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Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Prof. Meryl Kenny is Professor of Gender and Politics in the School of Social and Political Science. Her research interests bridge the intersection of gender politics, party politics, territorial politics, and institutional approaches to the study of politics. She is Co-Director of the Feminism and Institutionalism International Network.
Research Themes and Networks
- Identities & Inequalities
- Governance & Democracy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Gender, parties, and institutions
Bjarnegard, E. & Kenny, M., 29 Oct 2025, Gendering Party Politics: Feminist Institutionalist Perspectives. Kenny, M. & Bjarnegard, E. (eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, p. 3-12Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Gendering Party Politics: Feminist Institutionalist Perspectives
Kenny, M. (Editor) & Bjarnegard, E. (Editor), 29 Oct 2025, New York: Oxford University Press. 304 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Looking back, moving forward: Editors' conversation with Joni Lovenduski and Pippa Norris
Lovenduski, J., Norris, P., Bjarnegard, E. & Kenny, M., 29 Oct 2025, Gendering Party Politics: Feminist Institutionalist Perspectives. Kenny, M. & Bjarnegard, E. (eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, p. 249-260Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The leaky pipeline of politics
Runderkamp, Z. & Kenny, M., 29 Oct 2025, Gendering Party Politics: Feminist Institutionalist Perspectives. Kenny, M. & Bjarnegard, E. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 44-55 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Gendering Party Politics: Feminist Institutionalist Perspectives
Kenny, M. (Editor) & Bjarnegard, E. (Editor), 3 Feb 2026, New York: Oxford University Press. 304 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Activities
- 3 Providing oral or written evidence for non-academic board, committee, working group or advisory panel
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Reform Bill Committee
Kenny, M. (Contributor)
18 Apr 2024Activity: Consultancy types › Providing oral or written evidence for non-academic board, committee, working group or advisory panel
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Standards, Procedures and Public Appointment Committee
Kenny, M. (Contributor)
26 Oct 2023Activity: Consultancy types › Providing oral or written evidence for non-academic board, committee, working group or advisory panel
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Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality / Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Kenny, M. (Contributor)
24 Oct 2023Activity: Consultancy types › Providing oral or written evidence for non-academic board, committee, working group or advisory panel
Prizes
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Chancellor's Award for Teaching
Kenny, M. (Recipient), 13 Nov 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Excellence in Leadership Award
Kenny, M. (Recipient), 6 Jun 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Kenny, M. (Recipient), 9 Sept 2024
Prize: Election to learned society
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Founding Fellow of the Political Studies Association
Kenny, M. (Recipient), 15 Apr 2025
Prize: Election to learned society
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Highly Commended Citation, Susan Manning Inspiring Mentorship Award
Kenny, M. (Recipient), 6 Jun 2023
Prize: Other distinctions
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Gender-Sensitising Parliament: A Practical Guide
Kenny, M. (Principal Investigator) & Childs, S. (Co-investigator)
Economic and Social Research Council
1/02/25 → 31/01/26
Project: Research
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The Quality of Women’s Political Representation
Childs, S. (Principal Investigator), Kenny, M. (Co-investigator) & Liu, S. (Co-investigator)
1/10/23 → 30/09/28
Project: Research
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Gender, Ministers and Institutions in Scotland
Kenny, M. (Principal Investigator) & Convery, A. (Co-investigator)
1/05/23 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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Teaching Feminisms, Transforming Lives: Questions of Identity, Pedagogy and Violence in India and the UK
Govinda, R. (Principal Investigator), Kenny, M. (Co-investigator), Mackay, F. (Co-investigator), Ruwanpura, K. (Co-investigator) & Schyfter Camacho, P. (Co-investigator)
1/05/17 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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ESRC PDF: Meryl Kenny Gendering the Institutions: The Political Recruitment of Women in Post-Devolution Scotland
Kenny, M. (Principal Investigator)
1/05/09 → 30/04/10
Project: Research
Press/Media
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Meryl Kenny, Fiona Mackay and Cera Murtugh (PIR )find gender imbalance prevalent in Holyrood
Kenny, M., Mackay, F. & Murtagh, C.
6/02/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Gender quotas may be necessary to reach workplace equality, says Dr Meryl Kenny (PIR)
5/03/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Meryl Kenny (Politics) says more work is needed to address gender imbalance in politics
5/04/17
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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The number of women in Scotland’s local government has flatlined of late according to Meryl Kenny (SPS)
22/05/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Dr Meryl Kenny discusses the current political situation in Scotland
6/05/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment