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| ⚫ | '''Christina Anne Boswell''' {{post-nominals|country=UK|FRSE|FAcSS|FBA}} (b. 1972) is a political scholar. She is a Professor of Politics and Vice Principal for Research and Enterprise at the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref name=UoE>{{cite web |url=https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/christina-boswell |title=Christina Boswell |publisher=University of Edinburgh |accessdate=18 December 2021}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | '''Christina Anne Boswell''' {{post-nominals|country=UK|FRSE|FAcSS|FBA}} (b. 1972) is a political scholar. She is a Professor of Politics and Vice Principal for Research and Enterprise at the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref name="UoE">{{cite web |url=https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/christina-boswell |title=Christina Boswell |publisher=University of Edinburgh |accessdate=18 December 2021}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:57, 3 March 2024
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Christina Anne Boswell FRSE FAcSS FBA (b. 1972) is a political scholar. She is a Professor of Politics and Vice Principal for Research and Enterprise at the University of Edinburgh.[1]
Biography
Boswell was born in London and attended the Sacred Heart High School in Hammersmith. She completed undergraduate studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Balliol College, Oxford and a MSc in Public Administration at the College of Europe. In 2001 she gained her PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics.[1]
She worked in Hamburg as a postdoctoral research fellow between 2000 - 2006, before joining the University of Edinburgh in 2006 where she has held several research leadership roles including Dean of Research for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.[1]
In 2020 Her 2018 monograph Manufacturing Political Trust: Targets and Performance Measurement in Public Policy was awarded the Mackenzie Book Prize from the Political Studies Association.[2] Her 2012 publication The Political Uses of Expert Knowledge: Immigration Policy and Social Research was awarded the American Political Science Association Prize for the category of 'Best Book on Ideas, Knowledge and Policy'.[1]
Boswell was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2017.[3] In 2019 she was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and as a Fellow of the British Academy.[1][4] Between 2018-21 Boswell chaired the Scottish Government's Expert Advisory Group on Migration and Population.[5] Since 2021 she has held the role of Vice President for Public Policy of the British Academy.
Select publications
- Boswell, C. 2018. Manufacturing Political Trust: Targets and Performance Measurement in Public Policy. Cambridge University Press.
- Boswell, C. The Political Uses of Expert Knowledge: Immigration Policy and Social Research Cambridge University Press.
- Boswell, C. and Geddes, A. 2011. Migration and Mobility in the European Union. Palgrave
- Boswell, C. 2005. The Ethics of Refugee Policy. Routledge.
- Boswell, C. 2003. European Migration Policies in Flux. Routledge.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Christina Boswell". University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ @PolStudiesAssoc (8 April 2020). "The prestigious Mackenzie Book Prize recognises the best political science book of the year" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 December 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Fellows:Christina Boswell". Royal Society of Scotland. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Christina Boswell FBA". British Academy. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Migration and Population Expert Advisory Group". Scottish Government. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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