Elizabeth Evans
@elizabethjevans.bsky.social
Professor of Politics Univ Southampton. Likes books, cats, running, piano, swimming, football, coffee, and The Archers
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 🤩 🤩 🤩
October 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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
September 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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
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.
#OpenAccess from @poppublicsphere.bsky.social -
Making Political Parties Accessible for People with Disabilities: A New Research Agenda - cup.org/41dguu2
- Elizabeth Evans
#FirstView
Making Political Parties Accessible for People with Disabilities: A New Research Agenda - cup.org/41dguu2
- Elizabeth Evans
#FirstView
July 30, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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.
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...
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.
www.gov.uk
June 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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...
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 🤓🇨🇦🍁
April 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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 🤓🇨🇦🍁
Please do come along to this if you're in Brum for @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
Along with our friends in @populismpsa.bsky.social & @psawomenpol.bsky.social we're also sponsoring a roundtable on the much-missed Jonathan Dean
🗣️ @peterallen.bsky.social, @chdesportes.bsky.social, @elizabethjevans.bsky.social & @theoaiolfi.bsky.social
⏰ 11:30 Tues 15 Apr
🏫 The Exchange - Assembly
🗣️ @peterallen.bsky.social, @chdesportes.bsky.social, @elizabethjevans.bsky.social & @theoaiolfi.bsky.social
⏰ 11:30 Tues 15 Apr
🏫 The Exchange - Assembly
April 3, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Please do come along to this if you're in Brum for @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
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🚨My small book with
@cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social
on timely #empathy #politics is online and I can't be happier! 🚨
shorturl.at/jZyPz
*The manuscript can be accessed freely for the next 2 weeks!* The book builds on my PhD thesis, defended
@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
@cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social
on timely #empathy #politics is online and I can't be happier! 🚨
shorturl.at/jZyPz
*The manuscript can be accessed freely for the next 2 weeks!* The book builds on my PhD thesis, defended
@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🚨My small book with
@cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social
on timely #empathy #politics is online and I can't be happier! 🚨
shorturl.at/jZyPz
*The manuscript can be accessed freely for the next 2 weeks!* The book builds on my PhD thesis, defended
@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
@cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social
on timely #empathy #politics is online and I can't be happier! 🚨
shorturl.at/jZyPz
*The manuscript can be accessed freely for the next 2 weeks!* The book builds on my PhD thesis, defended
@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
Happy to share this - although it is truly horrendous listening to yourself...
🎙️ UCL Uncovering Politics 🎙️
S14 E6: Disability Representation in Politics. Why are there so few disabled politicians? - with @elizabethjevans.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social and @stefaniereher.bsky.social @unistrathclyde.bsky.social -
ucl-uncovering-politics.simplecast.com/episodes/dis...
S14 E6: Disability Representation in Politics. Why are there so few disabled politicians? - with @elizabethjevans.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social and @stefaniereher.bsky.social @unistrathclyde.bsky.social -
ucl-uncovering-politics.simplecast.com/episodes/dis...
Disability Representation in Politics | UCL Uncovering Politics
This week we’re looking at the representation of disabled people in politics. Why are there so few disabled politicians? What impact does that have? And what can be done to level the playing field?
ucl-uncovering-politics.simplecast.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Happy to share this - although it is truly horrendous listening to yourself...
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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! 👇
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! 👇
Our new website is live! Check it out here to learn more about the new research centre: www.southampton.ac.uk/research/ins...
Gender and Inequalities Centre (GAIN)
Gender and Inequalities Centre (GAIN). Established to explore and address the pressing issues of gender and inequalities in social science, GAIN brings together scholars from across the university and...
www.southampton.ac.uk
February 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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! 👇
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! 👇
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.
January 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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.
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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.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
In Memoriam
Welcome to Cambridge Core
www.cambridge.org
January 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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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!
January 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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.
December 19, 2024 at 11:24 AM
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
How do disabled people take part in politics?: Easy read report: disability and political representation - ePrints Soton
eprints.soton.ac.uk
December 19, 2024 at 11:07 AM
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
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.
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
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2024 at 8:08 AM
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
November 27, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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
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
November 27, 2024 at 1:11 PM
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
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
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/Edit...
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/Edit...
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
November 19, 2024 at 11:04 AM
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
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/Edit...
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/Edit...
The revolution starts in Balham! ✊
November 19, 2024 at 10:16 AM
The revolution starts in Balham! ✊
Other people are still using a Filofax aren't they? Easily one of the highlights of the year when the new refills arrive 🤓
November 11, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Other people are still using a Filofax aren't they? Easily one of the highlights of the year when the new refills arrive 🤓
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In preparing for the job market I recently wrote a draft syllabus for a proposed course on the Politics of Disability. Sharing it here in case its of interest to others - would love to hear any feedback/suggestions and hope it helps!
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/srq5e...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/srq5e...
www.dropbox.com
October 11, 2024 at 7:26 PM
In preparing for the job market I recently wrote a draft syllabus for a proposed course on the Politics of Disability. Sharing it here in case its of interest to others - would love to hear any feedback/suggestions and hope it helps!
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/srq5e...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/srq5e...
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No Level Playing Field: Barriers to Disability Representation in Politics.
@stefaniereher.bsky.social @elizabethjevans.bsky.social outline obstacles disabled people experience in pursuing elected office—and offer recommendations on how to mitigate them
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
@stefaniereher.bsky.social @elizabethjevans.bsky.social outline obstacles disabled people experience in pursuing elected office—and offer recommendations on how to mitigate them
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
October 8, 2024 at 10:59 AM
No Level Playing Field: Barriers to Disability Representation in Politics.
@stefaniereher.bsky.social @elizabethjevans.bsky.social outline obstacles disabled people experience in pursuing elected office—and offer recommendations on how to mitigate them
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
@stefaniereher.bsky.social @elizabethjevans.bsky.social outline obstacles disabled people experience in pursuing elected office—and offer recommendations on how to mitigate them
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Hmm, what's that you say? Groundbreaking book? www.psa.ac.uk/psa/news/eng... @stefaniereher.bsky.social
Engaging with the politics of structural disablement through
Disablement-related scholarship has historically been placed in a marginal position within Political Studies, but recent developments offer opportunities for further research and meaningful change.
www.psa.ac.uk
September 24, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Hmm, what's that you say? Groundbreaking book? www.psa.ac.uk/psa/news/eng... @stefaniereher.bsky.social
Here's me and @stefaniereher.bsky.social in Political Insight on disability & representation in British politics journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Disability and Representation in British Politics - Elizabeth Evans, Stefanie Reher, 2024
journals.sagepub.com
September 17, 2024 at 8:58 AM
Here's me and @stefaniereher.bsky.social in Political Insight on disability & representation in British politics journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
We worked with the good folk at Go Easy Read to produce a freely available PDF version of our book Disability & Political Representation. Message me or @stefaniereher.bsky.social for a copy! #accessibleacademia
September 3, 2024 at 9:47 AM
We worked with the good folk at Go Easy Read to produce a freely available PDF version of our book Disability & Political Representation. Message me or @stefaniereher.bsky.social for a copy! #accessibleacademia