Browsing Political Science (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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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 ... -
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 ... -
We don't like (to) party : explaining the significance of Independents in Irish political life
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2008)The aim of this thesis is to explain the significant presence of Independents (non-party representatives) in the Irish political system. This topic was chosen because parties have a monopoly on parliamentary representation ... -
Women in political life: the case of the Republic of Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Social Sciences & Philosophy. Discipline of Political Science, 2018)This dissertation investigates the sites of potential resistance to women's full participation in political life in the Republic of Ireland. The Irish case is an interesting one since the country has various features, for ... -
Women's descriptive representation in national parliaments
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2013)This dissertation studies the descriptive (i.e. numeric) representation of women in national parliaments in three related but independent papers. The empirical analysis presented in the papers is based on two original data ... -
Women's parliamentary representation in 27 western democracies : cultural, socio-economic and political obstacles to entry
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2000)This study examines obstacles to women's parliamentary representation in 27 western democracies. Women’s political underrepresentation internationally is a cause of concern to international organisations such as the UN, ...
