Gail Mc Elroy

Professor Gail McElroy is a full-time faculty member in the Department of Political Science at Trinity College Dublin. Her research focuses on European Union Politics, European Parliament, Electoral Politics, and Gender in Politics. She has published extensively on Irish electoral systems, gender representation, and European parliamentary dynamics.

Scientific Awards:

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

Research Trends: Her recent work examines Irish electoral manifestos (2024), gender dynamics in Irish local elections (2022), government formation expectations (2022), and policy-seeking representatives (2020). Earlier studies focused on gender quotas (2018-2017), European Parliament cohesion (2015), and Irish political de-alignment (2016-2017).