Title: How Ireland voted 2002 /
Authors: Gallagher, Michael, 1951-; Marsh, Michael,; Mitchell, Paul, 1964-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Ireland. Elections.; Ireland. Elections, 2002.; Elections Ireland; Ireland Politics and government
Abstract: This in-depth study of the Irish general election sets out the context of the campaign, assesses the impact of the political parties' marketing strategies, and presents first-hand candidate campaign diaries.
Contents: The background to the election / Gary Murphy -- Campaign strategies / Stephen Collins -- Candidate selection : more democratic or more centrally controlled? / Yvonne Galligan -- The candidates' perspective / Seán Fleming [and others] -- Stability and turmoil : analysis of the results / Michael Gallagher -- What decided the election? / John Garry [and others] -- Voter turnout in 2002 and beyond / Pat Lyons and Richard Sinnott -- Why the opinion polls got it wrong in 2002 / Gail McElroy and Michael Marsh -- The media and the campaign / Heinz Brandenburg and Jacqueline Hayden -- The subterranean election of the Seanad / Michael Gallagher and Liam Weeks -- Government formation in 2002 : 'You can have any kind of government as long as it's Fianna Fáil' / Paul Mitchell -- The election and the party system / John Coakley.