Politics in the Republic of Ireland / edited by John Coakley and Michael Gallagher.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coakley, John.

Gallagher, Michael, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ireland--Politics and government--1949-.

Ireland.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xxii, 504 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge in association with PSAI Press, 2005.

Summary:

many had assumed. "Politics in the Republic of Ireland" combines real substance with a highly readable style. It is aimed particularly at undergraduates.

Contents:

The foundations of statehood / John Coakley

Society and political culture / John Coakley

The constitution and the judiciary / Michael Gallagher

The rules of the electoral game / Richard Sinnott

The party system / Peter Mair and Liam Weeks

Parties and society / Michael Marsh

Voting behaviour / Michael Laver

Parliament / Michael Gallagher

The constituency role of Dáil deputies / Michael Gallagher and Lee Komito

Women in politics / Yvonne Galligan

The president and the taoiseach / Robert Elgie and Peter Fitzgerald

The government and the governmental system / Eileen Connolly

Interest groups in the policy making process / Gary Murphy

Multi-level governance / Neil Collins and Aodh Quinlivan

Northern Ireland and the British dimension / John Coakley

Europe and the international dimension / Brigid Laffan and Ben Tonra.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415280664

0415280672

OCLC:

54805953