Dr Anwen Elias

BA Hons Cambridge UniversityMA College of Europe, Bruges PhD European University Institute, Florence

Dr Anwen Elias

Reader in Politics

Department of International Politics

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Anwen Elias joined the Department in February 2005. Her research and teaching focuses on territorial and constitutional politics, political systems and political parties, secession, and deliberative democracy. 

Co-Director, Centre for Welsh Politics and Society

Co-Director, Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research and Data

  • Wednesday 10.00-11.00

Anwen's research is in the broad area of territorial and constitutional politics, nationalism and secession, and has mainly focused on Western Europe. Her work has examined the attitudes of nationalist and regionalist parties towards European integration, as well as the ways in which these parties seek to advance and adapt to processes of constitutional change. Current research projects focus on the role of regionalist and nationalist parties in achieving political, economic and social justice (Horizon2020 funded project), and on the ways in which citizens make sense of debates about secession (funded by ESRC). Anwen is also part of the team delivering the Welsh Election Study 2026. 

The Framing Territorial Demands (FraTerr) dataset: A novel approach to conceptualizing and measuring regionalist actors’ territorial strategies. / Elias, Anwen; Basile, Linda; Franco-Guillén, Núria et al.
In: Regional and Federal Studies, Vol. 33, No. 3, 27.05.2023, p. 355-370.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Caroline Gray, Territorial politics and the party system in Spain: Continuity and change since the financial crisis. London: Routledge, 2020. / Elias, Anwen.
In: Frontiers in Political Science, Vol. 4, 1028723, 16.09.2022.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/Debatepeer-review

The political economy of federalism and multilevel politics in turbulent times. / Garmendia Madariaga, Amuitz; León, Sandra; Elias, Anwen.
In: Frontiers in Political Science, Vol. 4, 1053249, 11.10.2022.

Research output: Contribution to journalEditorial

Justifying secession in catalonia: Resolving grievances or a means to a better future? / Elias, Anwen; Franco‐guillén, Núria.
In: Politics and Governance, Vol. 9, No. 4, 10.12.2021, p. 453-464.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Making the economic case for independence: The Scottish National Party's electoral strategy in post-devolution Scotland. / Elias, Anwen.
In: Regional and Federal Studies, Vol. 29, No. 1, 28.02.2019, p. 1-23.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

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