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John Smith Centre @johnsmithcentre.com · 22d

🎙️Event announcement!

Join us for Joe Greenwood-Hau's book launch: Captial, Privilege and Political Participation.

📅8 Oct 2025
📍UofG campus

Register for free: www.johnsmithcentre.com/news/capital...

@niceonecombo.bsky.social @stefaniereher.bsky.social @tjscotto.bsky.social @cjcarman.bsky.social

CAPITAL, PRIVILEGE AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION - John Smith Centre

The John Smith Centre invites you to join us for the launch of Dr Joe Greenwood-Hau’s new book, Capital, Privilege and Political Participation. The British Academy Monograph investigates how people’s…

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Joe Greenwood-Hau @niceonecombo.bsky.social · Aug 8

🚨New book alert!🚨

Thrilled to announce that my @britishacademy.bsky.social Monograph, 'Capital, Privilege, and Political Participation,' will be published via @livunipress.bsky.social later this month.

Find details and pre-order (with discount) here: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

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Stefanie Reher @stefaniereher.bsky.social · Jun 5

It'd be great to connect when you're back in town!

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Stefanie Reher @stefaniereher.bsky.social · Apr 11

Congratulations, great job! 🥳

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Anne Rasmussen @annerasmussen.bsky.social · Apr 10

@stefaniereher.bsky.social and my recent article on 'Public Opinion towards Interest Groups' now appears in print in the European Journal of Political Research

More on its contents in the 🧵 below

@ecpr.bsky.social @ecprinterestgroups.bsky.social

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Stefanie Reher @stefaniereher.bsky.social · Apr 4

Highly recommend watching/listening to this oral evidence session on Access to the House of Commons. Powerful testimonies by MPs Marie Tidball, Sarah Bool, Marsha de Cordova, Steve Darling, and former MP Robert Halfon on their experiences of barriers in Parliament. parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

Parliamentlive.tv

Modernisation Committee

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Wiebke Marie Junk @wmjunk.bsky.social · Mar 31

🥁The LOBBYMETRY project is hiring:
1 PostDoc & 1 fully-funded PhD 🥳
Come to beautiful Copenhagen to research lobbying, informational quality and public policy formulation!

PostDoc: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...

Please spread the word & and do not hesitate to reach out with questions!

Postdoctoral Researcher Position (3 years) in Political Science as part of the ERC-funded Lobbying (A)symmetry Project

jobportal.ku.dk

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Stefanie Reher @stefaniereher.bsky.social · Mar 10

It's the link from the journal website but you're right, it doesn't work - this one should: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Stories From the Trenches: The Difference Disability Makes in the Campaign Experiences of Candidates With Disabilities

Objective Persons with disabilities are a large and significant segment of the American public, yet Americans with disabilities are only beginning to be considered as political candidates or officeh...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Stefanie Reher @stefaniereher.bsky.social · Mar 10

Great to see Sally Friedman and Richard Scott's article on the campaign experiences of candidates with disabilities published: doi.org/10.1111/ssqu...

Familiar stories of inaccessibility, costs, and prejudice, but also of good conversations, changed minds, perseverance, and a shared mission.

doi.org

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Stefanie Reher @stefaniereher.bsky.social · Mar 2

@elizabethjevans.bsky.social and I had the opportunity to talk to @alanrenwick.bsky.social about our research and our book Disability and Political Representation on the UCL Uncovering Politics Podcast. Thanks for hosting us!

UCL Political Science @uclspp.bsky.social · Feb 27

🎙️ 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...

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

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Stefanie Reher @stefaniereher.bsky.social · Feb 26

If voters know the candidate's party, there is no electoral penalty for disabled candidates.

However, they still get a small boost from left-wing voters who value their ability to represent underrepresented groups.

Please message me if you'd like the free access link to the article.

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Stefanie Reher @stefaniereher.bsky.social · Feb 26

My article on voter support for disabled candidates is now published at doi.org/10.1086/732994.

I find that left-wing voters in UK+US favour disabled candidates, while right-wing voters prefer non-disabled candidates - but only because voters assume disabled candidates to be more left-wing. [1/2]

Voting for Disabled Candidates | The Journal of Politics

Despite important advances in the rights of disabled people, stigma and prejudice remain widespread. Meanwhile, disabled political representatives are few and far between. This raises the question: do...

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Stefanie Reher @stefaniereher.bsky.social · Jan 28

Very interesting study, congrats! Do you have any insights on disabled voters?

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Centenary Action @centenaryaction.bsky.social · Jan 22

We’re thrilled to announce our new Academic Advisory Board, bringing together some of the brightest minds to provide insight, data, and rigorous thinking to enhance our campaigns. Excited to collaborate and learn from their expertise! 👩‍🎓

bit.ly/40Eik7n

Academic Advisory Group - Centenary Action

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Stefanie Reher @stefaniereher.bsky.social · Dec 23

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Welcome to Britain’s Victorian Christmas, where volunteers in Santa hats fulfil the basic functions of the state | Frances Ryan

There is something inescapably bleak about a nation that relies on charity appeals to fix its social and economic problems, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

www.theguardian.com

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Elizabeth Evans @elizabethjevans.bsky.social · Dec 19

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

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Elizabeth Evans @elizabethjevans.bsky.social · Dec 18

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

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Stefanie Reher @stefaniereher.bsky.social · Oct 2

In our short @politicalquarterly.bsky.social article "No Level Playing Field" @elizabethjevans.bsky.social and I discuss the barriers to disability representation in politics:

Why are there so few disabled people in politics, why does it matter, and what needs to be done?

doi.org/10.1111/1467...

While one in five people in the UK are disabled, their number among elected representatives remains disproportionately low. In ongoing efforts to make politics more inclusive and diverse, disabled people often remain sidelined. As a politically relevant identity, disability is associated with a shared set of experiences and policy interests which are often overlooked. This is at least in part owing to the under-representation of disabled politicians, which is likely also contributing to a sense of political alienation. Thus, tackling the barriers that disabled people experience in the political recruitment process is not only a matter of democratic justice and equality, but also essential for ensuring that disabled people’s needs and concerns are recognised and met. This article outlines the obstacles that disabled people experience in pursuing elected office--including inaccessibility, inadequate financial resources and ableist institutions and cultures--and offers recommendations to

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Elizabeth Evans @elizabethjevans.bsky.social · Sep 17

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

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Anne Rasmussen @annerasmussen.bsky.social · Sep 10

Do citizens use interest groups aligned with their political views as shortcuts to assess if their views are well represented, similar to political parties?

In new @ecpr.bsky.social Eur Jour Pol Research paper, @stefaniereher.bsky.social & I explore this ❓ using survey exp's in the US, UK, & D

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ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Kenn Rushworth @kennrushworth.bsky.social · Sep 5

Next Wednesday @robfordmancs.bsky.social & myself have arranged an ECR the day before EPOP officially begins.
It includes @edmundkelly.bsky.social @giacomomelli.bsky.social @elenapro.bsky.social @vlazarov.bsky.social @jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social @anandmenon.bsky.social @bogatyrev.bsky.social

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Elizabeth Evans @elizabethjevans.bsky.social · Sep 3

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

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Stefanie Reher @stefaniereher.bsky.social · Sep 5

... publicly disclose mental health conditions in ongoing research with @robjohns75.bsky.social and Luca Bernardi. It appears that voters value politicians' openness and lived experience. Still, negative stigma of course remains, often fuelled by pundits and opponents questioning their abilities.

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Stefanie Reher @stefaniereher.bsky.social · Sep 5

You're completely right, we need to study a wider variety of disabilities. Loewen & Rheault (doi.org/10.1017/S0007123419000127) show that voters are more hesitant to elect candidates with depression than with physical illnesses - although we found that UK voters react positively to MPs who...

Voters Punish Politicians with Depression | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core

Voters Punish Politicians with Depression - Volume 51 Issue 1

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Stefanie Reher @stefaniereher.bsky.social · Aug 28

🦾Non-disabled people feel better represented by non-disabled candidates - suggesting that disability is a relevant political identity to them as well.

🦾This means: we need more disabled politicians so that disabled people feel represented and not excluded from politics. (3/3)

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