I'm Professor of Politics at the University of Leeds, in the UK. I specialise on public engagement and parliament. I'm Co-Director of the Centre for Democratic Engagement.
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Professor Leston-Bandeira works on parliament and public engagement, having worked on parliaments for over 20 years. She is Co-Director of the Centre for Democratic Engagement and the current Chair of the UK Study of Parliament Group. Her research focuses on the relationship between parliament and citizens, particularly public and digital engagement. She is interested in understanding the methods parliaments have developed to engage with the public, having focused particularly on petitions recently. She regularly advises parliaments about public engagement methods. She was the only academic member of the Digital Democracy Commission set up by the Speaker of the UK House of Commons in 2014. Some of her research can be accessed at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cristina_Leston-Bandeira
Fields of expertise: Communication and information/ICTs, Participation