Name of Institution

• University of Galway

Academic Discipline

• Disability Law and Policy

Main research interests

My PhD research analyses the operation of disability, gender and sexual stereotypes in judgements from the European Court of Human Rights. I am interested in the construction of identities by powerful actors and how this shapes socio-legal and human rights discourses and the lived experiences of individuals.

If you had the opportunity to work on a research project on democracy, what would it be about?

I have a background in law and gender politics, and experience in conducting research on minority rights, political participation, exclusion and erasure. I am particularly interested in identity construction in socio-legal discourses including gender, disability and sexual identities.

Areas of expertise

• Identity Politics
• Citizenship and Belonging
• Gender, Sexuality and Democratic Participation
• Deliberative Democracy and Public Discourse
• Minority Rights and Constitutionalism

Professional organization or specialized research network related to or focused on current challenges to democracy to which you belong

• Centre for Disability Law and Policy 

Contact

• E-mail: g.barnes1@universityofgalway.ie