Parties and Referendums in Ireland 1937–2011

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ID6074592
AuthorsMichael Gallagher (0000-0002-3858-0130, Trinity College Dublin, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume26
Issue4
Pages535-544
Publication date2011-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueIrish Political Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0790-7184 • E-ISSN: 1743-9078
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07907184.2011.619747
OpenAlexW1987245509
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited12

Political parties are central to democracy, but according to some arguments their capacity to discharge their functions is weakening in many countries. Moreover, the institution of the referendum is sometimes perceived to pose particular problems for political parties, impinging on their centrality in political life and on their internal cohesion. Ireland is one of Europe's heaviest users of the referendum, so in that light it may be expected that parties in Ireland are weaker than those in most other countries. Consideration of the available evidence produces a mixed picture, however, with Irish parties conforming to expected trends in some respects but not in others. Keywords: political partiesreferendumsparty systemsparty membership

Brexit · Centrality · Democracy · Economics · European union · Institution · International trade · Irish · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Referendum · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Irish and British Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration

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