Ireland's EU Referendum Experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6074769 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane O''Mahony, Jane O’mahony (University of Kent, corresponding author), Jane O'Mahony |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 429-446 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Irish Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0790-7184 • E-ISSN: 1743-9078 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07907180903274727 |
| OpenAlex | W1986069949 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 24 |
The purpose of this article is twofold. First, it surveys Ireland's European Union referendum experience, tracing the key actors, issues and political dynamics of seven European referendums from 1973 to 2008. It unpicks the institutional rules of the referendum game in Ireland stemming from the McKenna and Coughlan judgements, the operation of the Referendum Commission and the effect of this institutional environment on referendum campaigns and outcomes. Second, building on a framework originally developed by Darcy and Laver (1990 Darcy, R. and Laver, M. 1990. Referendum dynamics and the Irish Divorce Amendment. Public Opinion Quarterly, 54(1): 1–20. [Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]), this article investigates the emergence of a dynamic in Irish referendums on EU treaties with two key elements: elite withdrawal and populist capture
Brexit · Democracy · Direct democracy · Economic policy · Economics · Elite · European commission · European union · Irish · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Referendum · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,82 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |