Cristina Leston-Bandeira – Professor of Politics at the University of Leeds and Chair of IPEN – has been awarded the Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize 2025 ‘for outstanding professional contributions to political studies’ by the Political Studies Association (PSA).
Founded in 1950, the PSA is a professional association that aims ‘to promote the development of political studies and to encourage education and the advancement of learning in the art and science of government’.
Cristina was recognised for being ‘instrumental in promoting the relationship between parliaments and citizens’ and for ‘her pioneering work on symbolic representation and public engagement’ which has ‘profoundly shaped the subfield of parliamentary and legislative research in the UK and beyond’.
Her work on parliamentary studies and her role as Chair of the International Parliament Engagement Network have particularly helped to advance ‘public knowledge of politics and political literacy’.
Cristina was presented with this year’s Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize at an awards ceremony at the PSA’s 75th Anniversary Annual International Conference in Birmingham, UK, on Monday 14 April.
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Cristina Leston-Bandeira receiving the Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize at the PSA’s 75th Anniversary Annual International Conference in Birmingham, UK, on Monday 14 April.
Article published: 26 June 2025