Centre for Welsh Politics and Society

The Centre for Welsh Politics and Society is an interdisciplinary research centre at Aberystwyth University aimed at developing our understanding of contemporary politics and society in Wales.

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About Us

The Centre for Welsh Politics and Society is an interdisciplinary research centre at Aberystwyth University aimed at developing our understanding of contemporary politics and society in Wales in the context of an inter-connected world, supporting and delivering world-class research in the social sciences, and contributing to public knowledge and debates and policy development in Wales.

The Centre builds on the established reputations of the Institute of Welsh Politics and the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD) at Aberystwyth University, and brings together geographers, political scientists, economists, historians and other social science and humanities researchers with an interest in Wales.

The Centre for Welsh Politics and Society also functions as the Aberystwyth arm of WISERD, providing links with social scientists at Bangor, Cardiff, South Wales and Swansea universities.

News

International experts examine threats to minority languages

The threats facing regional or minority languages will be the focus of an international conference at Aberystwyth University in July. The event will bring together academics and practitioners from across Europe who are experts on the Welsh language and more than ten...

New toolkit uses collage making as a creative method for dialogue

The Aberystwyth University Dialogue Centre and the Centre for Welsh Politics and Society (CWPS) have launched a unique toolkit showing how collage making can help people deliberate important issues. A Collage of Dialogue: A Creative Method for Setting Up...

Former First Minister to discuss Wales’ constitutional future

Wales’ former First Minister will discuss the constitutional future of Wales at a talk at Aberystwyth University later this month. Dr Anwen Elias and The Right Honourable Carwyn Jones will consider the work of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of...

Public lecture on the future of the United Kingdom

The pressing political question of the United Kingdom’s survival will be the subject of a public lecture at Aberystwyth University. ‘Fractured Union’ will be delivered by Professor Michael Kenny, an expert on the UK constitution, national identity, and territorial...

New publication on the efficacy of the Welsh third sector-government partnership

Dr. Amy Sanders has published the paper: A Welsh Innovation in Inclusive Governance. Examining the Efficacy of the Statutory Third Sector-Government Partnership for Engaging the Third Sector in Policymaking. This journal article examines how well the Welsh...

COVID-19 Failures of State Exposes Age-Based Inequities in Health Care: Calls for Radical Change

First Minister Mark Drakeford’s government’s decision making during the pandemic was under scrutiny last month at the Covid-19 Inquiry in Cardiff. This newly published paper highlights the failures of state decision making in exacerbating older people’s health and...

🗞️CWPS March Newsletter

🗞️ Welcome to the CWPS March Newsletter It’s been a great start to 2024! We’ve been awarded £5 million in research funding and organised 6 events and we’re just getting started, with a further 7 events lined up in the next few months! We’ve also published 3...

The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales publish final report

On 17 January, following a two-year national conversation, the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales published their report. The publication outlined three potential options for Wales’s constitutional future: enhanced devolution, a federal UK...

Report summarises findings from recent research on out-migration to inform the work of the ARFOR II programme

A briefing report has been published by the Centre for Welsh Politics and Society (CWPS) at Aberystwyth University, outlining the key conclusions from two research workshops on the topic of out-migration that were held during November 2023. The workshops...

Using Dialogue to have an Impact with your Research

Amy Sanders has been piloting new approaches to ensure her research can have an impact. She delivered a full day of training for policy actors from across the Welsh third sector. It was called ‘Are you being heard? How the third sector can influence Welsh...