Liam Weeks
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4097845 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Liam Weeks |
| NOMBRES | Liam |
| APELLIDO | Weeks |
| FIRMA | WEEKS L |
| AFILIACIONES | University College Cork |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3067-9029 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 25 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 90 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 25 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2002 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
How to win friends and influence policy. An evaluation of the legislative effectiveness of private members’ bills
Legislative effectiveness is often measured in terms of the pass/failure rate of parliamentary bills, under-estimating the agenda-setting abilities of the opposition. This paper analyses such a capacity by considering the influence of private members’ bills (PMBs) on governments’ legislative agenda. Data comes from the Irish parliament from the 2011–2024 period. Using a unique dataset containing characteristics of over 1,000 PMBs and their sponso…
The rise of parliament? The emergence of the private members’ bill as a tool of legislators
Parties and the party system
The first section of the chapter outlines the primary actors in the Irish party system and the evolution of competition between them, placing the origins and development of the party system within a comparative framework. It discusses the traditional party system dominated by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, and how this has been challenged by a new model with the rise of Sinn Féin, other left-wing parties, and independents. The second section focuses …
It’s Only Words? Analysing the Roots of the Irish Party System Using Historical Parliamentary Debates
While the public image of legislative debates is often less than favourable, parliamentary deliberations can be an important indicator of policy preferences, issue saliency and cohesion within political parties. We consider the case of a parliamentary debate that had a considerable long-term political legacy, forging a party system that endured for almost a century. The debates in the Irish parliament over the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty were a criti…
Independents and the Party System
The presence of independents in the Irish political system is unusual from a comparative perspective. Sometimes seen as an idiosyncratic phenomenon, they are analysed in terms of their relation to the party system, and categorized in a manner similar to that applied to party families. Why independents do not form parties is analysed from an institutional and behavioural perspective, showing that there are a number of incentives for political entr…
Minority Party Government and Independent MPs
Minority government is becoming more common. With support declining for traditional parties and increasing for anti-establishment movements, government formation is becoming increasingly difficult in many jurisdictions. While minority government has been the subject of much normative debate, one type of minority arrangement that has not attracted much attention is that involving independent parliamentarians. Government in most countries tends to …
Alfie
Of hobbits, the Oxford don and celebrated fantasy novelist J.R.R. Tolkien once wrote, ‘[They] really are amazing creatures, as I have said before. You can learn all that there is to know about thei
Electoral competition in Ireland since 1987. The politics of triumph and despair
Electoral competition in Ireland since 1987. The politics of triumph and despair." Irish Political Studies, 33(3), pp. 407–408
Independents in Irish party democracy
While in almost all competitive political systems parties are omnipotent at elections, in Ireland independents (non-party MPs) remain significant players. At the Irish general election in 2016, independents won 23 of the 157 contested seats, proportionally the highest level of elected independent representation in the national parliament of any established democracy since 1950, and more than the combined total in all other industrial democracies.…
Parties and the party system
This chapter outlines the key actors in the party system and the evolution of competition between them. First, the origins of the party system are examined from a comparative perspective, with a discussion of some of the debates about its formation. It examines the structure and workings of parties. It details how party organisations in Ireland function and where power lies within parties. The chapter provides an evaluation of the role of parties…
From cartel party to traditional membership organisation
This paper examines patterns of intra-organisational evolution and reform of Fianna Fáil as a party organisation before and after the 2011 Dáil election, widely considered an ‘earthquake election’ that fundamentally undermined Fianna Fáil’s status as the dominant party in the Irish party system. Electoral losses had triggered reform in Fianna Fáil prior to 2011, but such reforms tended to be minor, as the party expected its opposition status to b…
A conservative revolution? Electoral change in twenty-first-century Ireland
A conservative revolution? Electoral change in twenty-first-century Ireland." Irish Political Studies, 33(3), pp. 412–413
Independents in Irish party democracy
Independent politicians are the metaphorical equivalent of sheep who stray from the flock, who would rather discover fresh pastures than graze on their own. This book includes a study, a detailed analysis of these independents, primarily of the factors that explain their presence and survival in the midst of one of the longest enduring party democracies in the world. Independents have been a constant feature of the Irish electoral landscape, sinc…
Why are there Independents in Ireland
Although the clichéd status of the phrase ‘the party’s over’ makes it almost redundant, the esteem in which parties are held has never been lower. One facet of party decline is the renewed interest in independents. Previously confined to transition states and non-democracies, they have begun to make some political headway in more established states. This is a worrying development for both political parties and those who profess their normative va…
Full On; Just Mary
Crashing the party. Does STV help independents
Parties tend to be wary of candidate-centred electoral systems, which is one factor why the use of the Single Transferable Vote (STV) is limited to a few cases. One source of this wariness is that STV is thought to favour non-party candidates, or independents, a claim based primarily on the experience of Ireland. The relative absence of independents in Australia and Malta, the other two countries using STV for national elections, challenges the m…
Rational, reverential or experimental? The politics of electoral reform in Oceania
The politics of electoral reform is a growing area of research, but to date Oceania, with the exception of New Zealand, has received little comparative attention. Using evidence from Fiji, Nauru, Tonga and Papua New Guinea, as well as Australia and New Zealand, this paper sets out: to understand the process of electoral reform at national and regional levels; to examine the variation in the process; and to consider whether theories of electoral r…
Fianna Fáil. A Biography of the Party
Rage Against the Machine
One particular type of minor candidate outside of the party circle is the independent. Perhaps the most exceptional feature of the Irish political (party) system, the persistence and significance of independents have exceeded that of many minor parties. This presence is pretty unusual in most liberal democracies, where independents are seen as irrelevant at best, and a menace at worst. This article assesses the support bases of these candidates. …
Minor Parties in Irish Political Life
The 2009 Local Elections in the Republic of Ireland
Elections to 114 local authorities were held on 5 June 2009 against the backdrop of a struggling economy. It was not surprising that the problems besetting the national finances dominated the election campaign, relegating local government policy issues like planning, housing and roads to the margins of the debate. With the opposition parties successfully turning the elections into a referendum on the performance of the national government it was …
Minor Parties
This paper is an introduction to the study of minor parties in Ireland. It tackles a number of themes that are explored in more detail by other contributors in this volume, including the influence of minor parties, their electoral performance and the factors explaining the level of variation in these two areas. As the title suggests, this paper is a schema for how this topic can be approached. In particular it answers some of the key preliminary …
The puzzle of non-party actors in party democracy
The Irish parliamentary election, 2002
2002). The Irish parliamentary election, 2002. Representation: Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 215-225
Explaining Activism Amongst Fine Gael Members
In the 1990s Seyd and Whiteley devised a 'general incentives theory' to explain variation in levels of activism among members of political parties. The theory takes into account individual members' assessments of a variety of potential costs and potential benefits that might result from activism. The model performs reasonably well on data derived from British party members. In this article it is tested on data from members of Fine Gael, the secon…
The puzzle of non-party actors in party democracy
The 2009 Local Elections in the Republic of Ireland
Elections to 114 local authorities were held on 5 June 2009 against the backdrop of a struggling economy. It was not surprising that the problems besetting the national finances dominated the election campaign, relegating local government policy issues like planning, housing and roads to the margins of the debate. With the opposition parties successfully turning the elections into a referendum on the performance of the national government it was …
Explaining Activism Amongst Fine Gael Members
In the 1990s Seyd and Whiteley devised a 'general incentives theory' to explain variation in levels of activism among members of political parties. The theory takes into account individual members' assessments of a variety of potential costs and potential benefits that might result from activism. The model performs reasonably well on data derived from British party members. In this article it is tested on data from members of Fine Gael, the secon…
Rage Against the Machine
One particular type of minor candidate outside of the party circle is the independent. Perhaps the most exceptional feature of the Irish political (party) system, the persistence and significance of independents have exceeded that of many minor parties. This presence is pretty unusual in most liberal democracies, where independents are seen as irrelevant at best, and a menace at worst. This article assesses the support bases of these candidates. …
Minor Parties
This paper is an introduction to the study of minor parties in Ireland. It tackles a number of themes that are explored in more detail by other contributors in this volume, including the influence of minor parties, their electoral performance and the factors explaining the level of variation in these two areas. As the title suggests, this paper is a schema for how this topic can be approached. In particular it answers some of the key preliminary …
Why are there Independents in Ireland
Although the clichéd status of the phrase ‘the party’s over’ makes it almost redundant, the esteem in which parties are held has never been lower. One facet of party decline is the renewed interest in independents. Previously confined to transition states and non-democracies, they have begun to make some political headway in more established states. This is a worrying development for both political parties and those who profess their normative va…
Minority Party Government and Independent MPs
Minority government is becoming more common. With support declining for traditional parties and increasing for anti-establishment movements, government formation is becoming increasingly difficult in many jurisdictions. While minority government has been the subject of much normative debate, one type of minority arrangement that has not attracted much attention is that involving independent parliamentarians. Government in most countries tends to …
Crashing the party. Does STV help independents
Parties tend to be wary of candidate-centred electoral systems, which is one factor why the use of the Single Transferable Vote (STV) is limited to a few cases. One source of this wariness is that STV is thought to favour non-party candidates, or independents, a claim based primarily on the experience of Ireland. The relative absence of independents in Australia and Malta, the other two countries using STV for national elections, challenges the m…
Minor Parties in Irish Political Life
Electoral competition in Ireland since 1987. The politics of triumph and despair
Electoral competition in Ireland since 1987. The politics of triumph and despair." Irish Political Studies, 33(3), pp. 407–408
It’s Only Words? Analysing the Roots of the Irish Party System Using Historical Parliamentary Debates
While the public image of legislative debates is often less than favourable, parliamentary deliberations can be an important indicator of policy preferences, issue saliency and cohesion within political parties. We consider the case of a parliamentary debate that had a considerable long-term political legacy, forging a party system that endured for almost a century. The debates in the Irish parliament over the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty were a criti…
From cartel party to traditional membership organisation
This paper examines patterns of intra-organisational evolution and reform of Fianna Fáil as a party organisation before and after the 2011 Dáil election, widely considered an ‘earthquake election’ that fundamentally undermined Fianna Fáil’s status as the dominant party in the Irish party system. Electoral losses had triggered reform in Fianna Fáil prior to 2011, but such reforms tended to be minor, as the party expected its opposition status to b…
A conservative revolution? Electoral change in twenty-first-century Ireland
A conservative revolution? Electoral change in twenty-first-century Ireland." Irish Political Studies, 33(3), pp. 412–413
Independents in Irish party democracy
Independent politicians are the metaphorical equivalent of sheep who stray from the flock, who would rather discover fresh pastures than graze on their own. This book includes a study, a detailed analysis of these independents, primarily of the factors that explain their presence and survival in the midst of one of the longest enduring party democracies in the world. Independents have been a constant feature of the Irish electoral landscape, sinc…
The Irish parliamentary election, 2002
2002). The Irish parliamentary election, 2002. Representation: Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 215-225
The Irish parliamentary election, 2002
2002). The Irish parliamentary election, 2002. Representation: Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 215-225
Explaining Activism Amongst Fine Gael Members
In the 1990s Seyd and Whiteley devised a 'general incentives theory' to explain variation in levels of activism among members of political parties. The theory takes into account individual members' assessments of a variety of potential costs and potential benefits that might result from activism. The model performs reasonably well on data derived from British party members. In this article it is tested on data from members of Fine Gael, the secon…
The puzzle of non-party actors in party democracy
Minor Parties in Irish Political Life
The 2009 Local Elections in the Republic of Ireland
Elections to 114 local authorities were held on 5 June 2009 against the backdrop of a struggling economy. It was not surprising that the problems besetting the national finances dominated the election campaign, relegating local government policy issues like planning, housing and roads to the margins of the debate. With the opposition parties successfully turning the elections into a referendum on the performance of the national government it was …
Minor Parties
This paper is an introduction to the study of minor parties in Ireland. It tackles a number of themes that are explored in more detail by other contributors in this volume, including the influence of minor parties, their electoral performance and the factors explaining the level of variation in these two areas. As the title suggests, this paper is a schema for how this topic can be approached. In particular it answers some of the key preliminary …
Rage Against the Machine
One particular type of minor candidate outside of the party circle is the independent. Perhaps the most exceptional feature of the Irish political (party) system, the persistence and significance of independents have exceeded that of many minor parties. This presence is pretty unusual in most liberal democracies, where independents are seen as irrelevant at best, and a menace at worst. This article assesses the support bases of these candidates. …
Fianna Fáil. A Biography of the Party
Rational, reverential or experimental? The politics of electoral reform in Oceania
The politics of electoral reform is a growing area of research, but to date Oceania, with the exception of New Zealand, has received little comparative attention. Using evidence from Fiji, Nauru, Tonga and Papua New Guinea, as well as Australia and New Zealand, this paper sets out: to understand the process of electoral reform at national and regional levels; to examine the variation in the process; and to consider whether theories of electoral r…
Crashing the party. Does STV help independents
Parties tend to be wary of candidate-centred electoral systems, which is one factor why the use of the Single Transferable Vote (STV) is limited to a few cases. One source of this wariness is that STV is thought to favour non-party candidates, or independents, a claim based primarily on the experience of Ireland. The relative absence of independents in Australia and Malta, the other two countries using STV for national elections, challenges the m…
Full On; Just Mary
Why are there Independents in Ireland
Although the clichéd status of the phrase ‘the party’s over’ makes it almost redundant, the esteem in which parties are held has never been lower. One facet of party decline is the renewed interest in independents. Previously confined to transition states and non-democracies, they have begun to make some political headway in more established states. This is a worrying development for both political parties and those who profess their normative va…
Independents in Irish party democracy
While in almost all competitive political systems parties are omnipotent at elections, in Ireland independents (non-party MPs) remain significant players. At the Irish general election in 2016, independents won 23 of the 157 contested seats, proportionally the highest level of elected independent representation in the national parliament of any established democracy since 1950, and more than the combined total in all other industrial democracies.…
Parties and the party system
This chapter outlines the key actors in the party system and the evolution of competition between them. First, the origins of the party system are examined from a comparative perspective, with a discussion of some of the debates about its formation. It examines the structure and workings of parties. It details how party organisations in Ireland function and where power lies within parties. The chapter provides an evaluation of the role of parties…
From cartel party to traditional membership organisation
This paper examines patterns of intra-organisational evolution and reform of Fianna Fáil as a party organisation before and after the 2011 Dáil election, widely considered an ‘earthquake election’ that fundamentally undermined Fianna Fáil’s status as the dominant party in the Irish party system. Electoral losses had triggered reform in Fianna Fáil prior to 2011, but such reforms tended to be minor, as the party expected its opposition status to b…
A conservative revolution? Electoral change in twenty-first-century Ireland
A conservative revolution? Electoral change in twenty-first-century Ireland." Irish Political Studies, 33(3), pp. 412–413
Independents in Irish party democracy
Independent politicians are the metaphorical equivalent of sheep who stray from the flock, who would rather discover fresh pastures than graze on their own. This book includes a study, a detailed analysis of these independents, primarily of the factors that explain their presence and survival in the midst of one of the longest enduring party democracies in the world. Independents have been a constant feature of the Irish electoral landscape, sinc…
Alfie
Of hobbits, the Oxford don and celebrated fantasy novelist J.R.R. Tolkien once wrote, ‘[They] really are amazing creatures, as I have said before. You can learn all that there is to know about thei
Electoral competition in Ireland since 1987. The politics of triumph and despair
Electoral competition in Ireland since 1987. The politics of triumph and despair." Irish Political Studies, 33(3), pp. 407–408
Minority Party Government and Independent MPs
Minority government is becoming more common. With support declining for traditional parties and increasing for anti-establishment movements, government formation is becoming increasingly difficult in many jurisdictions. While minority government has been the subject of much normative debate, one type of minority arrangement that has not attracted much attention is that involving independent parliamentarians. Government in most countries tends to …
Independents and the Party System
The presence of independents in the Irish political system is unusual from a comparative perspective. Sometimes seen as an idiosyncratic phenomenon, they are analysed in terms of their relation to the party system, and categorized in a manner similar to that applied to party families. Why independents do not form parties is analysed from an institutional and behavioural perspective, showing that there are a number of incentives for political entr…
Parties and the party system
The first section of the chapter outlines the primary actors in the Irish party system and the evolution of competition between them, placing the origins and development of the party system within a comparative framework. It discusses the traditional party system dominated by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, and how this has been challenged by a new model with the rise of Sinn Féin, other left-wing parties, and independents. The second section focuses …
It’s Only Words? Analysing the Roots of the Irish Party System Using Historical Parliamentary Debates
While the public image of legislative debates is often less than favourable, parliamentary deliberations can be an important indicator of policy preferences, issue saliency and cohesion within political parties. We consider the case of a parliamentary debate that had a considerable long-term political legacy, forging a party system that endured for almost a century. The debates in the Irish parliament over the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty were a criti…
How to win friends and influence policy. An evaluation of the legislative effectiveness of private members’ bills
Legislative effectiveness is often measured in terms of the pass/failure rate of parliamentary bills, under-estimating the agenda-setting abilities of the opposition. This paper analyses such a capacity by considering the influence of private members’ bills (PMBs) on governments’ legislative agenda. Data comes from the Irish parliament from the 2011–2024 period. Using a unique dataset containing characteristics of over 1,000 PMBs and their sponso…
The rise of parliament? The emergence of the private members’ bill as a tool of legislators
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