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Ireland has enjoyed continuous democratic government for almost a century, an unusual experience among countries that gained their independence in the 20th century. But the way this works in practice has changed dramatically over time.
Ireland's colonial past had an enduring influence over political life for much of the time since independence, enabling stable institutions of democratic accountability, while also shaping a dismal record of economic under-development and persistent emigration. More recently, membership of the EU has brought about far-reaching transformation across almost all aspects of Irish life. But if anything, the paradoxes have only intensified. Now one of the most open economies in the world, Ireland has experienced both rapid growth and one of the most severe crashes in the wake of the Great Recession. On some measures Ireland is among the most affluent countries in the world, yet this is not the lived experience for many of its citizens. Ireland is an unequivocally modern state, yet public life continues to be marked by formative ideas and values in which tradition and modernity are held in often uneasy embrace. It is a small state that has ambitions to leverage its distinctive place in the Atlantic and European worlds to carry more weight on the world stage. Ireland continues to be deeply connected to Britain through ties of culture and trade, now matters of deep concern in the context of Brexit. And the old fault-lines between North and South, between Ireland and Britain, which had been at the core of one of Europe's longest and bloodiest civil conflicts, risk being reopened by Britain's new hard-edged approach to national and European identities. These key issues are teased out in the 41 chapters of this book, making this the most comprehensive volume on Irish politics to date.
Contents
1: Niamh Hardiman, David M. Farrell, Eoin Carolan, John Coakley, Aidan Regan, Colin Scott, Ben Tonra and Alexa Zellentin: What kind of Ireland?
Section 1: Rights, citizenship and democratic politicsSection Editor: Alexa Zellentin:
2: Iseult Honohan: Republicanism and Public Affairs
3: Thomas Murray: Economic and Social Rights in Ireland
4: Yvonne Galligan: Gender Equality Politics
5: Alexa Zellentin: Education for Citizenship in a Changing Country
6: Peter Stone: Democracy in Ireland: Theory and Practice
Section 2: International ContextSection Editor: Ben Tonra:
7: Paul Gillespie: The Irish-British Dimension
8: Brigid Laffan: Ireland in a European Context
9: John O'Brennan: Ireland and European Governance
10: Ben Tonra: Foreign, Security, and Defence Policy
11: Patrick Paul Walsh and Ciara Whelan: The Changing Nature of Irish International Development Policy
12: Melanie Hoewer: Human Rights and Gender
Section 3: The Constitution and Justice SystemSection Editor: Eoin Carolan:
13: Tom Hickey: Judges and the Political Organs of State
14: Eoin Carolan: The Constitution, Politics, and Public Policy
15: Ian O'Donnell: Penal Culture in Ireland
16: Paul Daly: The Irish Courts and the Administrative State
17: Maria Cahill: Ambivalent Self-Determination: Freedom From and Deference to Foreign Laws
Section 4: The Institutional FrameworkSection Editor: John Coakley:
18: R. Kenneth Carty: The Electoral Framework and the Politics of Representation
19: Muiris MacCarthaigh: Parliamentary Accountability and Reform
20: Mary C. Murphy: Bicameralism in a Unitary State
21: Shane Martin: The Political Executive
22: John Coakley: The Politics of the Presidency
23: Theresa Reidy: Form Over Function: The Strange Paradox of Local Government
Section 5: The Political Economy of GrowthSection Editor: Aidan Regan:
24: Sam Brazys and Aidan Regan: Small States in Global Markets: The Political Economy of FDI-led Growth in Ireland
25: Micheál L. Collins and Mary P. Murphy: The Political Economy of Work and Welfare
26: Stephen Kinsella and Aidan Regan: The Political Economy of Fiscal Policy in Ireland
27: Micheál L. Collins and Aidan Regan: The Distribution of Income and Wealth in Ireland
28: Patrick Gallagher, Seán Ó Riain, Fergal Rhatigan, Michael Byrne: The Politics of Banking in Ireland
29: Michelle Norris and Michael Byrne: The Political Economy of Housing in Ireland
Section 6: Political BehaviourSection Editor: David M. Farrell:
30: Conor Little and David M. Farrell: The Party System: At a Critical Juncture
31: Liam Weeks: Independents and the Party System
32: Michael Marsh: The (Un)Changing Irish Voter
33: Fiona Buckley and Mary Brennan: Gender Quotas in Ireland: A First for Proportional Representation by the Single Transferable Vote
34: Jane Suiter and Roderick Flynn: Irish Media and the Shaping of Political Discourse
35: Michael Gallagher: The Politics of Referendums
36: David M. Farrell, Jane Suiter, Clodagh Harris, and Kevin Cunningham: Ireland's Deliberative Mini-Publics
Section 7: The Politics of Regulation and AccountabilitySection Editor: Colin Scott:
37: Colin Scott: The Politics of Regulation in Ireland
38: Gary Murphy: Open Government
39: Blanaid Clarke: The Role of the Central Bank of Ireland as an Independent Financial Regulator
40: . J. McIntyre: Regulating the Information Society: Data Protection and Ireland's Internet Industry
41: Vicky Conway: The Politics of Police Accountability
