Social Cleavages and Party Systems
A Reconsideration of the Irish Case
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6257045 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Kenneth Carty (University of British Columbia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 195-203 |
| Publication date | 1976-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Political Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4130 • E-ISSN: 1475-6765 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1976.tb00528.x |
| OpenAlex | W2105193238 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 5 |
It has been argued that the Irish party system can best be accounted for in terms of the “Lipset–Rokkan centre–periphery concept”. This paper questions this view and presents evidence to the contrary. Cleavages in the Irish social structure were not frozen into the party system that emerged in the post‐independence period. In terms of the widely accepted typologies of Western European political development Ireland constitutes a deviant case. As such it deserves more attention
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Interpretations of the Irish Party System
The periphery‐dominated centre
The Failure of the Radical Left in Switzerland
Brokerage and Partisanship
Centres, peripheries, and party systems
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1978 - 2009 (32) |
| Highly cited | No |