The first results of the Political Party Database project were published recently in Party Politics. Irish political parties were included in this international audit of the state of party politics in 19 democracies. In summary, the data show Irish parties in pretty good health: they’re well funded (in large part by the state) and well…
The latest book (published posthumously) by the late Peter Mair — Ruling the Void: The Hollowing of Western Democracy (published by Verso Books). Here is the blurb….
Guest post by R.K. Carty (posted by David Farrell, March 13, 2012) March 3, 2012 may mark the second most important date in Fianna Fáil history. On the 16th of May 1926, De Valera, Lemass and their gang took a deliberate decision to create a new organization themselves. Now, eighty-six years later, Martin and Dorgan…
Irish Politics Forum 