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The available voter
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2015)Contemporary research on electoral volatility often focuses on those who switch party preferences, but the switching itself does not inform us about who is available for electoral competition among the parties. Making use ... -
The democratization of information : freedom of information and the Irish political system
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2008)Grounded in democratic theory, the thesis presents an argument for the design and reform of political institutions in order to maximise public access to policy-relevant information and to strengthen Irish democracy. The ... -
The double-edged sword : the impact of religion on the intensity of political conflict
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2005)The seemingly increasing frequency and deadliness of what are often termed religious conflicts have led to a revival of studies attempting to explain the relationship between religion and violence. These studies are generally ... -
The effectiveness of foreign aid : the role of political institutions
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2012)This thesis investigates the effect of political institutions on the effectiveness of aid. More specifically, the thesis examines the use of aid under different political institutional frameworks. This thesis aims to fill ... -
The European Union policy process : policy making in the Community pillar
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2003)This thesis examines the policy making process of the European Union (EU), an entity whose reach and depth is in constant evolution. More specifically, it evaluates the degree to which two competing theories - liberal ... -
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 ... -
The international dimension of democratisation : the case of Algeria
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2004)Between October 1988 and January 1992, one of the most interesting attempts to move away from authoritarian rule towards democratic governance occurred in Algeria. While the attention of the world was focused on events ... -
The mirror and the lamp : public opinion in the Republic of Ireland since 1970
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2006)This Ph.D. thesis examines what public opinion polls undertaken in the Republic of Ireland tell us about public opinion. The main source of data used in this research is media commissioned opinion polls that have been ... -
The political power of business : structure and information in public policymaking
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2005)In this study, I analyse the conditions that lead to the political power position of business in democratic capitalist systems. Overcoming traditional dichotomies of structural economic determinants versus corporate political ... -
The politics of financial services regulation : reform and design in a footloose world
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2009)This thesis sets out to investigate why, in an increasingly integrated and interconnected world financial system, the design of financial regulatory regimes remains distinctly national. The issue is puzzling for two reasons. ... -
The Responsible Party Model and European integration in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2001)The history of European integration is undeniably elitist. This study nevertheless holds that the body of research that has documented the failure of political elites (e.g., parties) and citizens are out of tune with each ... -
The role and electoral influence of party leaders in parliamentary systems
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2015)This project investigates the role and electoral influence of party leaders in parliamentary systems and addresses three research questions: what is the relative importance of leaders vis-a-vis political parties and how ... -
The secret life of political parties. A comparative study of candidate selection in African democracies
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2009)Every political party has three lives: a public life, a private life and a secret life. Publicly, parties campaign for office and, if elected, form governments. Privately, parties attract funding, formulate policy positions ... -
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 ... -
A theory of international strategic judicial dialogue: Convergence and Divergence between the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Political Science, 2024)International Courts interact with each other, especially by referring to each other's rulings, and the consequences of these interactions often assumed to be a progressive and stable convergence of their respective ... -
Three Arguments for Lotteries
(2010)Philosophers and social scientists have offered a variety of arguments for making certain types of decisions by lot. This paper examines three such arguments. These arguments identify indeterminacy, fairness and incentive ... -
The (un)changing Irish voter
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The unfaithful Irish voter
(2019)Local and European elections have been held simultaneously since 1999. These offer an interesting context to look at the importance of party, both across each pair of elections and across these elections and future voting ... -
'An unfinished democracy': gender and political representation in the Republic of Ireland
(2022)Ireland’s Decade of Centenaries, beginning in 2012, has seen the commemoration of a period of significant social and political transformation. For scholars of gender and politics, it also provides the opportunity to take ...