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Research Projects

Project Title

COHESIFY: The Impact of Cohesion Policy on EU Identity

From

Feb 1 2016

May 31 2018

Summary

COHESIFY will assess the contribution of Cohesion policy to citizens' identification with the EU and produce a new strategy to communicate EU cohesion policy to citizens. To assess how and to what extent EU Cohesion policy affects citizens' perceptions of and identification with the European Union, the project focuses on three inter-related issues: (1) the identity of EU regions in an EU, national, regional and local context (2) governance, communication and impacts of Cohesion policy, including citizens' perceptions of the policy and identification with the EU (3) what is needed to make the Cohesion policy more effective in terms of people's perceptions of the policy and the EU more generally. A mixed methods design is employed using a range of qualitative and quantitative techniques including a set of geographically balanced and comparative case studies. COHESIFY will fill a key gap in knowledge for EU and national/regional policymakers and interested stakeholders. The outputs will inform Cohesion policy communication strategies at the EU, Member State and regional levels enabling communication efforts to adapt to local and regional realities maximising their impact, to increase the civic appreciation of Cohesion policy and how to improve regional policy relevance and efficiency. The consortium comprise academic institutions and SMEs across a range of EU Member States with complementary disciplinary and methodological expertise and applied expertise of Cohesion policy, communication strategies and tools for engaging with citizens and the various political structures at EU, national, regional and local levels.

Funding Agency

European Commission

Programme

H2020

Person Months

Project Title

Gender and legislative debate in Ireland: When and what female TDs talk about

From

March 2015

November 2015

Summary

Does gender matter for legislative behaviour? Do female representatives have distinct policy goals? Do women bring alternative perspectives to policy debates? With the centenary of both women's suffrage and the election of the first woman to the Dáil (Markievicz 1918) fast approaching, we know surprisingly little about what female TDs do, once elected. Do they differ from their male counterparts in the topics they focus on for instance; do they broaden the range of public interests represented, do they represent women's and minority issues more systematically? This project examines these questions by examining parliamentary debates in the 22nd-31st Dála.

Funding Agency

Irish Research Council

Programme

New Foundations

Project Title

Where are all the Women? The Political Ambition Gap in the Republic of Ireland

From

Oct 2012

Sept 2013

Summary

In spite of significant social change, the use of a proportional electoral system and no obvious voter bias, the number of Irish female legislators (TDs) remains low by international standards. The evidence to date suggests that, all else equal, women have as good a chance of getting elected as men and the real difficulties in achieving equitable representation lie in the candidate emergence and nomination stages. This project moves current research beyond the study of electoral results and voter data to examine the pool of potential candidates, exploring why qualified women do not put themselves forward for election.

Funding Agency

IRCHSS

Programme

Collaborative Research Projects

Person Months

Project Title

Representation in Europe: Policy Congruence between Citizens and Elites

From

1st May 2008

30 April 2011

Summary

Funding Agency

European Science Foundation/IRCHSS

Programme

Eurocores

Person Months

Project Title

The Globalisation of Party Competition

From

2004

2006

Summary

This programme ocuses on the globalisation of political parties and party competition, with particular reference to the European Union. This project studies the effects of the European Parliament election on political competition at both the national and supra-national level and the interaction between these two domains.

Funding Agency

Institute for International Integration Studies

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Representations

Details	Date
European Political Science Association, Council Member	2015-2018
Chair, International Committee, American Political Science Association	2011-2014
Irish Political Studies Association, Vice-President	2016-2019
Editorial Board, British Journal of Political Science	2013-
Editorial Board, Political Science Research and Methods	2013-
Editorial Board, European Union Politics	2007-
Editorial Board, Legislative Studies Quarterly	2008-2011
Editorial Board, Irish Political Studies	2015-

Languages

Language	Skill Reading	Skill Writing	Skill Speaking
French	Medium	Medium	Medium
German	Basic	Basic	Basic
Italian	Medium	Medium	Medium

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details	Date From	Date To
American Political Science Association	1998	Present
European Political Science Association	2012
Midwest Political Science Association	1998	Present
European Union Studies Association	2006	Present

Publications and other Research Outputs

Shaun Bowler, Gail McElroy, Stefan Müller, Voter Expectations of Government Formation: The Importance of the Information Context in Coalition Systems:, European Journal of Political Research, 61, (1), 2022, p111 - 133, Journal Article, PUBLISHED TARA - Full Text

Lisa Keenan and Gail McElroy, Who wants women to run? an investigation of gender differences in patterns of support among Irish local election candidates, Irish Political Studies, 37, (4), 2022, p477 - 498, Journal Article, PUBLISHED TARA - Full Text URL

The evolving nature of the Irish policy space in, editor(s)Michael Marsh, Michael Gallagher and Theresa Reidy , How Ireland Voted 2020, Palgrave Macmillan, 2021, pp255 - 273, [Gail McElroy and Lisa Keenan], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED TARA - Full Text

Shaun Bowler, Gail McElroy, Stefan Mueller, Campaigns and the Selection of Policy-seeking Representatives, Legislative Studies Quarterly, 45, (3), 2020, p397 - 431, Journal Article, PUBLISHED

The Impact of Gender Quotas on Voting Behaviour in 2016 in, editor(s)David Farrell, Michael Marsh and Theresa Reidy , The Irish Voter 2016, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2018, [Gail McElroy], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED TARA - Full Text

Gail McElroy, Shaun Bowler and Stefan Mueller, Voter preferences and party loyalty under cumulative voting: political behaviour after electoral reform in Bremen and Hamburg, Electoral Studies, 51, (1), 2018, p93 - 102, Journal Article, PUBLISHED TARA - Full Text

Gail McElroy, Michael Marsh, David Farrell, A Conservative Revolution? Electoral change in 21st century Ireland. , Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, 1 - 275pp, Book, PUBLISHED URL

Party Competition in Ireland: The emergence of a left right dimension? in, editor(s)Michael Marsh, David Farrell, Gail McElroy , A Conservative Revolution? Electoral Change in 21st Century Ireland, 2017, pp1 - 10, [Gail McElroy], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED TARA - Full Text

Introduction: The 2011 election in context in, editor(s)Michael Marsh, David Farrell and Gail McElroy , A Conservative Revolution? Electoral Change in 21st Century Ireland, 2017, pp61 - 82, [Michael Marsh, David Farrell and Gail McElroy], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED

Introduction: The 2011 Election in Context in, editor(s)Michael Marsh, David M. Farrell, and Gail McElroy , A Conservative Revolution?, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp1 - 10, [ Michael Marsh, David M. Farrell, and Gail McElroy], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED

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Le Parlement Européen, Yves Deloye and Michael Bruter, Dictionnaire des Elections Européennes, Paris, Economica, 2005, pp503-512 - [Gail McElroy], Notes: [Republished in English (2007) Encyclopaedia of European Elections. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan], Item in dictionary or encyclopaedia, etc, PUBLISHED

Awards and Honours

Award	Date
Fellow Trinity College Dublin	2011
Best Paper Award, Political Research Quarterly	2011
Vincent Wright Fellow in Comparative Politics (Jean Monnet Fellow), European University Institute	Sept 2008-2009
Carl Albert Best Dissertation Award, American Political Science Association	2005
Ghita Ionescu Travel Scholarship for the Study of Comparative Politics	2004
Fulbright Scholar	1996
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (UK) Chevening Scholarship	1994
Foundation Scholar	1992

Research Interests

Description Of Research Interests

European Union Politics, European Parliament, European Political Parties, Electoral Politics

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Professor Gail Mc Elroy

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mcelroy@tcd.ie

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