsh politics, territorial governance in the UK, and nationalism.
My latest books are Englishness: The political force transforming Britain (co-written with Ailsa Henderson) first published in 2021, The Welsh Criminal Justice System: on the jagged edge (co-written with Rob Jones) published in 2022, and Putting Wales first: The political thought of Plaid Cymru, Volume 1, published in 2024.
RESEARCH AWARDS
- Principal Investigator, ‘Welsh Election Survey 2021,’ ESRC (ES/V009559/1). Sum awarded £736,401
- Principal Investigator, ‘Welsh Election Survey 2019,’ ESRC (ES/T01556X/1). Sum awarded £63,573
- Co-investigator ‘Wales Fiscal Analysis’ project, 2018-2021: jointly funded by Welsh Local Government Association, SOLACE and the Welsh Government: £150,000.
- Principle investigator for ‘Justice and Juridiction’ 2018-2020: ESRC & Welsh Government (ES/S008454/1) £296,783
- Co-investigator, ‘2016 Welsh Election Study’, ESRC: £226,615
- Awarded ESRC Constitutional Change Knowledge Exchange Fellowship, 2015-16: £51,500
- Principal investigator for ‘Wales in a Changing Union’ (a WGC/IWA/Cymru Yfory research and engagement project), Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust: £80,000, 2013-14; £50,000, 2012.
- Principal investigator for ‘Wales in a Changing Union’ (a WGC/IWA/Cymru Yfory research and engagement project), 2012-2014, Nuffield Trust: £150,000
- Co-investigator ‘Welsh Referendum Study 2011,’ ESRC. Sum Awarded £81,043 (RES062231983)
- Co-investigator ‘Welsh Election Survey 2011,’ ESRC. Sum Awarded £89,203 (RES062232625)
- Co-investigator, Research to Support the All-Wales Convention, Welsh Assembly Government, 2008 : £100,000
- Principal investigator 2007 Welsh Election Survey, ESRC. Sum awarded £43,147. Award No. RES062230513
- Co-principal investigator to HEFCW for ‘Wales and the World’, September 2003-2006. Sum awarded £999,472.
- Principal investigator to the ESRC for funding for two Welsh Electoral Surveys in 2001 and 2003. ESRC grant of £274,984.00 awarded in July 2000 (L219 25 2042)
Teaching
Masters teaching (PGT)
I convene the Masters programme on Welsh Politics and Government and also convene and teach on the core module titled 'Contemporary Welsh Politics'
Doctoral students (PGR)
I have extensive experience in supervising doctoral students (see Supervision section) and am very happy to consider further applications.
Biography
Academic employment
- Professor of Welsh Politics (Personal Chair), Cardiff University, since June 2010
- Director of the Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University, since February 2009
- Dean of Public Affairs, Cardiff University, 2013-2023
- Professor of Welsh Politics (Personal Chair), Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University, 2007 – January 2009
- Reader (with special responsibility for teaching through the medium of Welsh), Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, 2005 – 2007
- Senior Lecturer (with special responsibility for teaching through the medium of Welsh), Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, 2000 – 2005
- Lecturer (with special responsibility for teaching through the medium of Welsh), Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1993 – 2000
- Welsh Medium Tutor, Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1991 – 1993
Honorary Positions
- Elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Science, 2012
- Elected Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, 2011
- Honorary Professorial Fellow, School of Social and Political Science, Edinburgh University: October 2009 – October 2010; Since 2012
Fellowships/Visiting Positions
- Fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh, October-December 2016.
- ESRC Constitutional Change Knowledge Exchange Fellow, 2015-16
- Guest Researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (Norsk Utenrikspolitik Institutt), Oslo, February 2001 – September 2001; September 2006 – September 2008.
- Guest Researcher at the Political Science Department (Institutt for Statsvitenskap), University of Oslo, February 2003 – September 2003.
Supervisions
I have extensive experience of PhD supervision am happy to consider applications from prospective students across the range of my research interests, including:
- Welsh politics pre and post-devolution, including in comparative perspective
- Political thought in Wales, including in comparative perspective
- Territorial politics across the UK
- Nationalism
Do feel free to get in touch.
