Professor Jane Wills FBA

Political geography

Elected 2022

Portrait photo of Professor Jane Wills FBA
Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
2022
Honours
FBA

Political geography – focusing on the role of institutions, the spatiality of governance bodies (including questions of localism, place-based policy, levelling up, regional policy/political-economy), and the importance of democratic culture, community organising and public engagement; Sustainability with a focus on nature recovery, biodiversity investment, environmental policy around land management/farming, and the role of local government and institutional leadership in this policy area; Relating to my current employment in Cornwall, connecting to the history, culture, politics and institutional fabric of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

Current post

University of Exeter Professor of Geography and Director of the Environment and Sustainability Institute

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