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Table of contents List of tables (1 page) List of boxes (1 page) List of figures (1 page) Glossary of Irish terms (2 pages) Acronyms (1 page) List of contributors (to follow later) Preface (to follow later) Foreword (2 pages) 1 The foundations of statehood (39 pages) JOHN COAKLEY The legacy of British rule The transition to independence The consolidation of statehood Conclusion 2 Society and political culture (53 pages) JOHN COAKLEY Political culture and its importance Stability and change in Irish society Ireland's changing political culture A divided political culture? Conclusion 3 The constitution and the judiciary (43 pages) MICHAEL GALLAGHER The background: the Irish Free State constitution The main features of the constitution Amendment of the constitution Judicial development of the constitution The debate on constitutional change 4 The rules of the electoral game (43 pages) RICHARD SINNOTT The proportional representation option in Ireland How PR-STV works The political consequences of PR-STV PR-STV: a balance sheet Regulating electoral competition Conclusion 5 The party system (37 pages) PETER MAIR AND LIAM WEEKS The Irish case in comparative context The origins of the party system The dynamics of party competition The changing Irish party system Conclusion 6 Parties and society (35 pages) MICHAEL MARSH Party structure Party finance Party membership Party management Conclusion 7 Voting behaviour (43 pages) MICHAEL LAVER Voting turnout Candidates versus parties Determinants of party support Policy positions of voters Conclusion 8 Parliament (45 pages) MICHAEL GALLAGHER Parties and parliament Appointment and dismissal of governments Making policy Scrutinising the behaviour of government Seanad Éireann Weakness of parliament Conclusion 9 The constituency role of Dáil deputies (43 pages) MICHAEL GALLAGHER AND LEE KOMITO The nature of constituency work Constituency work and clientelism Constituency work in comparative perspective Causes of constituency work Consequences of TDs' constituency work Conclusion 10 Women in Politics (42 pages) YVONNE GALLIGAN Women in political institutions Women in society Causes of the under-representation of women Consequences of the under-representation of women The institutionalisation of women's interests Conclusion 11 The President and the Taoiseach (33 pages) ROBERT ELGIE AND PETER FITZGERALD The President The Taoiseach Conclusion 12 The government and the governmental system (36 pages) EILEEN CONNOLLY Cabinet government The central institutions of the government Government departments Monitoring Irish government Conclusion 13 Interest groups in the policy making process (45 pages) GARY MURPHY Interest groups and the political process Sectional groups Cause centred groups Influencing public policy Interest group activity assessed Conclusion 14 Multi-level governance (30 pages) NEIL COLLINS AND AODH QUINLIVAN The concept of multi-level governance Local government State-sponsored bodies Public accountability Conclusion 15 Northern Ireland and the British dimension (32 pages) JOHN COAKLEY The north-south relationship The Irish-British relationship The Good Friday agreement Conclusion 16 Europe and the international dimension (to follow later) BRIGID LAFFAN AND BEN TONRA The external environment The European institutions and Ireland The EU and the Irish political system The EU and Irish foreign policy Conclusion Appendices (27 pages) Demographic data Electoral data Political office holders Government departments, 1924-2004 Biographical notes on major political figures Chronology of main political events Index
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