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Dr Elizabeth Evans

Lecturer in Politics, Kingston University.

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Overview

Elizabeth is based within the university's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, where she is a lecturer in politics. Her current research interests focus on British politics, parties and elections (both local and national) and representation and gender, in particular the under-reprensentation of women in politics. She also has a particular interest in the workings of the Liberal Democrats. Her PhD, which she describes as a feminist analysis of a British political party, explored the role and representation of women within the party.

Another area of interest for Elizabeth concerns the incentives and barriers that encourage or deter people from standing for election as councillors and taking up other civic roles. As part of this work Elizabeth was part of a team of researchers who made recommendations to the Councillors Commission which directly influenced the new 'Duties Relating to Promotion of Democracy', contained in the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, which came into force in April 2010. 

In addition she is working on a project exploring British by-elections, which builds on work already carried out aimed at developing an understanding of by-elections as 'symbolic' occasions. It does this through the analysis of four key areas: candidate (s)election; voter engagement and turnout; campaigning techniques; and by exploring the dynamics between national and local parties.

 

Qualifications

Year gained Subject
2009 PhD. University of London.
2004 MA. King's College, London.
2003 BA (Hons). University of Worcester.

Career Highlights

Year Position held
2010 Lecturer in Politics, Kingston University.
2009 - 2010 ESRC Post Doctoral Fellow, Brunel University.
2008 - 2009 Sessional lecturer, Birkbeck, University of London.
2007 - 2009 Visiting lecturer and tutor, Goldsmith, University of London.

Research

Publications and research

Monograph

  • Evans, E. (2011) Gender and the Liberal Democrats: Representing Women? (Manchester: Manchester University Press)

 Academic journal articles

  • 1. Evans, E and L. Harrison (forthcoming before 2012) 'Candidate Selection in British Second Order Elections: A Comparison of Electoral Systems and Party Strategy Effects' Journal of Legislative Studies 18 (2)
  • 2. Evans, E. (2011) 'Two Heads are Better than One? Assessing the Implications of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition for UK Politics' Political Science
  • 3. Evans, E. and E. Sanderson-Nash (2011) 'From Sandals to Suits: Professionalisation, Coalition and the Liberal Democrats' British Journal of Politics and International Relations 4 (13)
  • 4. Evans. E. (2011) 'Selecting the 'right sort': Patterns of Political Recruitment at British By-elections', Parliamentary Affairs
  • 5. Evans, E. (2011) 'Review: Parties, Gender Quotas and Candidate Selection in France by Rainbow Murray', Parliamentary Affairs, 64 (1): 216-222
  • 6. Ashe, J., Campbell, R., Childs, S., and E. Evans (2010) '"Stand by your man" Women's Political Recruitment at the 2010 General Election' British Politics 5 (4): 455-480
  • 7. Evans, E. (2009) 'Can Liberalism Be Feminist?' Spring Edition, Journal of Liberal History, 62 (1): 4-11
  • 8. Evans, E. (2008) 'Supply and Demand: Women Candidates and the Liberal Democrats' British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 4 (10): 590-606.
  • 9. Evans, E. (2007) 'Grassroots Influence: Pressure Groups within the Liberal Democrats' The Political Quarterly, 78 (1): 95-103.

 

Book chapters

  • Evans, E. (2011) 'The Liberal Democrats' in Cameron's Britain: UK Politics and the 2010 General Election (Manchester: Manchester University Press)

Media Highlights

Elizabeth has carried out a number of interviews for the media (broadcast and print) - most notably on the Liberal Democrats' perfromance in the local elections in May 2011.   She has also been interviewed for Radio 4's "The Westminster Hour'.

Professional Body Membership

PSA

Women and Politics PSA specialist group

Elections, Public Opinion and Parties PSA specialist group

Associate member Feminist Institutionalism Network

American Political Studies Association

Hansard Society

Fawcett Society.

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