Albert Ward

I’m a political scientist and writer. I study public opinion, identity and political geography. I’m especially interested in big questions about where we live, such as why people feel at home in some places and not others, and how our neighbourhoods shape how we vote.

My current projects look at the political divide between cities and the countryside, place-based identity, and what voters want from candidates. I’m writing a book too: Our Land: Why Place Defines Us (out 2029). I also work on polarisation, public opinion on climate change, and replication science (testing whether findings hold up when repeated).

I’m curently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Politics at the University of Cambridge. Before that I did my PhD at Oxford and taught at Jesus College and Hertford College. I’ve also been a visiting fellow at Harvard, an elections analyst for the BBC, and a Senior Fellow at the polling company More in Common.

You can find examples of my work in _pages/research.md and _pages/repositories.md.

For press, talks or research collaborations, email me at albertjamesward@gmail.com. I read everything, and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.