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Cyber-space oddity? : an analysis of political parties' websites and online campaigning
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2010)
This dissertation is an empirical investigation of how the internet is
used by political parties and their candidates. This project seeks to make an
original contribution to the literature on political parties, electoral ...
Explaining the new regionalism : the political economy of trade agreements
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2009)
The overarching research question defining this project is the following one:
How do domestic politics affect the formation of trade blocs in the current
wave of regionalism? This general question is divided into two more ...
Give them awkward choices : a theoretical and empirical investigation into the operation of prime ministerial influence on policy in 22 countries
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2005)
Prime ministers are among the most high profile, and we might assume, important actors in the policy-making systems of modern parliamentary democracies. While much has been written about the individuals who have held the ...
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 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 ...
Investigating the introduction and the robustness of lobbying laws
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2017)
Lobbying regulations belong to the political realm of ethics, integrity and transparency. They aim at regulating the activity of private actors who are seeking to influence the state. Existent research revealed that ...
Representing Europe's citizens : an analysis of political representation in the European Union
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2013)
This project investigates how well the EU functions as an instrument of political
representation. It addresses five separate but intrinsically linked research questions:
are citizens' perceptions of representation important ...
European merger control policy : private interests, policy communities and entrepreneurship
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2005)
The intent of this thesis was to reconcile the divergent strands in the existing
literature on European competition and merger policy by providing a systematic analysis
of the development and implementation of the European ...
"Democracy from the Outside in"? : the effectiveness of normative pressure and conditionality
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Political Science, 2010)
This thesis presents an analysis of the effectiveness of democracy promotion
strategies on post-communist democratising states of Eastern Europe. Specifically, it
examines the impact on development of civil and political ...
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 ...