Personal profile
Personal Statement
I am a Reader (Associate Professor) in Political Science at the School of Government & Public Policy, which I joined as a Chancellor's Fellow in 2017. Before moving to Glasgow, I was a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Copenhagen. I hold a DPhil from the University of Oxford (Nuffield College).
My research focuses on political representation, behaviour, and attitudes. I use quantitative methods, including survey data analysis and survey experiments, to study how well public policy reflects the preferences of citizens, what explains differences in representation between different social groups and countries, and how it affects individuals' attitudes towards the political system. I am currently working on several projects about the representation of disabled people in politics, including my ESRC New Investigator Project "How do voters perceive disabled polilticians?".
My research has been published in the British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, European Journal of Political Research, Political Behavior, European Political Science Review, Electoral Studies, and Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, amongst others.
I teach Quantitative Methods at the postgraduate level.
You can find more info on my personal website.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, The Role of Congruence in Policy Priorities between Citizens and Elites in Citizens’ Political Attitudes and Behaviour, University of Oxford
Sept 2011 → Jul 2015
Award Date: 15 Jul 2015
Master of Science, London School of Economics & Political Science
Sept 2009 → Sept 2010
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Disability and Political Parties / R241814
Reher, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/12/25 → 30/11/29
Project: Research - Internally Allocated
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Disability and Political Parties
Reher, S. (Principal Investigator)
ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council)
1/12/25 → 30/11/29
Project: Research
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Ableist institutions and party selection processes: exploring the political recruitment of disabled candidates
Evans, E. & Reher, S., 1 Feb 2026, In: Electoral Studies. 99, 10 p., 103040.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of experts in climate assemblies: recruitment and inclusion
Salamon, H., Lightbody, R., Roberts, J. J., Reher, S. & Reggiani, M., 28 Aug 2025, Climate Assemblies: New Civic Institutions for a Climate-changed World. Escobar, O. & Elstub, S. (eds.). Berlin, p. 65-82 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Open AccessFile3 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Replication Data for: The Opinion-Policy Nexus in Europe and the Role of Political Institutions
Rasmussen, A. (Contributor), Reher, S. (Creator) & Toshkov, D. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 16 Jun 2023
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/qp3e0e
Dataset
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Data for: "Disability and political representation: Analysing the obstacles to elected office in the UK"
Evans, E. (Creator) & Reher, S. (Creator), figshare, 6 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.5144480.v1
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Prizes
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Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies Fellowship
Reher, S. (Recipient), 1 Sept 2023
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Sign(al)ing Politics: The Political Implications of Accessibility Policies
Reher, S. (Speaker) & Vall-Prat, P. (Contributor)
15 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or Presentation › Oral presentation
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Ableism at the ballot box? Electoral support for disabled candidates in an open-list PR system
Reher, S. (Speaker) & Mattila, M. (Contributor)
6 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or Presentation › Oral presentation