Professor Gail Mc Elroy

• Gail McElroy, Michael Marsh, David Farrell, A Conservative Revolution? Electoral change in 21st century Ireland. , Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, 1 - 275ppBook, 2017, URL
• Gail McElroy and Shaun Bowler, Political group cohesion and 'hurrah' voting in the European Parliament, Journal of European Public Policy, 22, (9), 2015Journal Article, 2015, DOI
• Voting behaviour in 2016: continuing de-alignment in, editor(s)Michael Gallagher and Michael Marsh , How Ireland Voted 2016: The Election that Nobody Won, 2016, pp159 - 184, [Michael Marsh and Gail McElroy]Book Chapter, 2016
• 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, 2017, 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, 2017
• Lisa Keenan and Gail McElroy , Who supports Gender Quotas in Ireland?, Irish Political Studies, 32, (3), 2017, p382 - 403Journal Article, 2017, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Gail McElroy, Irish Candidate Survey, 3, Comparative Candidate Study, 2016Dataset, 2016, URL
• 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, 2017
• 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, 2018, 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 - 102Journal Article, 2018, TARA - Full Text
• Shaun Bowler, Gail McElroy, Stefan Mueller, Campaigns and the Selection of Policy-seeking Representatives, Legislative Studies Quarterly, 45, (3), 2020, p397 - 431Journal Article, 2020
• 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, [Lisa Keenan and Gail McElroy]Book Chapter, 2021, TARA - Full Text
• 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 - 133Journal Article, 2022, 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 - 498Journal Article, 2022, URL , TARA - Full Text
• McElroy, G & Benoit, K, Party Groups and Policy Positions in the European Parliament, Party Politics, 13, (1), 2007, p5 - 28Journal Article, 2007
• What the 2024 Manifestos Reveal: Issue Salience and Left Right Position in, editor(s)Michael Gallagher, Eoin O'Malley and Theresa Reidy , How Ireland Voted 2024: The New Normal, [Gail McElroy & Stefan Müller]Book Chapter
• Gail McElroy, Committee Representation in the European Parliament, European Union Politics, 7, (1), 2006, p5 - 29Journal Article, 2006
• Why the Opinion Polls Got it Wrong in, editor(s)Michael Gallagher, Michael Marsh and Paul Mitchell. , How Ireland Voted 2002, Basingstoke , Palgrave Macmillan, 2003, pp159 - 176, [Gail McElroy & Michael Marsh]Book Chapter, 2003
• Legislative Politics in, editor(s)Knud Erik Jorgensen, Mark Pollack, Ben J Rosamond. , Handbook of European Union Politics, SAGE, 2007, pp175 - 194, [Gail McElroy]Book Chapter, 2007
• Gail McElroy, Legislative Politics as Normal? Voting Behaviour and Beyond in the European Parliament, European Union Politics, 8, (3), 2007, p433 - 448Journal Article, 2007
• The polls: a clear improvement in, editor(s)Michael Gallagher and Michael Marsh , How Ireland Voted 2007: The Full Story of Ireland's General Election, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, pp132 - 147, [Gail McElroy and Michael Marsh]Book Chapter, 2008
• Intra-Party Politics at the Trans-national Level:Party Switching in the European Parliament in, editor(s)Giannetti, Daniela and Kenneth Benoit, , Intra-Party Politics and Coalition Governments in Parliamentary Democracies, London, Routledge, 2008, [Gail McElroy]Book Chapter, 2008
• Party Group Switching in the European Parliament in, editor(s)Heller, William and Carol Mershon , Legislative Party Switching and the Foundations of Political Parties, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, pp147-172 , [Gail McElroy and Kenneth Benoit]Book Chapter, 2009, DOI , URL
• Gail McElroy, Committees and Party Cohesion in the European Parliament, Osterreichische Zeitschrift fuer Politikwissenschaft, 37, (3), 2008, p357 - 373Journal Article, 2008, TARA - Full Text
• Gail McElroy & Kenneth Benoit, Party Policy and Group Affiliation in the European Parliament, British Journal of Political Science, 40, (2), 2010, p377 - 398Journal Article, 2010, TARA - Full Text
• Gail McElroy and Michael Marsh, "Candidate Gender and Voter Choice: Analysis from a Multi-Member Preferential Voting System, Political Research Quarterly, 63, (4), 2010, p822 - 833Journal Article, 2010
• M.Lodge, K.Wegrich, G.McElroy, Dodgy kebabs everywhere? Variety of Worldviews and Regulatory Change, Public Administration, 88, (1), 2010, p247 - 266Journal Article, 2010
• Intra-Party Politics at the Transnational Level: party switching in the European Parliament in, editor(s)Kenneth Benoit and Danilla Gianetti , Intra-Party Politics and Coalition Governments, New York, Routledge, 2009, pp205 - 226, [Gail McElroy]Book Chapter, 2009
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, Legislative Studies Quarterly, 35, (4), 2010, p457 - 486Journal Article, 2010
• Gail McElroy and Kenneth Benoit, Policy Positioning in the European Parliament, European Union Politics, 13, (1), 2012, p150 - 167Journal Article, 2012
• Gail McElroy and Michael Marsh, Electing Women to the Dáil: Gender Cues and the Irish Voter., Irish Political Studies, 26, (4), 2011, p521 - 534Journal Article, 2011, TARA - Full Text
• Gail McElroy, 'Irish Candidate Survey', Comparative Candidate Survey, 2011, -Fieldwork collection, 2011
• Gail McElroy, 'Political Ambitions and Attitude Survey', 2014, -Fieldwork collection, 2014
• Michael Marsh & Gail McElroy, 'Irish National Election Study', 2011, -Fieldwork collection, 2011
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• Le Parlement Européen, Yves Deloye and Michael Bruter, Dictionnaire des Elections Européennes, Paris, Economica, 2005, pp503-512 - [Gail McElroy]Item in dictionary or encyclopaedia, etc

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

• Title

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

  Oct 2012
  Date To

  Sept 2013
• Title

  Representation in Europe: Policy Congruence between Citizens and Elites
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  European Science Foundation/IRCHSS
  Date From

  1st May 2008
  Date To

  30 April 2011
• Title

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

  March 2015
  Date To

  November 2015
• Title

  The Globalisation of Party Competition
  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
  Date From

  2004
  Date To

  2006
• Title

  COHESIFY: The Impact of Cohesion Policy on EU Identity
  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
  Date From

  Feb 1 2016
  Date To

  May 31 2018
• Title

  Legislative Party Switching
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  National Science Foundation
  Date From

  2004
  Date To

  2006

Politics,

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

• European Union Studies Association Present
• American Political Science Association Present
• European Political Science Association
• Midwest Political Science Association Present

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