How Ireland Voted 2002 - Softcover

Gallagher, Michael; Marsh, Michael; Mitchell, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0333968352 ISBN 13: 9780333968352

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003

Synopsis

How Ireland Voted 2002 is the definitive account of the Irish General Election of 2002. The book is written by leading political scientists and journalists and includes first hand accounts by six politicians recounting their personal experiences during the campaign. The book covers all aspects of the election, including the lead-up, the official campaign, candidate selection, definitive analysis of the results, why Irish voters voted as they did and why the opinion polls got it wrong. There are also chapters on declining voter turnout, the election for the Upper House, government formation and ministerial selection and an overview analysis that puts the 2002 results in historical and comparative perspective. This is the fifth book in the How Ireland Voted series that began with the 1987 election and is an invaluable account of both the formation of the new government and the implications for the future of the Irish party system.

About this title

Review:

'The ultimate in authoritative analysis...must not be left unread by any serious student of Irish Politics.' - Irish Independent

'...the regular definitive report on Irish elections.' - Irish Independent (Dublin)

'Like its predecessors, this book offers the definitive account of the Irish general election' - Ian Mcallister, Political Studies Review

About the Author:

MICHAEL GALLAGHER is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Trinity College, University of Dublin. He has written on Irish, European and Japanese politics. He is the co-editor of Politics in the Republic of Ireland and The Referendum Experience in Europe and co-author of Days of Blue Loyalty and Representative Government in Modern Europe.

MICHAEL MARSH is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Trinity College, University of Dublin. He has written extensively on parties and elections, both in Ireland and elsewhere. He is the co-author of Days of Blue Loyalty, co-editor of How Ireland Voted 1997 and co-director of the 2002 Irish National Election Study.

PAUL MITCHELL joined the London School of Economics in 2000 and is a joint appointment in the Government Department and the Methodology Institute. He previously taught at University College Galway and Queen's University Belfast. During 2000-2001 he was a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar at Harvard University. His publications on Irish Politics encompass Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, particularly electoral and party competition. He is currently the co-editor of Irish Political Studies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0333968352
• ISBN 13: 9780333968352
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 311