| Description |
xxii, 504 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. ; pbk. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
[PART 1 The context of Irish politics] The foundations of statehood / John Coakley -- Society and political culture / John Coakley -- The constitution and the judiciary / Michael Gallagher. |
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[PART 2 Representative democracy at work] The rules of the electoral game / Richard Sinnott -- The party system / Peter Mair and Liam Weeks -- Parties and society / Michael Marsh -- Voting behaviour / Michael Laver -- Parliament / Michael Gallagher -- The constituency role of Dáil deputies / Michael Gallagher and Lee Komito -- Women in politics / Yvonne Galligan. |
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[PART 3 Policy and administration] The president and the taoiseach / Robert Elgie and Peter Fitzgerald -- The government and the governmental system / Eileen Connolly -- Interest groups in the policy making process / Gary Murphy -- Multi-level governance / Neil Collins and Aodh Quinlivan. |
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[PART 4 Ireland in a wider world] Northern Ireland and the British dimension / John Coakley -- Europe and the international dimension / Brigid Laffan and Ben Tonra. |
| Local Note / Price |
27.50 |
| Note(s) |
CW017, CW123 |
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CW808 |
| Subject(s) |
Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1949-
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| Alt Author |
Coakley, John.
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Gallagher, Michael, 1951-
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| ISBN |
0415280664 (hardback) |
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0415280672 (pbk.) |
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