Politics in the Republic of Ireland
By: edited by John Coakley and Michael Gallagher
Contributors: Coakley, John; Gallagher, Michael, 1951-
Edition: 3rd ed
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1999
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 398
Subjects: Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1949-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: The foundations of statehood / John Coakley; title: Society and political culture / John Coakley; title: The changing constitution / Michael Gallagher; title: The electoral system / Richard Sinnott; title: Party competition and the changing party system / Peter Mair; title: Parties and voters / Michael Laver and Michael Marsh; title: Parliament / Michael Gallagher; title: The constituency role of TDs / Michael Gallagher and Lee Komito; title: Political leadership: the president and the taoiseach / Robert Elgie; title: The government and the governmental system / Eileen Connolly and Eunan O'Halpin; title: The role of interest groups in the policy making process / Gary Murphy; title: Women in politics / Yvonne Galligan; title: Ireland: a small open polity / Patrick Keatinge and Brigid Laffan; title: Democratic politics in independent Ireland / Tom Garvin