RSS 1.0Political Science (Theses and Dissertations)
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The impact of electoral systems upon the behaviour of members of parliament
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2015)This thesis examines the impact of electoral systems on the way Members of Parliament (MPs) behave as measured both in terms of Parliamentary Party Group (PPG) unity and constituency links. The main argument is that electoral ... -
Explaining the collapse of communism in Poland : how the strategic misperception of Round Table negotiators produced an unanticipated outcome
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2002)This dissertation set out to discover why the Polish communist party (PUWP) lost power in Poland over the summer of 1989. Given the fact that neither the PUWP nor Solidarity expected the fall of communism at the outset of ... -
The violence of democracy : electoral violence in sub-Saharan Africa, 1997 to 2012
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2015)This study is concerned to address the following (question: Why are some elections in Sub-Saharan Africa marked by violence while other elections are not? Some 20% of elections in this region have experienced violence to ... -
Interest group access to key policymakers a comparative analysis
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2015)This thesis uses both quantitative and qualitative data to offer the most comprehensive and systematic investigation into Irish interest group behaviour heretofore conducted. At the same time it is also makes a significant ... -
Party nationalization and the provision of public goods in democracies : a theoretical and empirical investigation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2015)The project investigates the extent to which political parties' organizational coverage and electoral geography - the degree to which they are successful at gaining electoral support throughout all regions within a country ...
