Research Associate, Aberystwyth University in Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD)
Amy Sanders is a Research Associate in Aberystwyth University in Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD). Her research interests lie in equalities organisation and how civil society engages in policymaking. She joined WISERD to undertake her Ph.D. at Cardiff University on the subject of ‘Institutionalising equalities? Exploring the engagement of equalities organisations in the Welsh third sector-government partnership’. Her recent research projects include (1) an examination of how populism and political polarisation impact on local civil society; (2) an exploration of patronage, elites, and power relations in Welsh charities, and (3) a study of new repertoires of contention and social mobilisation. Previously, Amy spent sixteen years in projects that brought the third sector and public sector together. She was a director of a Welsh workers cooperative which promoted equality and citizen engagement, where she delivered participative projects for Welsh Government, local and public authorities and third sector organisations across Wales. She has a background in community development and in anti-poverty work. Amy Sanders completed her undergraduate and master’s degrees in Swansea University.