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Courting but Not Always Serving: Perverted Burkeanism and the Puzzle of Irish Parliamentary Cohesion

David Farrell, Peter Mair, Sein Ó Muineacháin, Matthew Wall Orcid Logo

Parties and Party Systems: Structure and Context

Swansea University Author: Matthew Wall Orcid Logo

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This chapter takes up the puzzle of high levels of parliamentary cohesion in Irish legislative politics. This is a puzzle because the PR-STV electoral system in use in Ireland should create the conditions for frequent defections from the party whip, but this is not observed. Using two original datas...

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Published in: Parties and Party Systems: Structure and Context
Published: 2012
Online Access: http://www.amazon.ca/Parties-Party-Systems-Structure-Context/dp/0774829559
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