Professor Roger Awan-Scully
Head of Politics and International Relations and Professor of Political Science
- scullyrm@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 4352
- 1.04, 21 Park Place, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3DQ
- Welsh speaking
- Media commentator
My research and teaching has focussed on political representation in the European Union and, increasingly, on devolution in the UK. I am currently Principal Investigator for the ESRC-funded 2016 Welsh Election Study
I was educated at Lancaster University and the University of Durham, before gaining a PhD at the Ohio State University. I was Lecturer in European Politics at Brunel University from 1997-1999, before joining Aberystwyth University in January 2000. At Aberystwyth, I was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2004, Reader in 2006, and became Professor of Political Science in 2007. I was also appointed as Director of the Institute of Welsh Politics at Aberystwyth in 2009. I moved to Cardiff University in March 2012, as Professor of Political Science. I am currently (for academic year 2016/17) also Acting Director of the Wales Governance Centre.
I was accepted as an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2010, and elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales in 2011. I am also a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.
I was Principal Investigator for the 2011 Welsh Referendum Study (ESRC Grant RES-000-22-4496) and the 2011 Welsh Election Study (ESRC Grant RES-062-23-2625). I am currently Principal Investigator for the 2016 Welsh Election Study (ESRC Grant ES/M011127/1).
My research and teaching has focussed on political representation in the European Union and, increasingly, on devolution in the UK. I am the author of Becoming Europeans? Attitudes, Behaviour and Socialization in the European Parliament (Oxford University Press, 2005), and co-author of Representing Europe’s Citizens? Electoral Institutions and the Failure of Parliamentary Representation in the European Union (Oxford University Press, 2007) and Wales Says Yes: Devolution and the 2011 Welsh Referendum (University of Wales Press, 2012). I have also published in a number of major journals, including the British Journal of Political Science, the European Journal of Political Research, the Journal of Common Market Studies, Electoral Studies, Publius, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Regional and Federal Studies, and Political Psychology.
I am a former Co-Editor of the UACES-Routledge Contemporary European Studies Book Series, and am currently Associate Editor of Parliamentary Affairs and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Legislative Studies, and of the European Journal of Government and Economics.
I also run the Elections in Wales Blog. Along with colleagues at ITV Cymru-Wales and YouGov I am also responsible for the Welsh Political Barometer - the only regular public opinion polling conducted in Wales.
Academic positions
- Professor of Political Science, Cardiff University (March 2012 – present)
- Professor of Political Science, Aberystwyth University (March 2007 – February 2012); Director, Institute of Welsh Politics, Aberystwyth University (February 2009 – February 2012)
- Reader, Aberystwyth University (January 2006 – February 2007)
- Senior Lecturer, Aberystwyth University (September 2004 – December 2005)
- Lecturer, Aberystwyth University (January 2000 – August 2004)
- Lecturer, Brunel University (September 1997 – December 1999)
2020
- Awan-Scully, R. 2020. Elections in Wales: Democracy in a semi-sovereign nation. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
2019
- McAllister, L. and Awan-Scully, R. 2019. For Wales, do not see England: An analysis of the 2017 General Election. Parliamentary Affairs (10.1093/pa/gsz041)
- McAllister, L. and Awan-Scully, R. 2019. For Wales, do not see England? An analysis of the 2017 General Election. Parliamentary Affairs, pp. -. (10.1093/pa/gsz041)
2018
- Awan-Scully, R.et al. 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
- Awan-Scully, R. 2018. The end of British party politics?. Biteback.
2017
- Awan-Scully, R. and Larner, J. 2017. A successful defence: the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election. Parliamentary Affairs 70(3), pp. 507-529. (10.1093/pa/gsw033)
2016
- Jeffery, C.et al. 2016. England's dissatisfactions and the Conservative dilemma. Political Studies Review 14(3), pp. 335-348. (10.1177/1478929916649617)
- Henderson, A.et al. 2016. England, Englishness and Brexit. Political Quarterly 87(2), pp. 187-199. (10.1111/1467-923X.12262)
- Johnston, R.et al. 2016. Constituency campaigning and canvassing for support at the 2011 National Assembly of Wales election. Politics 36(1), pp. 49-62. (10.1111/1467-9256.12098)
2015
- Scully, R. and Wyn Jones, R. 2015. The public legitimacy of the National Assembly for Wales. The Journal of Legislative Studies 21(4), pp. 515-533. (10.1080/13572334.2015.1059591)
2013
- Scully, R. 2013. More Scottish than Welsh? Explaining the outcomes of the 2011 devolved elections. Regional & Federal Studies 23(5), pp. 591-612. (10.1080/13597566.2013.810147)
- 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
- 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., Hix, S. and Farrell, D. M. 2012. National or European Parliamentarians? Evidence from a New Survey of the Members of the European Parliament. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies 50(4), pp. 670-683. (10.1111/j.1468-5965.2012.02250.x)
- Wyn Jones, R. and Scully, R. 2012. Wales Says Yes: Devolution and the 2011 Welsh Referendum. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
2011
- 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.
- 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.
2010
- Scully, R. and Wyn Jones, R. eds. 2010. Europe, Regions and European Regionalism. Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- 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. 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.
- Farrell, D. M. and Scully, R. 2010. The European Parliament: one parliament, several modes of political representation on the ground?. Journal of European Public Policy 17(1), pp. 36-54. (10.1080/13501760903465173)
2009
- Scully, R. 2009. The European Parliament. In: Cini, M. and Pérez-Solórzano Borragán, N. eds. European Union Politics (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 162-175.
- 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. 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. 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. 2008. Wales devolution monitoring report: September 2008. Project Report. London, UK: Constitution Unit, University College London.
- 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: 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
- Scully, R. and Elias, A. 2008. The 2007 Welsh Assembly Election. Regional & Federal Studies 18(1), pp. 103-109. (10.1080/13597560701855269)
2007
- Farrell, D. M. and Scully, R. 2007. Representing Europe's citizens? Electoral institutions and the failure of parlimentary representation. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Scully, R. 2007. The European parliament. In: Cini, M. ed. European Union Politics [2nd ed.]. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 174-187.
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
- Farrell, D. M. and Scully, R. 2005. Electing the European Parliament: How Uniform are 'Uniform' Electoral Systems?. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies 43(5), pp. 969-984. (10.1111/j.1468-5965.2005.00604.x)
- 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.
- Scully, R. 2005. Becoming Europeans? Attitudes, behaviour and socialization in the European parliment. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Scully, R. 2005. Rational institutionalism and liberal intergovernmentalism. In: Cini, M. and Bourne, A. K. eds. Palgrave Advances in European Union Studies. Palgrave Advances Basingstoke: Palgrave, pp. 19-34.
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)
- Scully, R. et al. eds. 2004. British elections and parties review [volume 14]. London: Taylor & Francis.
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)
- Hix, S., Raunio, T. and Scully, R. 2003. Fifty Years on: Research on the European Parliament. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies 41(2), pp. 191-202. (10.1111/1468-5965.00418)
- Scully, R. and Farrell, D. M. 2003. MEPs as Representatives: Individual and Institutional Roles. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies 41(2), pp. 269-288. (10.1111/1468-5965.00422)
- Kille, K. J. and Scully, R. 2003. Executive Heads and the Role of Intergovernmental Organizations: Expansionist Leadership in the United Nations and the European Union. Political Psychology 24(1), pp. 175-198. (10.1111/0162-895X.00321)
- Scully, R. 2003. External Change, Internal Development: Studying the European Parliament [Book Review]. Government and Opposition 38(1), pp. 131-138. (10.1111/1477-7053.t01-1-00008)
- 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. 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.
- Rallings, C. et al. eds. 2003. British elections and parties review [volume 13]. London: Frank Cass.
- 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)
- Farrell, D. M. and Scully, R. 2003. Electoral reform and the British MEP. The Journal of Legislative Studies 9(1), pp. 14-36. (10.1080/13523270300660002)
- Scully, R. 2003. The European Parliament. In: Cini, M. ed. The European Union. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 166-177.
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)
- Van Schendelen, R. and Scully, R. 2002. The unseen hand: unelected EU legislators. Library of Legislative Studies. London: Frank Cass.
- van Schendelen, R. and Scully, R. 2002. Introduction. The Journal of Legislative Studies 8(4), pp. 1-13. (10.1080/13572330200870001)
- Scully, R. and van Schendelen, R. 2002. Conclusions. The Journal of Legislative Studies 8(4), pp. 117-124. (10.1080/13572330200870008)
- Shepherd, M. and Scully, R. 2002. The European parliament: of barriers and removed citizens. In: Norton, P. ed. Parliaments and Citizens in Western Europe. Library of Legislative Studies London: Frank Cass, pp. 153-177.
- Scully, R. 2002. Europe and the European Union. In: Fisher, J., Denver, D. and Beynon, J. eds. Central Debates in British Politics. Essex: Pearson, pp. 119-134.
- Scully, R. 2002. Going native? Institutional and partisam loyalty in the European Parliament. In: Steunenberg, B. and Thomassen, J. eds. The European Parliament: Moving Towards Democracy in the EU. Governance in Europe Series Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, pp. 113-138.
2001
- Scully, R. 2001. The European Parliament as a Non-Legislative Actor [Book Review]. Journal of European Public Policy 8(1), pp. 162-169. (10.1080/13501760010036565)
- Scully, R. 2001. Dealing with Big Brother: Relations with the First Chamber. The Journal of Legislative Studies 7(1), pp. 93-104. (10.1080/714003861)
- Scully, R. 2001. Dealing with big brother: relations with the first chamber. In: Baldwin, N. D. and Shell, D. eds. Second Chambers. Library of Legislative Studies London: Frank Cass, pp. 93-104.
2000
- Scully, R. 2000. Democracy, legitimacy and the European Parliament. In: Green Cowles, M. and Smith, M. eds. The State of the European Union : Risks, Reform, Resistance, and Revival., Vol. 5. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 228-245.
1999
- Scully, R. 1999. Nowhere to run..? British MEPs and the Euro. British Elections & Parties Review 9(1), pp. 186-199. (10.1080/13689889908413028)
- Scully, R. 1999. The European parliament, euro-elections and the 'democratic deficit'. Representation 36(3), pp. 235-242. (10.1080/00344899908523088)
- Patterson, S. C. and Scully, R. 1999. The meaning of the Legislative Party. In: Green, J. C. and Shea, D. M. eds. The State of the Parties: the Changing Role of Contemporary American Parties [3rd. ed]. People, Passions, and Power Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, pp. 286-305.
1998
- Scully, R. 1998. MEPs and the building of a 'parliamentary Europe'. The Journal of Legislative Studies 4(3), pp. 92-108. (10.1080/13572339808420566)
1997
- Mughan, A. and Scully, R. 1997. Accounting for change in free vote outcomes in the House of Commons. British Journal of Political Science 27(4), pp. 619-659. (10.1017/S0007123497230292)
- Mughan, A., Box-Steffensmeier, J. and Scully, R. 1997. Mapping legislative socialisation. European Journal of Political Research 32(1), pp. 93-106. (10.1111/1475-6765.00333)
- Scully, R. 1997. The European parliament and the co-decision procedure: A reassessment. The Journal of Legislative Studies 3(3), pp. 58-73. (10.1080/13572339708420518)
- Scully, R. 1997. The European parliament and co-decision: A rejoinder to Tsebelis and Garrett. The Journal of Legislative Studies 3(3), pp. 93-103. (10.1080/13572339708420520)
- Scully, R. 1997. Developing European institutions: governing European intergration. In: Sobisch, A. and Davies, I. eds. Developing European Citizens. Sheffield: Sheffield Hallam Press
Main Research Supervision and Teaching Interests
- Politics of Devolution in the UK
- Elections and Voting
- Public Opinion
- Comparative European Politics
- Research Design and Methods
Modules Currently Taught
- PLT053, Contemporary Welsh Politics - core module for the MSc in Welsh Government and Politics. Normally taught in autumn semester
- PL9387, Elections in the UK - final year undergraduate module. Normally taught in spring semester
- Scotland and Wales Vote 2016: Understanding the Devolved Elections (MOOC co-taught with colleagues at Cardiff and Edinburgh Universities)
