Kavanagh, Adrian
(2015)
An end to
“
Civil War politics
”
? The radically reshaped political
landscape of post-crash Ireland.
Electoral Studies, 38.
pp. 71-81.
ISSN 0261-3794
Abstract
The European debt crisis has impacted on electoral politics in most European states, but
particularly in the Republic of Ireland. The severe nature of the economic crash and the
subsequent application of austerity policies have brought large
fl
uctuations in political
support levels, with the three parties that have dominated the state since its foundation
e
Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Labour
e
all being adversely effected. The extent of these
changes is highly controlled both by geography and by class, with political allegiances
proving to be highly
fl
uid in certain parts of the state. Growing support levels for left wing
parties and groupings, but most notably Sinn Fein, appear to be moving Irish politics away
from the old
“
Civil War
”
style of politics and bringing it more into line with the traditional
class cleavage politics of continental Europe.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Austerity;
Republic of Ireland;
Civil War politics;
Class cleavage;
Electoral geography; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography |
| Item ID: |
8864 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2015.01.003 |
| Depositing User: |
Adrian Kavanagh
|
| Date Deposited: |
02 Oct 2017 14:30 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Electoral Studies |
| Publisher: |
Elsevier |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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