Ireland - End of Term Report, Independent Reporting Mechanism, Open Government Partnership
PUBLISHED ; Evaluates the government of Ireland's commitment to open government and transparency policies ; Washington
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PUBLISHED ; Evaluates the government of Ireland's commitment to open government and transparency policies ; Washington
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PUBLISHED ; Important regulatory policies such as the government's commitment to whistleblowing laws, lobbying regulation, ethics reform and freedom of information are evaluated ; Washington DC
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In: Life After Privatization, p. 1-23
In: Life After Privatization, p. 24-41
In: Electoral Studies, Volume 32, Issue 2, p. 377-380
In: Electoral studies: an international journal, Volume 32, Issue 2, p. 377-380
ISSN: 0261-3794
The 2011 Irish election must be placed in the context of both the economic and the political crisis that preceded the vote in order to examine its results and consider Ireland's future in Europe. After years of economic growth during the 'Celtic Tiger' boom, Ireland fell into economic decline as a result of its financial crisis in 2008. Ireland's fall can best be understood as home-made, fuelled by speculation and lax regulation of the financial sector. In the context of this economic and financial crisis, Ireland then suffered a political crisis in which the Fianna Fáil (FF) government coalition lost legitimacy, prompting an early election on 25 February 2011. Unsurprisingly perhaps, a new coalition government comprised of Fine Gael (FG) and Labour came into being as a result. A major issue to be addressed by the new government relates to the renegotiation of the interest rates on the EU/IMF bailout agreed in December 2010. However, what remains unclear is how much this new government's hands are already tied and whether or not the EU seeks to renegotiate the terms of the deal.
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In: Irish political studies: yearbook of the Political Studies Association of Ireland, Volume 26, Issue 4, p. 425-426
ISSN: 1743-9078
In: West European politics, Volume 31, Issue 5, p. 1069-1077
ISSN: 1743-9655
In: West European politics, Volume 31, Issue 5, p. 1069-1077
ISSN: 0140-2382
En este ARI se analizan los resultados del referéndum y se examinan los distintos factores que contribuyen a explicar por qué el electorado irlandés votó en contra del Tratado de Lisboa el 12 de junio de 2008. En la primera parte de este ARI se analizará la dinámica observada durante la campaña del referéndum, que como mejor se describe es como extremadamente "negativa" por el lado del "No" y como deslucida, o de exceso de confianza incluso, por el lado del "Sí". Se mostrará cómo los sondeos de opinión también reflejaron desde el principio que el bando del "No" había adquirido fuerza, aun cuando un amplio porcentaje de los votantes siguiera "indeciso". Posteriormente se examinarán los resultados de la votación, destacando que, salvo en algunas circunscripciones electorales urbanas acomodadas de la zona de Dublín, en el resto del país se votó "No" de forma contundente. Posteriormente se analizarán algunos de los distintos patrones de voto observados entre el electorado, sobre la base de una encuesta Eurobarómetro Flash post–referéndum realizada por Gallup del 13 al 15 de junio. Las conclusiones de esa encuesta y el análisis de los resultados por circunscripción electoral subrayan que la Irlanda rural, los trabajadores manuales, los jóvenes y las mujeres votaron en contra del Tratado.
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