The Prehistory of the Irish Presidency
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6074841 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Coakley (0000-0003-1442-9169) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 539-558 |
| Publication date | 2012-12-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/07907184.2012.734447 |
| OpenAlex | W1981934317 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 29 |
This article traces the significance of offices which preceded that of President of Ireland (the lord lieutenancy and the governor-generalship) and of models on which the President of Ireland was based, notably the British monarchy, for the post-1937 presidency. It argues that the relatively powerless role of the Irish President – a political anomaly, as the office holder is directly elected – is attributable to an important historical legacy. A key component in this is the set of attitudes towards Great Britain and its monarch that has formed a central part of Irish nationalist ideology, and that has sought to marginalise or eliminate the British presence in Ireland, as symbolised by the monarch and his or her representative in Dublin. This created a distribution of power that was strongly tilted in the direction first of the President of the Executive Council (1922–1937) and then of the Taoiseach. Reversing this political cultural bias has presented a major challenge for Irish presidents
Economic history · Ideology · Irish · Monarchy · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Presidency · Irish and British Studies · Political Systems and Governance · Scottish History and National Identity · History · Law
The Anglo-Irish Agreement, 1985
The Good Friday Agreement, 1998
The Good Friday Agreement, 1998
Conclusion
Note on Documents
Introduction
The Downing Street Declaration and Framework Documents, 1993–1995
The Sunningdale Agreement, 1973
The Politics of the Presidency
Negotiating a Settlement in Northern Ireland, 1969-2019
The President of Ireland
Constructing the Irish Presidency
The Political Role of the President of Ireland
The Resurrection of Ireland
Kingdoms, republics and people's democracies
The construction and destruction of a colonial landscape
The Chief Secretary’s Office, 1853-1914
The chief secretaries in Ireland, 1566-1921
Irish Republic’, ‘Eire’ or ‘Ireland’? The Contested Name of John Bull's Other Island
The Origins of the Irish Constitution 1928–1941
The Irish Establishment 1879-1914
Éamon de Valéra and the Survival of Democracy in Inter-War Ireland
Cutting Oneself on Too Sharp an Administrative Knife
The Monarchy and the Constitution
A New Political System Model
The President of Ireland in Comparative Perspective
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,93 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |