Description
The collapse of the Irish 'Celtic Tiger' economy, in the wake of a banking disaster, provoked a joint EU/IMF rescue plan in late 2010. The election that followed saw Europe's most successful ever party lose more than half of its vote and almost three quarters of its seats. This book provides the definitive analysis of an electoral earthquake.
Table of Contents
The Background to the Election, G. Murphy The Parties' Manifestos, D. Farrell and J. Suiter Candidate Selection, T. Reidy Campaign Strategies and Political Marketing, P. Leahy Internet Explorers: the Online Campaign , M. Wall and M. L. Sudulich On the Campaign Trail, Seán Kyne, Ciara Conway, Conor Lenihan, Mary Lou McDonald, Richard Boyd Barrett, Paul Gogarty and Averil Power Ireland's Earthquake Election: Analysis of the Results, M.Gallagher A Positive Choice, or Anyone but Fianna Fáil, M. Marsh & K. Cunningham Preference Voting under PR-STV 1948–2011, R. Sinnott and J. McBride Women and the Election, F. Buckley and C. McGing The Final Seanad Election?, J. Coakley Government Formation in 2011, E. O'Malley The Election in Context, P. Mair Appendices – M. Courtney Index
