How Ireland Voted 2002

by Gallagher, M.; Marsh, M.; Mitchell, P.

• ISBN13: 9780333968352
• ISBN10: 0333968352
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-24
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

"How Ireland Voted 2002 provides an in-depth analysis of the Irish general election. Continuing an established series of election studies, it sets out the context of the campaign, assesses the impact of the political parties' marketing strategies, and presents first-hand candidate campaign diaries. It analyzes voting patterns employing both aggregate data and survey evidence, discusses the post-election negotiations leading to the formation of the new government, and considers the implications for the future of the Irish party system.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
List of Tables
List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
Preface
Glossary and Abbreviations
Illustrations
The Background to the Election	p. 1
Campaign Strategies	p. 21
Canditate Selection: More Democratic or More Centrally Controlled?	p. 37
The Canditates' Perspective	p. 57
Stability and Turmoil: Analysis of the Results	p. 88
What Decided the Election?	p. 119
Voter Turnout in 2002 and Beyond	p. 143
Why the Opinion Polls Got it Wrong in 2002	p. 159
The Media and the Campaign	p. 177
The Subterranean Election of the Seanad	p. 197
Government Formation in 2002: 'You Can Have Any Kind of Government as Long as it's Fianna Fail'	p. 214
The Election and the Party System	p. 230
Appendices	p. 247
Index	p. 268
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