Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of York. Interested in gender, elections and public policy.https://bsky.app/profile/annasanders.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/annasanders.bsky.social/post/3mrs3zzw35s22New paper from @syysr.bsky.social and me in @ejpgjournal.bsky.social We argue that the type of crisis is key to understanding why the UK Conservative Party saw a rapid ascension of women and ethnic minority leaders between 2016 and 2024. https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/ejpg/aop/article-10.1332-25151088Y2026D000000151/article-10.1332-25151088Y2026D000000151.xml29 Jul 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:bpho7bxgk2xycf7fp3sftxto/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs3zzw35s22https://bsky.app/profile/annasanders.bsky.social/post/3mjekbrhxxk24🚨 Just over two weeks left to submit your abstracts! We're hosting the 2nd Workshop for scholars of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties (EPOP) based in the North of the UK. 🏛️University of York, 8-9 June 2026. Theme: Inequality, Authoritarianism and the Future of Liberal Democracy Info below 👇 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_RHNgfjM4GyRQcwdFgvH85ttz14h6hflAye4vkNtyD8/edit?tab=t.013 Apr 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:bpho7bxgk2xycf7fp3sftxto/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjekbrhxxk24https://bsky.app/profile/annasanders.bsky.social/post/3lbeoltjurk2mNew from @profrosiecamp.bsky.social @cerifowler.bsky.social, Rosie Shorrocks and me on the gender gap at the 2024 UK GE. We find that the gender gap looked different at this election, shifting from a Lab/Con gap to a broader left-right gap. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1467-923X.1347720 Nov 2024 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:bpho7bxgk2xycf7fp3sftxto/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbeoltjurk2m