One Party Dominance: Fianna Fáil and Irish Politics 1926 - 2016

ISBN-13: 9780367891671 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 198 str.

Sean McGraw; Eoin O'Malley

Opis

This is a full length study on how Fianna Fáil managed to gain and retain power over the course of the 20^th century. It was originally published as a special issue of Irish Political Studies.

Recenzje

'This book has something to say to all readers: Those interested in party dominance will learn a great deal from the exemplary case that is Fianna Fáil, and even the most hardened Irish politics anorak will discover intriguing stories and surprising facts in these pages.' - Professor David Farrell, Chair of Politics, University College, Dublin

Spis treści

Fianna Fáil: the glue of ambiguity Eoin O’Malley & Sean McGraw A natural governing party: Fianna Fáil in comparative perspective R. Kenneth Carty Fianna Fáil and the evolution of an ambiguous ideology Niamh Puirséil Fianna Fáil: the art of adaptive survival Sean McGraw From cartel party to traditional membership organisation: the organisational evolution of Fianna Fáil Nicole Bolleyer & Liam Weeks The leadership difference? Context and choice in Fianna Fáil’s party leadership Eoin O’Malley & Gary Murphy Fianna Fáil and the professionalisation of political communication in Ireland Kevin Rafter The decline of a dominant political monolith: understanding Fianna Fáil’s vote 1987–2016 Stephen Quinlan & Martin Okolikj

O autorze

Sean McGraw is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, USA. His main research focuses on political parties and party systems and he also studies the politics of religion. His first book How Parties Win: Shaping the Irish Political Arena, addresses these themes in Ireland.

Eoin O’Malley is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University, Ireland. His main research is on government and leadership in Ireland. He is a columnist with Sunday Independent, Ireland’s most read newspaper.