Elizabeth Evans

*PSA Mackenzie #BookPrize Shortlist 2025-26*
Congratulations to Prof. Elizabeth Evans @elizabethjevans.bsky.social & Dr Stefanie Reher for ‘Disability and Political Representation', published by Oxford University Press @academic.oup.com
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Mackenzie Book Prize 2025-26 Shortlist Announced - Political Studies Association Thank you to all who nominated a book for this esteemed prize which celebrates the distinctive contribution these works have made to advancing Political Studies. From an impressive number of entries, ...

Two books by our colleagues are shortlisted for this year's @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Mackenzie Book Prize! @elizabethjevans.bsky.social for 'Disability and Political Representation', and @drjennings.bsky.social for 'The Changing Electoral Map of England and Wales'. www.psa.ac.uk/news/mackenz...

Great to speak about mine and @stefaniereher.bsky.social research at the @centenaryaction.bsky.social event on disabled women and politics at the House of Lords, hosted by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson 🤩 🤩 🤩

So happy that mine and @stefaniereher.bsky.social ESRC grant application for a 4 year comparative project on disability and political parties was successful!! @sotonpolitics.bsky.social

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New article out now in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social in which I provide a comparative analysis of disability & political parties and develop a framework for assessing their accessibility.

Hope they manage to get the Access to Elected Office/EnAble Fund reintroduced as @stefaniereher.bsky.social and I recommended www.gov.uk/government/p... and in our book Disability and Political Representation! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

New steering group to champion disabled people in elected office A new steering group will support disabled candidates in elections, advising on a fund for disability-related expenses to level the playing field.

So pleased to see this new steering group set up to support disabled people gain access to elected office - some excellent people on the steering group! www.gov.uk/government/n...

And here 🙌

Had a great time in Ottawa presenting some of the findings from mine and @stefaniereher.bsky.social research on disability and politics at the Canadian Parliament. Now just soaking up the election fever 🤓🇨🇦🍁

I'm in Ottawa at the moment and my taxi driver was talking to me about this very topic last night!!

Please do come along to this if you're in Brum for @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🚨My small book with
@cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social
on timely #empathy #politics is online and I can't be happier! 🚨

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*The manuscript can be accessed freely for the next 2 weeks!* The book builds on my PhD thesis, defended
@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social

Congratulations to my brilliant office mate 😘

Happy to share this - although it is truly horrendous listening to yourself...

Our new Gender and Inequalities (GAIN) Centre at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social is officially up and running! 🎉

So excited to be running this with my brilliant colleagues @elizabethjevans.bsky.social and @emiliabelknap.bsky.social

Keep an eye out for more to come! 👇

Answers my question about whether you're around for coffee later! Enjoy the meeting ❤️

I'm all for the promotion of running and classical music but I think we could also do with an APPG on disability

Disappointed to discover there is currently no All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Disability. There's the very important Special Educational Needs and Disabilities APPG but this group focuses on children and young people rather than disability per se.

In Memoriam

Mala Htun (1969-2025)

Mala Htun made a major impact on the study of women, gender, and politics as a scholar, teacher, mentor, and advocate. To honor her contributions, we have ungated access to her articles until the end of February 2025.

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We are a new interdisciplinary research centre @sotonpolitics.bsky.social focusing on gender and inequalities. Watch this space as we get up and running, as we have exciting news to share!

Toutes Les Femmes de La Terre vous soutiennent. Merci Gisèle.

Grateful to @sotonpolitics.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social for covering the costs of the production of a (free) easy read version of mine and @stefaniereher.bsky.social book Disability and Political Representation. @disrightsuk.bsky.social eprints.soton.ac.uk/494719/ #AccessibleAcademia

Absolutely!

House of Commons should consider electronic voting, MPs say in letter Exclusive: New MPs and backbenchers complain of wasted time in document sent to leader of Commons

Great to see MPs raising the issue of electronic voting www.theguardian.com/politics/202... it's one of the topics that @stefaniereher.bsky.social and I proposed in our submission to the Modernisation Committee. Accessibility should not be sacrificed on the altar of tradition.

Our application to set up a School-wide Gender and Inequalities Centre at @unisouthampton.bsky.social @sotonpolitics.bsky.social has been approved! Watch this space for further updates as well as an inclusive programme of activities in the new year @jess-smith.bsky.social @emiliabelknap.bsky.social

Man delivering a lecture

Fantastic to have @mikebankole.bsky.social speak to our @sotonpolitics.bsky.social departmental seminar about his research on race, anti-racism protests and the Conservative party

Great to see this in print - congrats!

Very handy @ejpgjournal.bsky.social Ed's collection on diversity and representation including me and @stefaniereher.bsky.social on disabled women's experiences of political recruitment

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Writing on a wall saying 'No War but Class War'

The revolution starts in Balham! ✊