RT Journal Article
T1 Regional ambassadors or state agents? Representing Welsh interests in the British Parliament and Cabinet
A1 Peinado García, Alejandro
A1 Harguindéguy, Jean-Baptiste
A1 Cole, Alistair
A1 Jiménez Pérez, Francisco José
A1 Martñinez Cousinou, Gloria
K1 Reino Unido
K1 Élites
K1 Periferia
K1 Gales
AB Despite devolution, the United Kingdom possesses no mechanism to represent its four nations at the state level. Consequently, some peripheral actors use their state representative positions to “stand up” for Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland. This paper explores this paradox by focussing on the descriptive and substantive representation of Wales in the Commons and the Cabinet between 1945 and 2019. We demonstrate that only one-third of Welsh backbenchers still adopt a role of “regional ambassador” and that Welsh ministers tend to adopt the role of “state agent”. This research ratifies the radical disconnection between central and sub-state politics since devolution.
PB Taylor and Francis
YR 2024
FD 2024-08-02
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/23733
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/23733
LA en
NO Territory, Politics, Governance, 1–21
NO Área de Ciencia Política y de la Administración
NO Departamento de Derecho Público
DS RIO
RD Apr 23, 2026