Independents in Irish Party Democracy
β Liam Weeks
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2017
π Manchester University Press
π English
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Independents in Irish party democracy
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β¦ Synopsis
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.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front matter
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgments
List of abbreviations
Introduction
A typology of independents
Independentsβ electoral history
Independent parliamentarians
The independent voter
Independents and the electoral system
Independents and government
Why are there independents in Ireland?
Conclusion
Appendix
References
Index
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