Roundtable participant - Vivien Lowndes

Vivien Lowndes is Professor Emerita (Public Policy) at the School of Government, University of Birmingham, UK. Vivien previously worked at the Universities of Essex and Nottingham, and De Montfort University where she was PVC for Research. Vivien’s research focuses on gender, political institutions, citizen participation, local governance and migration. Recent projects have involved qualitative research in UK, Turkey, Spain and Brazil. Theoretically, she is known for her work on institutionalism, particularly the ‘rules, practices and narratives’ framework (Why Institutions Matter, with Mark Roberts); and on gender and institutions (e.g. Lowndes 2020 ‘How are political institutions gendered?’ Political Studies, 68(3) 543–564). With David Marsh and Gerry Stoker, Vivien is co-editor of Theories and Methods in Political Science (4th edition, Palgrave). She is the author of a large number of articles in international peer-reviewed journals and also advises policymakers and practitioners. Vivien was previously Chair of the Politics and International Studies Sub-Panel for REF 2021, the UK’s periodic assessment of research quality, and Deputy Chair for REF 2014. She has contributed to research assessments in Hong Kong and Sweden. Vivien was awarded the Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize for a Lifetime Contribution to Political Studies 2020/21 by the UK Political Studies Association.