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Maternity Leave for Women Parliamentarians: Issues and Proposals

By Claire McGing, NUI Maynooth Parliaments, of which the Dáil and Seanad are no exception, are highly gendered institutions. Since the rules were written by men at a time in which women were not expected to participate in politics, the very norms, rules and culture of parliament conform to a male lifestyle. This is why the idea of…

November 22, 2013 in Political culture, women in politics.

The Need to Change Our Political Culture is Paramount

Pat Leahy (posted by David Farrell, October 28, 2011) Here is the text of Sunday Business Post’s Pat Leahy’s remarks to the 2011 Kenmare Economics conference The Irish economic crash has been turbo charged by a profound failure of our politics and our political system to comprehend the economic realities of the world, to be…

October 28, 2011 in Political culture.

How can we stop our politicians kissing chickens?

David Farrell (February 20, 2011) Early in the campaign I happened on a radio story in which the intrepid reporter was following a sitting TD on his election canvass. Everywhere the politician went he met with a positive reaction from his constituents. The basis of the whole story was that this was a politician in…

February 20, 2011 in Electoral Reform, Local Government, Political culture.

Could a separate youth constituency improve participation/representation levels?

Adrian Kavanagh, 22nd November 2010 Could a separate youth constituency improve participation/representation levels amongst the younger section of the electorate?

November 22, 2010 in Electoral Reform, Political culture, Politics, Uncategorized, Votes at 16.

John Coakley on elite behaviour and political culture

Read John Coakley’s article from the political reform conference

September 2, 2009 in Dail Reform, Electoral Reform, European Union, Political culture.

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