Meryl Kenny is an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Politics and International Relations Department at the University of Edinburgh. Her research interests include feminist and new institutional theory, women and comparative politics, political representation, political recruitment, and Scottish politics. Her doctoral thesis was entitled ‘Gendering Institutions: The Political Recruitment of Women in Post-Devolution Scotland’, and used feminist and new institutional theory to explore the gendered dynamics of political recruitment in Scottish political parties.

Recent publications include Kenny, M. and F. Mackay (2009 forthcoming) 'Already doin' it for ourselves? Skeptical notes on feminism and institutionalism', Politics & Gender; Kenny, M. (2007) ‘Gender, Institutions and Power: A Critical Review’, Politics, 27 (2), 91-100; Mackay, F. and Kenny, M. (2007) ‘Women’s Representation in the 2007 Scottish Parliament: Temporary Setback or Return to the Norm?’, Scottish Affairs, 60, 25-38. Meryl is also Co-Convenor (with Christina Alnevall, Stockholm) of the ECPR Gender and Politics Graduate Network.