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Personal Statement
I joined the School of Government and Public Policy in 2025 as a Research Associate working on the ParliView project. Before this, I worked for two years as a Research Associate and Co-Lead Investigator alongside Dr Rosalind Shorrocks on the Horizon Europe funded project "UNTWIST: Policy Recommendations to Regain the "losers of feminism" as Mainstream Voters". I was awarded a PhD in Media, Culture and Heritage from Newcastle University in 2024.
My research focuses on gender and representation, political communication, and party politics, primarily using computational text analysis methods. I have published research that explores how gender and sexuality issues are mobilised and communicated by political actors and how gender issues and women politicians are represented in the media.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Social Science, Women's political parties' issue concerns and communication strategies, Newcastle University
1 Sept 2019 → 1 Sept 2023
Award Date: 18 Mar 2024
Master of Arts, Politics and International Relations, Newcastle University
1 Sept 2018 → 1 Aug 2019
Award Date: 1 Aug 2019
Bachelor of Arts, Politics, Newcastle University
1 Sept 2015 → 1 Aug 2018
Award Date: 1 Sept 2018
External positions
Visiting Researcher, University of Manchester
11 Aug 2025 → 11 Mar 2026
Keywords
- Gender
- political communication
- representation
- party politics
- text as data
- mixed methods
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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Voter perceptions of party issue ownership on gender issues
Luxton, L. (Principal Investigator)
1/05/26 → 28/02/27
Project: Research
Research output
- 1 Chapter
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From chatbots to the ballotbox – how voters used AI to learn about the Scottish Parliament election
Luxton, L., Frelin, E., Balogh, T. & Greene, Z., 1 May 2026, Scottish Parliament Election Analysis 2026. The Campaign, Voters and Policies: Early Reflections from Leading Academics. Langer, A. I., Carman, C., Vromen, A. & Almeida-Amir, M. (eds.). Glasgow: University of Glasgow, p. 15-17 3 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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