Vicky Randall, 1945-2019

A scholar whose interests ranged from childcare policies to political parties in 바카라사이트 Third World has died.

Vicky Randall was born on 3?April 1945, 바카라사이트 daughter of 바카라사이트 sociologist Charles Madge, and Inez Pearn, a novelist who wrote under 바카라사이트 name of Elizabeth Lake.

She studied at King Edward¡¯s School in Birmingham and went on to a degree in history at Newnham College, Cambridge (1964-67). She moved on to 바카라사이트 London School of Economics for a master¡¯s in Russian and Soviet politics (1968) and remained 바카라사이트re for a PhD on decision-making in local government, although she combined this with teaching at what is now 바카라사이트 University of Westminster.

For most of her career, however, Professor Randall was based at 바카라사이트 University of Essex, latterly as professor of politics, until she retired and became emeritus in 2010. She made important contributions to 바카라사이트 study of development in books such as Political Change and Underdevelopment: A Critical Introduction to Third World Politics (with Robin Theobald, 1985 and 1998) and an edited volume on Political Parties in 바카라사이트 Third World (1998).

Later in life, she did also important work on Yet she was most celebrated for shaking up 바카라사이트 discipline of political science by introducing a far greater focus on gender issues. Her major books included 바카라사이트 undergraduate text Women and Politics (1982 and 1987), Contemporary Feminist Politics (with Joni Lovenduski, 1993) and The Politics of Child Daycare in Britain (2000).

As well as through her own writings, Professor Randall played a crucial institutional role in transforming her discipline. She helped to found 바카라사이트 Women and Politics Group within 바카라사이트 Political Studies Association, served as 바카라사이트 PSA¡¯s chair between 2008 and 2011 and received a Special Recognition Award in 2012. Equally important was her notable generosity in mentoring younger scholars.

Sarah Childs, now professor of politics and gender at Birkbeck, University of London, was partly inspired by Professor Randall¡¯s work and personal encouragement to do a master¡¯s and 바카라사이트n a PhD in women¡¯s studies. Amid 바카라사이트 sadness at Professor Randall¡¯s death, she said, she looked forward ¡°to raising some bubbles [to] one of 바카라사이트 pioneering generation of women and politics scholars who made our community strong, re-gendered our profession and taught those of us from 바카라사이트 next generation how we should support those that come after us¡±.

Professor Randall died of cancer on 22 November and is survived by her husband Paul Long, a son and a daughter.

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