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Professor Jane Wills FBA

Political geography
Portrait photo of Professor Jane Wills FBA
Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
2022
Honours
FBA
Subjects
Geography, Politics
Sections
Anthropology and Geography
Website
https://geography.exeter.ac.uk/staff/index.php?web_id=Jane_Wills

Summary

Political geography – focusing on the role of institutions, the spatiality of governance bodies (including questions of localism, place-based policy, regional policy/political-economy), and the importance of democratic culture, community organising and public engagement; The politics of research and epistemology with interests in pragmatism and community-led research; 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; Cornwall, connecting to the history, culture, politics and institutional fabric of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Current post

University of Exeter Professor Emerita

Past appointments

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

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