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This pioneering analysis uses the results from the first ever Irish
election study to provide a comprehensive survey of the motives,
outlook and behaviour of voters in the Republic of Ireland.
Building on the foundations laid down by previous work on
comparative electoral behaviour, it explores long-term influences
on vote choice, such as party loyalties and enduring values, as
well as short-term ones, such as the economy, the party leaders and
the candidates themselves. It also examines how people use their
vote and why so many people do not vote at all. Many features of
Irish elections make such a detailed study particularly important.
The single transferable vote system allows voters an unusual degree
of freedom to pick the candidates they prefer, while electoral
trends observed elsewhere can be found in a more extreme form in
Ireland. For example, attachment to parties is very low,
differences between them are often obscure, candidate profiles are
very high and turnout is falling rapidly. However, Irish elections
defy international trends in other respects, most notably in the
degree of personal contact parties and candidates make with their
voters. Findings are presented in a manner that is highly
accessible to anyone with an interest in elections, electoral
systems and electoral behaviour. The book is essential reading for
anyone interested in Irish politics and is an important text for
students of European Politics, Parties and Elections, Comparative
Politics and Political Sociology. -- .
Essays by leading academic, political and media figures in honour
of Brian Farrell, the well-known political interviewer and former
member of the Department of Politics, in celebration of his 75th
birthday in 2004. The essays cover aspects of history of Irish
democracy, the role of government institutions and their relations
with Europe, government finance, the party system, political
campaigning for elections and referendums, the lobby system and
government relations with the media.
The way we are governed is no longer decided on a purely national
level. This book systematically explores the attitudes of European
publics to this internationalization of governance. Trends and
sources of support for European integration are examined. Are
positive attitudes due to hand-outs from Brussels, or to the
economic benefits of the single market? What is the role of class,
of education, and of leadership? Is there a European identity and a
basic level of intra-European trust? How do problems of
subsidiarity and of democratic deficit affect legitimacy and how do
all of these issues relate to the role of the nation-state? Among
other issues, the analysis also looks at enlargement, at EFTA, at
Central and Eastern Europe and at attitudes to NATO both before and
after 1989. The problems are examined from the different
perspectives of integration theory, of international relations, and
of comparative politics and a final chapter spells out the
implications for the future of European governance. Series
description This set of five volumes is an exhaustive study of
beliefs in government in post-war Europe. Based upon an extensive
collection of survey evidence, the results challenge widely argued
theories of mass opinion, and much scholarly writing about citizen
attitudes towards government and politics. The series arises from a
research project sponsored by the European Science Foundation.
Reviews of the series: `The quality of the empirical analysis is
consistently high...[an] important collection of empirical studies
addressing the debate about the "crisis of representation" in
Europe.' Journal of Public Policy `These volumes contain the work
of many of the most important scholars in the field of public
opinion in Europe today...These five volumes represent a major
contribution to comparative politics, especially the study of mass
politics. The chapters provide a wealth of information about public
opinion in contemporary Europe and the relationship between state
and society...The volumes clearly will be read by all students of
European politics...' Times Educational Supplement `The Beliefs in
Government series is a monumental achievement. It tells us at least
everything we want to know about the structure of European public
opinion'. The Good Society Reviews of Public Opinion and
Internationalized Governance `a tremendously integrated piece of
work, reflecting genuine collaboration on the part of the editors
and the contributors... This book gives an insight into the
legitimacy of a whole host of integrative processes and integration
outcomes, and as a result deserves to find its way onto appropriate
academic reading lists....a fascinating and sobering read'. Times
Higher Educational Supplement `an important contribution to the
current debates, both political and scholarly...certainly the most
ambitious and comprehensive study to date of this range of
problems, and their findings will have to be taken into account by
all serious students of European integration'. Political Studies
The power of the European Parliament has been steadily and visibly
increasing in recent years. This arises from EU treaty changes and
from the fact that more and more decisions are being made at the
European level. At the same time, however, the already low rate of
turnout in European elections has actually been declining. This
powerful new study examines a seemingly paradoxical situation which
has raised deep concern about the democratic deficit in the
European Union. The authors analyse the concepts of participation,
democracy, and legitimacy and their applicability at the European
level and develop a typology of voter participation and abstention
in the European context. Combining extensive new data from
specially commissioned surveys in all 1994 member states with a
searching review of the existing evidence, they provide a
comprehensive account of the legitimacy of the European Union and
examine the images of the European Parliament, citizens experiences
of the 1994 campaign and their perceptions of the parties and the
candidates. In an analysis that challenges existing
interpretations, the institutional, demographic, and attitudinal
sources of participation and abstention are fully explored. The
study concludes by considering how participation and democratic
representation might be enhanced, acknowledging forthrightly the
obstacles and inherent limits that such efforts are likely to face.
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