What is a nationalist? How does this term connect with today's populist movements? Why is the United Kingdom blind to the positives of Welsh nationalism? Dr. Anwen Elias speaks about all this and more as we attempt to understand why nationalism is so difficult to define, especially within the U.K.
Anwen Elias is a prominent political scientist specialising in territorial and constitutional politics, nationalism, and democratic innovation. She serves as a Reader in Politics at the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University, where she has been a faculty member since 2005.
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This is an edited version of Blueprint Cymru podcast episode 9, recorded on 29 May 2025.
Producer and Editor: Dylan Yeomans
Assistance producers: Gwern Gwynfil, David Hannington-Smith
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Exec. Producer: Simon Hobson
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