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Professor Sarah Childs holds a Personal Chair in Politics and Gender at the University of Edinburgh's School of Social and Political Science. With a background in Political Science and Women's Studies, her research centers on women's political representation, gender and political parties, parliaments, and institutional change. Her award-winning work includes Feminist Democratic Representation (co-authored) and The Good Parliament Report.
Research interests focus on:
- Theory and practice of political representation
- Gender dynamics in legislative institutions
- Feminist institutional reform
- British political systems
Her publications examine democratic design, feminist institutionalism, and parliamentary practices. Recent work analyzes gender-sensitive policymaking and representational problematics in democratic systems.
Honors include the 2022 PSA Mackenzie Book Prize for co-authored work on feminist representation. Contributes to parliamentary reform initiatives and gender equality frameworks internationally.
