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This book examines the phenomenon of the independent politician,
believed to be extinct in most political systems. It is very much
alive and well in Ireland, and has experienced a considerable
resurgence in recent years. Independents won a record number of
seats in 2016 and had three ministers appointed to cabinet. This
presence is very unusual from a comparative perspective, and there
are more independents in the Irish parliament than the combined
total in all other industrial democracies. The aim of this book is
to explain this anomaly, how and why independents can endure in a
democracy that is one of the oldest surviving in Europe and has
historically had one of the most stable party systems. -- .
There are more independents in the Irish parliament than the
combined total in all other industrial democracies. This book
analyses and explains the reasons for the significance of a breed
of politician long believed extinct in many national political
systems. -- .
While the type of small political party In Ireland has varied,
their fate, it seems, has not. Although some enjoy a brief time in
the sun, termination is the long-term prospects for all minor
parties. The usual pattern is a speedy ascent, an impact on the
political system including a time in government, followed by a
prolonged termination. This book examines this pattern of evolution
for minor, or small, parties in Irish politics. As the Irish state
has changed, so too have the types of parties that have emerged.
With the first-time entry of the Greens into government in 2007,
their wipeout in 2011, the termination of the Progressive Democrats
in 2009, and the failure of a new party to emerge despite the
ongoing financial crisis, the time is ripe for this analysis.
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