GEPPN: Gender Equality Policy in Practice Network

Fiona Buckley

About

Fiona Buckley is a lecturer in the Department of Government and Politics, University College Cork (UCC), Ireland specialising in the research and teaching about women in politics. Fiona’s research is largely focused on women’s political representation in Ireland where she examines the use of gender quotas in Irish elections; women, gender and cabinet government in Ireland; and women, gender and political violence. She has also published on electoral administration and the pedagogy of political science. Fiona’s work has been published in many leading political science journals and she is currently working on a monograph (working title) Gendered Power: Women, Gender and Cabinet Government in Ireland (Palgrave). You may view Fiona’s full publication profile at: http://publish.ucc.ie/researchprofiles/B007/fbuckley. As well as being a member of the Gender Equality Policy in Practice (GEPP) Network, Fiona is also a member of the Feminism and Institutionalism International Network (FIIN). Currently, Fiona is a Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) with Vibeke Wang (Principal Investigator), Akosua Darkwah (Co-PI), Elin Bjarnegård (Co-PI), Gerald Karyeija (Co-PI), Gretchen Bauer (Co-PI), Pär Zetterberg (Co-PI), Ragnhild Muriaas (Co-PI) and Stella Kyohairwe (Co-PI) of The Cost of Doing Politics: Gender Aspects of Political Violence, which is funded by the Research Council of Norway (Project No. 300618). Fiona has served on a taskforce of the Irish Parliament to examine ways to enhance the inclusivity and diversity of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament). She has also been asked to provide evidence to parliamentary committees on matters in relation to women’s political leadership.

Publications

Edited Books

Fiona Buckley and Theresa Reidy (Ed.). (2017) Electoral Management; Institutions and Practices in an Established Democracy Abingdon, Oxford, UK: Routledge: Taylor and Francis.

Fiona Buckley and Yvonne Galligan (Ed.). (2015) Politics and Gender in Ireland: The Quest for Political Agency Abingdon, Oxford, UK: Routledge: Taylor and Francis.

Edel Clancy, Fiona Buckley, Colette Finn and Margaret O’Keeffe (Ed.). (2012) The Road to 5050: Gender Quotas for Ireland The Road to 5050: Gender Quotas for Ireland. Cork: The 5050 Group.

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Journal Volume Edited

Theresa Reidy and Fiona Buckley (2017) Administration Special Issue: Democratic Revolution? Evaluating the political and administrative reform landscape after the economic crisis.

Theresa Reidy and Fiona Buckley (2015) Irish Political Studies Special Issue: Managing the Electoral Process: Insights from, and for, Ireland.

Fiona Buckley and Yvonne Galligan (2013) Irish Political Studies Special Issue: Politics & Gender on the Island of Ireland: The Quest for Political Agency.

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Peer Reviewed Journals

Linda Basile, Alasdair Blair & Fiona Buckley (2023) ‘Research transparency and openess’. European Political Science,  

Fiona Buckley and Mack Mariani (2023) ‘Money Matters: The Impact of Gender Quotas on Campaign Spending for Women Candidates’. International Political Science Review, 44 (1):59-76  

Aodh Quinlivan, Fiona Buckley, Olajumoke Oluwaferanmi Igun and John Ger O’Riordan (2022) ‘Making Women’s Voices Heard’. Administration, 70 (4)

Mariani, Mack; Buckley, Fiona; McGing, Claire; Wright, Austin (2021) ‘(Gender) balancing the books: how did Irish political parties respond to the first ‘gender quota’ election in 2016?’. Irish Political Studies, 36 (2):235-262  

Alasdair Blair, Daniel Stockemer, Ekaterina Rashkova, Fiona Buckley (2021) ‘Looking back and looking forward: 20 years of European Political Science serving the political science community in Europe and beyond Journal’. European Political Science, 20 (1):1-13

Fiona Buckley and Yvonne Galligan (2020) ‘The 2020 general election: a gender analysis’. Irish Political Studies, 35 (4):602-614

Blair, Alasdair; Buckley, Fiona; Rashkova, Ekaterina; Stockemer, Daniel (2020) ‘Publishing in political science journals’. European Political Science, 19 (4):641-652

Buckley, Fiona (2020) ‘Going alone and taking the independent route: new insights on female candidate emergence’. European Journal of Politics and Gender, 3 (3):349-370

Fiona Buckley, Claire McGing, Mack Mariani, Timothy J. White (2017) ‘Gender, Candidate Selection, and the 2016 Irish General Election’. The New Hibernia Review, 21 (3):18-33

Theresa Reidy and Fiona Buckley (2017) ‘Democratic revolution? Evaluating the political and administrative reform landscape after the economic crisis’. Administration, 65 (2):1-12

Mary Brennan and Fiona Buckley (2017) ‘The Irish legislative gender quota: The first election’. Administration, 65 (2):15-35

Theresa Reidy and Fiona Buckley (2015) ‘Ballot Paper Design: Evidence from an experiment at the 2009 local elections’. Irish Political Studies, 30 (4):619-640

Theresa Reidy and Fiona Buckley (2015) ‘Managing the Electoral Process: Insights from, and for, Ireland’. Irish Political Studies,

Fiona Buckley and Caroline Hofman (2015) ‘Women in Local Government: Slowly Moving in from the Margins’. Administration, 63 (2):79-99

Buckley, Fiona; Mariani, Mack; White, Timothy J. and McGing, Claire (2015) ‘Is local office a springboard for women to Dáil Éireann?’. Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, 36 (3):311-335

Buckley, Fiona; Mariani, Mack and White, Timothy J. (2014) ‘Will legislative gender quotas increase female representation in Ireland? A feminist institutionalism analysis’. Representation, 50 (4):471-484

Buckley, Fiona and Reidy, Theresa (2014) ‘Practicing politics: Student Engagement and Enthusiasm’. European Political Science, 13 :340-

Buckley, Fiona (2013) ‘Women and Politics in Ireland: The Road to Sex Quotas’. Irish Political Studies, 28 (3):341-359

Buckley, F. and Galligan, Y. (2013) ‘Politics and Gender on the Island of Ireland: The Quest for Political Agency’. Irish Political Studies, 28 (3):315-321

Mariani, Mack; Buckley, Fiona; Reidy, Theresa; Witmer, Richard (2013) ‘Promoting Student Learning and Scholarship through Undergraduate Research Journals’. PS-Political Science & Politics, 46 :830-835

Buckley, Fiona; (2011) ‘Online Discussion Forums’. European Political Science, 10 :402-415  

Buckley, Fiona; Harris, Clodagh; O’Mulane, Monica and Reidy, Theresa (2011) ‘Developing a Political Science Curriculum for Non-Traditional Students’. European Political Science, 10 (2):248-258  

Buckley, Fiona; Collins, Neil and Reidy, Theresa (2007) ‘The Impact of Ballot Paper Photographs on Voting Behaviour’. Politics, 27 (3):174-181  

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Book Chapters

Yvonne Galligan and Fiona Buckley (2023) ‘Women in Politics’ In: John Coakley, Michael Gallagher, Eoin O’Malley and Theresa Reidy (eds). Politics in the Republic of Ireland. London: Routledge.

Mary Brennan, Fiona Buckley and Yvonne Galligan (2022) ‘Ireland: Understanding Gender Quotas as a Stepping-Stone to Gender Transformation and Empowerment’ In: Sabine Lang, Petra Meier and Birgit Sauer (eds). Party politics and the implementation of gender quotas in Europe Resisting Institutions. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan/Springer.

Fiona Buckley and Mary Brennan (2021) ‘Gender Quotas in Ireland: A first for PR-STV’ In: Niamh Hardiman and David Farrell (eds). The Oxford Handbook of Irish Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Fiona Buckley and Rachel Gregory (2019) ‘Gendering candidate selection in Ireland: incentivising parties through State funding’ In: Ragnhild L. Muriaas, Vibeke Wang and Rainbow Murray (eds). Gendered Electoral Financing: Money, Power and Representation in Comparative Perspective. London: Routledge.  

Fiona Buckley and Yvonne Galligan (2019) ‘Gender and Politics’ In: Lynsey Black and Peter Dunne (eds). Law and Gender in Ireland. London: Hart Publishing.

Yvonne Galligan and Fiona Buckley (2018) ‘Women in Politics’ In: John Coakley and Michael Gallagher (eds). Politics in the Republic of Ireland. Routledge/Taylor and Francis.

Fiona Buckley, Yvonne Galligan and Claire McGing (2016) ‘Women and the Election: Assessing the impact of Gender Quotas’ In: Michael Gallagher and Michael Marsh (eds). How Ireland Voted 2016: The Election that Nobody Won. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Theresa Reidy and Fiona Buckley (2016) ‘Ballot Paper Design: Evidence from an Experimental Study at the 2009 local elections’ In: Fiona Buckley and Theresa Reidy (eds). Electoral Management: Institutions and Practices in an Established Democracy: The case of Ireland. Abingdon: Routledge.

Theresa Reidy and Fiona Buckley (2016) ‘Managing the Electoral Process: Insights from, and for, Ireland’ In: Fiona Buckley and Theresa Reidy (eds). Electoral Management: Institutions and Practices in an Established Democracy: The case of Ireland. Abingdon: Routledge.

White, Timothy J; Buckley, Fiona; McGing, Claire and Mariani, Mack (2015) ‘Women and Electoral Success in Ireland 2007 – 2013’ In: Rebecca Barr, Sarah Anne Buckley and Laura Kelly (eds). Engendering Ireland: New reflections on modern history and literature. London: Cambridge Scholars.

Timothy J. White, Mack Mariani, Fiona Buckley and Claire McGing (2015) ‘Women’s Political Role in Old and New Ireland:’ In: Seán Crosson and Werner Huber (eds). Towards 2016: 1916 and Irish Literature, Culture & Society. Trier: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier.

Buckley, Fiona. (2015) ‘Teaching Gender Politics’ In: John Ishiyama, Will Miller, and Eszter Simon (eds). Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Political Science and International Relations. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.

Buckley, Fiona and Galligan, Yvonne (2015) ‘Politics and Gender on the Island of Ireland: The Quest for Political Agency’ In: Fiona Buckley and Yvonne Galligan (eds). Politics and Gender in Ireland: The Quest for Political Agency. Abingdon, Oxford, UK: Routledge: Taylor and Francis.

Buckley, Fiona (2015) ‘Women and Politics in Ireland: The Road to Sex Quotas’ In: Fiona Buckley and Yvonne Galligan (eds). Politics and Gender in Ireland: The Quest for Political Agency. Abingdon, Oxford, UK: Routledge: Taylor and Francis.

Buckley, Fiona and McGing, Claire; (2011) ‘Women and the Election’ In: How Ireland Voted 2011. London: Palgrave MacMillan. [Details]

Buckley, Fiona. and Galligan, Yvonne.; (2011) ‘Women’s Political Leadership in Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom’ In: Women in Executives: A Global Overview. London: Routledge.

Buckley, Fiona and Galligan, Yvonne; (2010) ‘Women’s Leadership in the European Union’ In: Gender and Women’s Leadership. Thousands Oaks: Sage.

Buckley, Fiona; (2009) ‘Work Placement in Political Science: Justification, Preparation, Implementation and Evaluation – A case study of the BSc Government, University College Cork’ In: The Scholarship of Engagement for Politics. London: C-SAP.

Buckley, Fiona; Collins, Neil; and Reidy, Theresa; (2006) ‘Biased Balloting: An Investigation of the Role of Gender in Voter Choice’ In: Feminisms: Within and Without. Galway: Women’s Studies Centre, National University College Galway.

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Published Reports

Lisa Keenan and Fiona Buckley (2023) Exploring political ambition in the Republic of Ireland: A survey of politically interested women. Women for Election, Dublin – https://www.womenforelection.ie/research/

Lisa Keenan and Fiona Buckley (2023) Women’s political representation: What do we know about the issue in Ireland? Women for Election, Dublin – https://www.womenforelection.ie/research/

Lisa Keenan and Fiona Buckley (2023) 5 C’s Scorecard: Assessing progress in the wake of the 2009 Women’s Participation in Politics Report. Women for Election, Dublin – https://www.womenforelection.ie/research/

Aodh Quinlivan, Fiona Buckley, Olajumoke Oluwaferanmi Igun and John Ger O’Riordan (2022) Women’s Voices in the Chamber. Cork City Council, Cork – https://publications.corkcity.ie/view/1041294977/    

Forum on a Family Friendly and Inclusive Parliament (2021) Report of The Forum on a Family Friendly and Inclusive Parliament. Oireachtas, Dublin – https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/parliamentaryBusiness/other/2021-11-02_report-of-the-forum-on-a-family-friendly-and-inclusive-parliament_en.pdf

Fiona Buckley and Lisa Keenan (2021) More Women Changing the Face of Politics: Women’s Experiences of Running for Election in Ireland. Women for Election, Dublin – https://womenforelection.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFE-More-Women-Changing-the-Face-of-Politics.pdf Fiona Buckley (2016) The implementation of gender quotas in Ireland: opportunities, challenges, controversies and successes. The European Commission: OSB Consulting, European Union Mutual Learning Progamme in Gender Equality.

Email: f.buckley@ucc.ie