Independents in Irish Party Democracy

Liam Weeks (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

328 Seiten

2018
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-3297-0 (ISBN)

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This book examines the phenomenon of the independent politician, believed to be extinct in most political systems. It is very much alive and well in Ireland, and has experienced a considerable resurgence in recent years. Independents won a record number of seats in 2016 and had three ministers appointed to cabinet. This presence is very unusual from a comparative perspective, and there are more independents in the Irish parliament than the combined total in all other industrial democracies.

The aim of this book is to explain this anomaly, how and why independents can endure in a democracy that is one of the oldest surviving in Europe and has historically had one of the most stable party systems. -- .

Liam Weeks is a Lecturer in the Department of Government and Politics, University College Cork, and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University -- .

1. Introduction
2. A typology of independents
3. Independents' electoral history
4. Independent parliamentarians
5. The independent voter
6. Independents and the electoral system
7. Independents and government
8. Why are there independents in Ireland?
9. Conclusion
Appendix
References
Index -- .

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Zusatzinfo	19 black & white illustrations, 24 tables
Verlagsort	Manchester
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	467 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-5261-3297-4 / 1526132974
ISBN-13	978-1-5261-3297-0 / 9781526132970
Zustand	Neuware