Submissions are now invited for the Society's 2027 First Book and Early Career Article Prizes - covering monographs and articles published in 2026 bit.ly/4z45bD8 The closing date for submissions is 14 December 2026. Judging begins in early 2027 with winners announced next July #Skystorians 1/2

Royal Historical Society Book and Article Prizes, 2027: submissions now invited - RHS

The Royal Historical Society invites applications for its First Book Prize, 2027 and Early Career Article Prize, 2027. The call for submissions opened on Monday 28 September 2026 and runs to Monday 14...

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Last chance. Belfast Book Launch. Thursday 1 October, 6pm. The Mac, Exchange St. Belfast. All welcome. The book is not arguing for or against a United Ireland. It looks at the evidence and what needs to be done to avoid the chaos of a Brexit-style referendum. www.eventbrite.com/e/before-the...

On #bbcradiowales this morning talking about #Garvaghyroad #orangeorder #drumcree 8.15am

Many university graduates from under-represented backgrounds face ‘unequal’ access to career opportunities compared with their peers, a report has warned

Under-represented graduates face ‘unequal’ access to job opportunities – report

Eleanor Busby, Press Association Education Correspondent Many university graduates from under-represented backgrounds face “unequal” access to career opportunities compared with their peers, a report ...

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Before the Vote: planning for a united Ireland" is finally available to buy or download on the link below. DCU Press is a fully open access, peer-reviewed, academic press - you can download the book for free, or come to a book launches and get a 33% discount. dcupress.dcu.ie/book/before-...

Before the Vote: Planning for a united Ireland | DCU Press

Before The Vote FlyerThe UK’s departure from the European Union threatened a hard border on the island of Ireland, aggravated social and political tensions and undermined key aspects of the 1998 peace...

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Delighted to see this paper out in the wild. Diolch yn fawr to the editors @bjpols.bsky.social to our anonymous referees and, especially, to my fantastic co-authors @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social and @jaclarner.bsky.social

British Journal of Political Science@bjpols.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW - Reshaping Belonging: National Identity Change in Post-Referendum Britain - https://cup.org/4AhXkmW - @jaclarner.bsky.social, @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social & @danielwincott.bsky.social #OpenAccess

"...there will be a "backlog of things for Burnham to do" including dealing with [Northern Ireland] legacy issues. And public opinion in England, Scotland, Wales just wouldn't be on the pulse of that really. So I think that would continue" @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What will an Andy Burnham premiership mean for Northern Ireland?

Devolution, the budget and legacy are all on the agenda for Andy Burnham when it comes to Northern Ireland.

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... - couple of points from me in here @cardiffuni.bsky.social

What will an Andy Burnham premiership mean for Northern Ireland?

Devolution, the budget and legacy are all on the agenda for Andy Burnham when it comes to Northern Ireland.

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📝 Don't miss this article! 'The politics of abstentionism: Comparing Sinn Féin’s Westminster abstentionism to the Basque Nationalist Left’s engagement with the Spanish Parliament, 1979–2025' by @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social & @ikererdocia.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/15x6FSO @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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As well as folk interested in Cymru, everyone interested in UK politics, Labour and Social Democratic parties or bloc politics needs to make sense of the Senedd election. A weekend watch of @jaclarner.bsky.social , your indispensable guide, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bcH...

Welsh Parliament Election 2026 – What Happened and Why?

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Definitely a career highlight to get these in the post! Thanks @routledgebooks.bsky.social Available for pre-order here: www.routledge.com/Explaining-N... Please encourage your university library to purchase a copy :)

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 New Blog 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 A short piece on how the new Senedd voting system worked! How many votes did it take to win a seat? Was it proportional? Who benefitted? Where did parties win support? And what would it take to win one more seat? If you're interested: blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal... 🧵👇

All change! The 2026 Senedd Election

Showcasing current research, comments and analysis on the law, politics, history, culture, government and political economy of Wales from the Wales Governance Centre.

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Some wider thoughts on this research. A (not so) wee 🧵. The UK experienced a series of high stakes events between 2014 and 2020. Thanks to @britishelectionstudy.com for asking a pre and post referendum NatID question. Without panel data on this q, we could never have known about this change. 1/n

James David Griffiths@jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨 New Research Recently accepted at the @bjpols.bsky.social, our paper shows that Brexit led to weaker British 🇬🇧 identities among Remainers! You can read the paper by @jaclarner.bsky.social, me, and @danielwincott.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/mrj96ywu

Notable that much of the variation in Welsh polling has disappeared in the final days of the campaign. The standard deviation in Plaid Cymru estimates across firms fell from 4.3 to 1.8 percentage points since autumn; for Labour, from 5.6 to 2.3 Most convergence happening in last 10 days (1/2)

Dr Adam Evans@a-b-evans.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Final @yougov.co.uk ITV Wales @walesgovernance.bsky.social MRP poll of the Senedd campaign (changes since April) Plaid 33% (+4) Reform 29% (-) Labour 12% (-1) Cons 9% (+1) Greens 8% (-2) Libdems 6% (-) Others 3% (-1) Write up here: www.itv.com/news/wales/2... #senedd26 #senedd #devolution

Delighted this paper is coming out in the @bjpols.bsky.social Working with @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social and @jaclarner.bsky.social is a pleasure and privilege. (Anyone who gets the chance to work with either should grab it with both hands!) Diolch to my coauthors, the BJPS editors and our referees.

James David Griffiths@jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨 New Research Recently accepted at the @bjpols.bsky.social, our paper shows that Brexit led to weaker British 🇬🇧 identities among Remainers! You can read the paper by @jaclarner.bsky.social, me, and @danielwincott.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/mrj96ywu

🚨 New Research Recently accepted at the @bjpols.bsky.social, our paper shows that Brexit led to weaker British 🇬🇧 identities among Remainers! You can read the paper by @jaclarner.bsky.social, me, and @danielwincott.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/mrj96ywu

Lots of misunderstanding about Wales’s new electoral system — how it works, what it takes to get elected, and especially around tactical voting. Partly to sort my own thinking, I put together something that tries to make sense of it. Proper write-up coming soon. jaclarner.github.io/jaclarner/bl...

🚨Today, Wales Fiscal Analysis published our fifth & final manifesto analysis on Senedd powers and reforms to the way that Wales is funded. 🚨Heddiw, cyhoeddodd Dadansoddi Cyllidol Cymru ein dadansoddiad maniffesto olaf ar bwerau newydd a diwygiadau i gyllid Cymru. blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...

2026 Senedd Election manifesto analysis: Devolution of more powers and the fiscal framework

Showcasing current research, comments and analysis on the law, politics, history, culture, government and political economy of Wales from the Wales Governance Centre.

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📝 Don't miss this article! 'The politics of abstentionism: Comparing Sinn Féin’s Westminster abstentionism to the Basque Nationalist Left’s engagement with the Spanish Parliament, 1979–2025' by @thomasdmleahy.bsky.social & @ikererdocia.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/15x6FSO @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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New article out with Iker Erdocia ‘The politics of abstentionism: Comparing Sinn Féin’s Westminster abstentionism to Basque Nationalist Left’s engagement with the Spanish Parliament’ with @bjpir.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... thanks reviewers, colleagues, interviewees.

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New article out on the purpose of the IRA campaign with ‘Innovation’. It’s free to read too. Thanks to those who reviewed it, the Divided Societies conference organisers/attendees and to those who assisted the research. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“Tactical use of armed struggle”: the IRA’s purpose in Irish Republican strategy, 1969–2005

Between 1969 and 1997, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) fought against British rule in Northern Ireland. Some scholars suggest Republicans saw the IRA as vital to achieving Irish unification. They a...

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Just published! A new open access article with my great colleague Thomas Leahy, taking a fresh detour from my usual research areas. Collaborating across fields is always fun, especially this time. With thanks to our generous funders @ria.ie & @britishacademy.bsky.social. @dublincityuni.bsky.social

Thomas Leahy@thomasdmleahy.bsky.social · 7mo ago

New article out with Iker Erdocia ‘The politics of abstentionism: Comparing Sinn Féin’s Westminster abstentionism to Basque Nationalist Left’s engagement with the Spanish Parliament’ with @bjpir.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... thanks reviewers, colleagues, interviewees.

New article out with Iker Erdocia ‘The politics of abstentionism: Comparing Sinn Féin’s Westminster abstentionism to Basque Nationalist Left’s engagement with the Spanish Parliament’ with @bjpir.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... thanks reviewers, colleagues, interviewees.

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1 postdoc position on ERC Advanced Grant project IDEO-YEMEN. Focus on Yemen under Ansar Allah (Houthis). The position starts September 1, 2025 and runs for 56 months. www.oeaw.ac.at/jobs?jh=ul2v...

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New article out on the purpose of the IRA campaign with ‘Innovation’. It’s free to read too. Thanks to those who reviewed it, the Divided Societies conference organisers/attendees and to those who assisted the research. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“Tactical use of armed struggle”: the IRA’s purpose in Irish Republican strategy, 1969–2005

Between 1969 and 1997, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) fought against British rule in Northern Ireland. Some scholars suggest Republicans saw the IRA as vital to achieving Irish unification. They a...

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My new book "Nationalism as a Way of Life" has been published and I have just received my copies.

In the wake of Wes Streeting’s announcement of a review of mental health ‘over-diagnosis’ we have published this new policy paper by Prof Lucy Delap arguing that the government’s priority should be to address the historic stigma against sick & disabled people. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

On BBC Radio Wales after 6pm talking about the Kenova report

On BBC Radio Wales after 6pm talking about the Kenova report