Independents in Irish democracy
In: Irish political studies: yearbook of the Political Studies Association of Ireland, Band 33, Heft 1, S. 163-165
ISSN: 1743-9078
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In: Irish political studies: yearbook of the Political Studies Association of Ireland, Band 33, Heft 1, S. 163-165
ISSN: 1743-9078
In: Government & opposition: an international journal of comparative politics, Band 53, Heft 4, S. 682-706
ISSN: 1477-7053
While the questions of how parties seek to address (or not) pressing issues are critically important, scholars have generally paid little attention to where issues are addressed within the political system, and the consequences for party competition of that choice. The fact that issues can be addressed within several institutional (i.e. functional) domains and levels – general elections, parliament, referenda, courts, local government, etc. – implies that political parties may address an issue, and thereby interact with one another, in consequentially different ways depending on the institutional arena or level of government wherein they seek resolution. This article describes how Ireland's parties addressed the electorally volatile issue of abortion via referendum campaigns. The article draws upon multiple sources of evidence to support its findings, including original data based on results from the author's two parliamentary surveys following the 2007 and 2011 election campaigns.
In: Irish political studies: yearbook of the Political Studies Association of Ireland, Band 32, Heft 1, S. 72-95
ISSN: 1743-9078
In: Irish political studies: yearbook of the Political Studies Association of Ireland, Band 31, Heft 4, S. 461-482
ISSN: 1743-9078
In: The review of politics, Band 74, Heft 3, S. 538-541
ISSN: 0034-6705
In: Irish political studies: yearbook of the Political Studies Association of Ireland, Band 23, Heft 4, S. 627-648
ISSN: 1743-9078
In: The history of the LGBTQ+ rights movement
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Denial and Entrapment -- Compton's, Black Cat, and Stonewall -- After Stonewall -- Misogyny Causes Organizations to Restructure -- Creating Spaces and Changing Institutions -- Conservative Backlash Takes The National Stage -- The End of An Era -- Timeline -- Glossary -- For More Information -- For Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover
In: European journal of political research: official journal of the European Consortium for Political Research, Band 58, Heft 2, S. 676-696
ISSN: 1475-6765
AbstractThe catchall party remains a useful concept despite the lack of a widely agreed definition or list of parties. This article suggests defining catchall parties based on how they act strategically. Although catchall parties act strategically on both the organisational and ideological dimensions, this article concentrates on three key ideological features: catchall parties are ideologically centrist, dispersed and flexible over time. Relying on original surveys in the Republic of Ireland, which interviewed two‐thirds of parliamentarians, it is confirmed that Ireland's 'catchall' and 'programmatic' parties clearly differ in terms of how they compete ideologically. Ireland's catchall parties employ all three identified strategies. Smaller, more programmatic parties are consistent over time, non‐centrist and extremely ideologically coherent on core programmatic issues. The competition between catchall parties and ideological populist parties is a pressing issue, and the Irish case provides new theoretical insights and empirical evidence to understand these party types.
In: Irish political studies: yearbook of the Political Studies Association of Ireland, Band 32, Heft 1, S. 1-29
ISSN: 1743-9078
In: The review of politics, Band 74, Heft 3, S. 538-542
ISSN: 0034-6705